GLEN MILLS, PA. — LCB Senior Living has broken ground on The Residence at Chadds Ford, an independent living, assisted living and memory care community in Glen Mills, located west of Philadelphia and north of Wilmington, Del. Once completed, the community will offer 84 luxury apartment units. The Residence at Chadds Ford will be LCB’s flagship community in the area. The property is located near a variety of shopping and recreation. LCB’s portfolio includes properties in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Vermont and Pennsylvania.
EAST NORRITON, PA. — HFF has negotiated the $12.3 million sale of Norriton Medical Center, a 74,212-square-foot medical center in the Philadelphia suburb of East Norriton. Located at 160-190 W. Germantown Pike, the four-building complex is currently 92 percent leased and is anchored by Einstein Orthopedics and Moss Rehab. Ben Appel, Jim Cadranell, Doug Rodio and Brett Segal of HFF represented the seller, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Franklin Realty Development Corp., in the transaction. The buyer was undisclosed.
PHILDELPHIA — Binswanger has secured an 81,226-square-foot industrial lease for Hunter Keystone Peterbilt in Philadelphia. The property is located at 2811 Charter Road. Hunter Keystone Peterbilt plans to operate a full-service Navistar International heavy and medium duty truck dealership and an Idealease heavy and medium duty truck leasing company at the location. Hunter is a network of truck dealerships that has been in business for more than 80 years. Chris Pennington of Binswanger’s Philadelphia office secured the 10-year lease on behalf of Hunter from the property owner, Charter Road Realty.
WILLIAMSPORT, PA. — HFF has negotiated the sale of Loyal Plaza, a 293,607-square-foot shopping center in Williamsport. The sales price was undisclosed. Located at 1915-1965 E. 3rd St., the property is currently 94 percent leased to a tenant roster that includes Giant Food Stores, Dollar Tree, Verizon Wireless, Staples, Great Clips, BB&T Bank and Red Lobster. Chris Munley and Michael DiCosimo of HFF represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was PAG Investments.
CARLISLE, PA. — Hotel owner-operator MCR has acquired the 78-room Residence Inn by Marriott Harrisburg Carlisle in Carlisle. The sales price was undisclosed. Located at 1 Hampton Court, the hotel is approximately two miles from the U.S. Army War College. Amenities at the property include free Wi-Fi, a convenience store, heated indoor pool and whirlpool spa, a 24-hour fitness center and on-site laundry service. The seller was not disclosed.
LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIF. — Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital has arranged $85 million in permanent financing for s five-building warehouse portfolio. Totaling 1.1 million square feet, three buildings are located in Los Angeles County, one in the Inland Empire West area and one in Central Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley submarket. Each building is a concrete tilt-up warehouse building with minimal office build-out and clear heights ranging from 24 feet to 36 feet. Additionally, each building is leased to a single tenant. Shelley Magoffin and Max Sauerman of Bellwether Enterprise secured the loan with one of the company’s correspondent life insurance companies and Thrivent Financial.
PHILADELPHIA — NAI Mertz has brokered the sale of an 84,400-square-foot industrial facility in Philadelphia. The sales price was undisclosed. Located at 3601 Island Ave., the property features six-inch reinforced concrete floors, six tailgates, 14 covered van-high loading positions and ceiling heights ranging from 15 to 23 feet. Jonathan Klear of NAI Mertz represented the buyer, seafood supplier Ocean Kingdom Inc., in the transaction. The seller was undisclosed. Ocean Kingdom will utilize a portion of the building for its own purposes and will also serve as landlord of the property to two existing tenants.
SPRINGFIELD, PA. — HFF has arranged the $1.7 million sale of a 2,034-square-foot retail building in Springfield. The property is located at 40 E. Woodland Ave., approximately 10 miles from Philadelphia. The building is fully leased to Citizens Bank. Marc Mandel and Steve Schrenk of HFF represented the seller, 9th and Highland LLC, in the transaction. The buyer was an affiliate of California-based investor Chipster Properties.
PHILADELPHIA — New York Life Real Estate Investors has provided a $45 million loan to refinance The Versailles, a 113-unit apartment building in the Rittenhouse Square section ofPhiladelphia. Located at 530 Locust St., the property was built in the 1920s and was recently renovated. New York Life Real Estate Investors, whose parent company is New York Life Insurance Co., provided the 12-year, fixed-rate loan for the borrower, Philadelphia-based family office Spring Creek.
READING, PA. — Hunt Real Estate Capital has secured a $35.2 million cash-out refinance for a four-property multifamily portfolio in Reading. The properties include a 161-unit multifamily community built in 1960; a 97-unit apartment complex built in 1969; a 77-unit, garden-style apartment complex built in 1968 and a 156-unit, garden-style apartment complex built in 1950. The Fannie Mae multifamily loans have a 12-year term and 30-year amortization schedule. The borrower was undisclosed.