Pennsylvania

BET Investments Breaks Ground on $200M Mixed-Use Project Near Philadelphia

by David Cohen August 15, 2018

UPPER DUBLIN, PA. — BET Investments Inc. (Bruce E. Toll Co.) has broken ground on The Promenade at Upper Dublin, a master-planned, mixed-use project in the Philadelphia suburb of Upper Dublin. Development costs are estimated at $200 million. The project’s residential component will include 402 units and 114 active adult homes. Amenities will include a resort-style pool, gourmet kitchens with quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances and a fitness center. A planned retail component will feature 128,000 square feet of retail space, anchored by a specialty grocer and outdoor lifestyle store as well as shops and restaurants. A 2.7-acre park, more than three miles of walking trails and an outdoor events stage are also planned. The developer is implementing sustainable design features like green roofs, bike sharing and electric car charging stations. “The Promenade at Upper Dublin will be the an exciting destination, with high-end, state-of-the-art apartments that will include resort-like amenities combined with a lively and interesting combination of restaurants and shops providing a great meeting place for the surrounding communities,” says Michael Markman, president of BET Investments. “This ‘live, work, play’ community, combining commercial and residential uses, will be the first of its kind in Eastern Montgomery County.” Upper …

August 15, 2018

Loans Office Pennsylvania

Maverick Commercial Arranges $47M Refinancing for Office Portfolio in Pittsburgh

by David Cohen August 14, 2018

PITTSBURGH — Maverick Commercial Mortgage has secured $47 million in refinancing for a six-building office portfolio in Pittsburgh. Located within the Parkway West Corridor submarket, the property features 585,000 rentable square feet. Maverick Commercial secured a 10-year, fixed-rate loan with a 30-year amortization schedule through a national lender for the borrower, a joint venture between JDI Realty and Market Street Real Estate Partners. The borrowers acquired the property in 2014. Since acquisition the borrowers have added a new food hall and tenant fitness center, and have performed extensive renovations to corridors, bathrooms and building lobbies. The property is currently 87 percent occupied.

August 14, 2018

Leasing Activity Northeast Pennsylvania Retail

PREIT Signs Three Tenants to Backfill Former Macy’s at Plymouth Meeting Mall in Philadelphia

by David Cohen August 14, 2018

PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust (PREIT) has inked leases with three new tenants at Plymouth Meeting Mall in Philadelphia. Burlington, Dick’s Sporting Goods and Edge Fitness will open locations at the mall in spring 2019, backfilling the space formerly occupied by Macy’s. PREIT is also negotiating leases with an arts and crafts purveyor and a craft brewery. Current tenants at Plymouth Meeting Mall include LEGOLAND Discovery Center, Dave & Buster’s, Bath & Body Works, CycleBar, H&M, Whole Foods Market and AMC Theatre.

August 14, 2018

Acquisitions Multifamily Pennsylvania Seniors Housing

Blueprint Brokers Sale of 176-Bed Skilled Nursing Facility in Philadelphia

by David Cohen August 13, 2018

PHILADELPHIA — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has brokered the sale of Fairview Care Center of Bethlehem Pike, a 176-bed skilled nursing facility in the Chestnut Hill area of Philadelphia. The deal is a follow-up transaction to the recently announced “Lightning Portfolio,” where eight skilled nursing facilities in the Philadelphia metro traded hands. The seller sought to divest of the non-core assets, which featured a concentration of high-barrier-to-entry locations in the Philadelphia area. The buyer was a regional owner-operator looking for a growth opportunity. The price was not disclosed. Blueprint’s Ben Firestone, Christopher Hyldahl, Michael Segal and Gideon Orion handled the transaction.

August 13, 2018

Acquisitions Hospitality Pennsylvania

Neema Hospitality Acquires Fairfield Inn & Suites, Holiday Inn Express & Suites Near Pittsburgh

by David Cohen August 10, 2018

SLIPPERY ROCK AND CANONSBURG, PA. — Neema Hospitality has acquired the Fairfield Inn & Suites in Slippery Rock and the Holiday Inn Express & Suites in Canonsburg. The sales price was undisclosed. The 75-room Fairfield Inn & Suites is located north of Pittsburgh nearby Slippery Rock University. Amenities include complimentary hot breakfast, free Wi-Fi, in-room microwaves and an indoor pool. The 90-room Holiday Inn Express & Suites is located south of Pittsburgh in Canonsburg. The hotel’s rooms offer microwaves, refrigerators, 42-inch flat-screen TVs and free breakfast and Wi-Fi. The hotel also features a heated indoor pool and more than 1,600 square feet of meeting space.

