YARDLEY, PA. — Cushman & Wakefield has secured $63 million in acquisition financing for the Lower Makefield Corporate Center in Yardley. John Alascio, Alexander Hernandez, Sridhar Vankayala and TJ Sullivan of Cushman & Wakefield secured financing on behalf of Rubenstein Partners through lender Rialto Capital Management. The eight-building, 467,000-square-foot office complex includes two campuses on Stony Hill and Township Line roads.
COLLEGEVILLE, PA. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the $32 million sale of Highview I & II, a 183,363-square-foot office portfolio in Collegeville. The two buildings, which are currently 93 percent leased, are home to tenants IQVIA, Fidelity Information Services and FirstService Residential. Highview I is located at 400 Campus Drive and totals 78,564 square feet. Highview II is located at 200 Campus Drive and totals 104,799 square feet. Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, TA Realty, in the transaction. The buyer was Maguire Hayden Real Estate Co. Collegeville is 30 miles northwest of Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA — Campus Apartments, a student housing developer and operator based in Philadelphia, has opened four student housing developments totaling 1,643 beds. Development costs for the projects, which are within walking distance to University of Tennessee, University of Michigan and University of Pennsylvania, totaled over $220 million. “We’re excited to be providing students with high-quality housing in Knoxville, Ann Arbor, and our hometown, Philadelphia,” says Daniel Bernstein, president and chief investment officer of Campus Apartments. “We’ve been thrilled with the initial response to these four new developments, and we look forward to continuing to surpass our residents’ expectations.” The new properties include TENN, a 603-bed, mixed-use community located near the University of Tennessee in Knoxville; The Yard, a 590-bed, mixed-use community located near the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor; Six11, a 350-bed student housing community also located in Ann Arbor; and The Simon at Founders Row located near the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. TENN in Knoxville offers a mix of three-, four- and five-bedroom, fully furnished units. Shared amenities include a two-story clubhouse, fitness center, study lounge, putting green, resort-style swimming pool, fire pits and grill stations. The Yard in Ann Arbor offers studio, one-, two-, three-, four- …
GILBERTSVILLE, PA. — HFF has brokered the $5.9 million sale of a single-tenant retail building in Gilbertsville. The building was completed in 2015 and is leased to convenience retail store chain Wawa. The 2.7-acre property is located at 1111 Grosser Road, approximately 42 miles northwest of Philadelphia. Marc Mandel and Steve Schrenk of HFF represented the buyer, a private investor, in the transaction. The seller was undisclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — The American investment team of Bahrain-based Investcorp has acquired 56 industrial properties totaling approximately 4.5 million square feet across seven major American markets. The purchase price was roughly $300 million. The portfolio includes nine warehouses in Minneapolis; 16 warehouse/flex buildings in Dallas; 14 warehouse/manufacturing buildings in Chicago; nine warehouse and flex buildings in Philadelphia and Delaware; five warehouse/manufacturing buildings in Phoenix; two industrial properties in Houston; and one industrial asset in San Antonio. All of the infill properties offer last-mile proximity to major population centers. The seller was not disclosed. “This acquisition gives us the opportunity to expand our presence in this important and growing industrial/warehouse sector in the U.S.,” says Mohammed Alardhi, executive chairman of Investcorp. “This investment further reflects our commitment to growing Investcorp’s footprint in the U.S., which is a key driver of the firm’s overall growth strategy.” At the time of sale, the properties were collectively 90 percent occupied by tenants in the e-commerce, manufacturing, design, wholesaling and food services industries. The sale marks Investcorp’s ninth industrial portfolio acquisition in the last 36 months. Since 1996, Investcorp has purchased more than 550 properties with a total value in excess of $14 billion. …
PHILADELPHIA — IMC Construction has broken ground on Station Square, a $35 million apartment building on Philadelphia’s Main Line. Located at 37 North Valley Road in Paoli, the property is adjacent to the Paoli train station. The four-story, 256,000-square-foot building will include 153 units as well as a fitness center, co-working space and outdoor pool. The project, which Linden Lane Capital Partners is developing, is scheduled for completion in spring 2020.
YORK, PA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of the Country View Townhomes in York. The 12-unit property, which is located at 2-14 Tate Way, sold for $1.8 million. Will Riter, Andrew Townsend, Clarke Talone, and Ridge MacLaren of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer, a limited liability company, in the transaction. The seller was undisclosed. Country View Townhomes was constructed in 2007 and is comprised of 12 three-bedroom units.
READING, PA. — HFF has arranged a $1.4 million refinancing for a 70,000-square-foot, single-tenant industrial facility in Reading. Michael Pagniucci and Ryan Ade of HFF represented the borrower, J&R Investments, to secure a seven-year, fixed-rate loan through a local money center bank. The 5.8-acre property is occupied by transportation logistics company S&H Express and is located at 2600 Beltline Ave.
FAIRLESS HILLS, PA. — CBRE has arranged a 65,000-square-foot lease for indoor entertainment center Funzilla at the Fairless Hills Shopping Center in Fairless Hills, located about six miles southwest of Trenton, New Jersey. The adventure park offers a range of activities that include multi-level indoor go-karts, wall-to-wall trampolines, arcade games, climbing walls, ninja obstacles, dodgeball and a three-level playground. Jay Miller and Jim Creed of CBRE represented the property owner, The Klein Group, and the tenant, in the transaction. Funzilla is slated to open for business this winter. The indoor facility will be open seven days a week. Other tenants at the shopping center include Big Lots! and Retro Fitness.
COLLEGE TOWNSHIP, PA. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved a $34 million direct loan for development of Centre Care Health Center in College Township. Located in Central Pennsylvania near Penn State University, the 240-bed, 135,645-square-foot skilled nursing facility will replace the existing Centre Crest property. The USDA’s funding is contingent upon the developer — Centre Care — providing an additional $6 million for the project through a fundraising campaign. Miles Kingston of Lancaster Pollard structured the financing and helped Centre Crest secure the USDA commitment. The loan represents an 85 percent loan-to-cost ratio, and features a fixed interest rate of 3.9 percent for the entire 36-year term. The loan also has a year of interest-only payments and no pre-payment penalties. In March, the College Township Council unanimously approved plans for the facility. In June, Centre Care closed on a 30-acre parcel of land where construction would occur. The development is scheduled to open in 2020.