August 10, 2018

Company News Idaho Northeast Pennsylvania Retail Top Stories Western

Rite Aid, Albertsons Terminate $24B Merger Amid Stockholder Pushback

by Camren Skelton August 9, 2018

CAMP HILL PA. AND BOISE, IDAHO — Rite Aid Corp. (NYSE: RAD) announced Wednesday it has called off its previously announced merger with Boise-based grocery chain Alberstons Cos. The $24 billion deal, first announced in February, would have allowed Albertsons to go public. Under the terms of the transaction, Rite Aid shareholders would have held a 29 percent stake in the combined company. The integrated company would have operated about 4,900 locations, 4,350 pharmacy counters and 320 clinics across 38 states and Washington, D.C. “While we believe in the merits of the combination with Albertsons, we have heard the views expressed by our stockholders and are committed to moving forward and executing our strategic plan as a standalone company,” said John Standley, chairman and CEO of Rite Aid, in a prepared statement. The merger has faced pushback from a number of stockholders and investors in the months leading up to a shareholder vote over the deal, which was originally scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 9, but has since been called off. In June, Highfields Capital Management, an investment management firm that holds approximately 47 million Rite Aid shares, said it would vote against the merger, claiming it did not offer compelling value …

August 9, 2018

Acquisitions Multifamily Northeast Pennsylvania

Southern Land Co., Redwood Capital Sell Residential Tower in Philadelphia for $140M

by David Cohen August 8, 2018

PHILADELPHIA — Southern Land Co. and project partner Redwood Capital Investments have sold 3601 Market, a 28-story, 363-unit apartment tower in Philadelphia for $140 million. FPA Core Plus Fund IV purchased the property. The LEED Silver-certified project opened in 2015 and features a rooftop pool and 13,600 square feet of restaurant and retail space.

August 8, 2018

Acquisitions Hospitality Northeast Pennsylvania

HREC Negotiates Sale of 105-Room Wingate by Wyndham Hotel in Allentown

by David Cohen August 6, 2018

ALLENTOWN, PA. — HREC Investment Advisors has negotiated the sale of the Wingate by Wyndham, a 105-room hotel in Allentown. The sales price was undisclosed. Ketan Patel and Mark von Dwingelo of HREC represented the seller, JPMCC 2007-LDP12 Spring Street Limited Partnership, in the transaction. The buyer was Humboldt Hotel LLC. The property is located directly off the Pennsylvania Turnpike, approximately 60 miles north of Philadelphia and 71 miles south of Scranton.

August 6, 2018

Acquisitions Healthcare Northeast Pennsylvania

Geisinger Health Systems Acquires Mt. Pleasant Medical Center in Scranton for $6.4M

by David Cohen August 1, 2018

SCRANTON, PA. — Geisinger Health Systems has acquired the Mt. Pleasant Medical Center, a 30,750-square-foot medical office building in Scranton for $6.4 million. Geisinger purchased the property from a private partnership. Healthcare Real Estate Group, Marcus & Millichap and Hinerfeld Commercial RE represented both parties in the transaction. Located at 521 Mt. Pleasant Drive, the property was built in 2011 and is fully occupied by a tenant roster that includes Commonwealth Health Physician Network, LabCorp and Valley Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery PC.

August 1, 2018

Loans Northeast Office Pennsylvania

HFF Arranges $90M Refinancing of Office Campus Near Pittsburgh

by David Cohen July 27, 2018

CANONSBURG, PA. — HFF has arranged the $90 million refinancing of Zenith Ridge Corporate Campus, a 486,000-square-foot, three-building office park in Canonsburg. HFF represented the borrower, Quattro LP, in securing a 10-year, fixed-rate loan through Starwood Mortgage Capital. Burns Scalo Real Estate currently manages the property. Amenities at the office campus include walking trails, outdoor exercise stations, ping pong tables, communal fire pits, outdoor patios and outdoor meeting areas. Zenith Ridge Corporate Campus is fully leased.

July 27, 2018

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