PHILADELPHIA — US Storage Centers has acquired a 107,606-square-foot facility in Philadelphia from Philly Self Storage. The 1,545-unit self-storage facility is located at 1910 S. Christopher Columbus Blvd. in Pennsport, directly off Interstate 95. The property is the first US Storage Centers location in Pennsylvania and will be rebranded as a US Storage Centers self-storage facility. Terms of the sale were not disclosed.
YORK, PA. — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the sale of 57 Grumbacher Road, a 278,582-square-foot, one-story industrial property in York. STAG Industrial Inc. purchased the single-tenant, functional distribution facility from High Street Realty Co. LLC for $18 million. Located in the Interstate 83 Industrial Park, the property provides access to Interstate 83 via the exit 24 interchange, which is home to nearly 10 million square feet of industrial and manufacturing facilities.
PHILADELPHIA — On behalf of a family office investor, JOSS Realty Partners has purchased a mixed-use building in the Fishtown neighborhood of Philadelphia for $6.3 million. Rittenhouse Realty Advisors brokered the sale and Leopard Point LLC was the seller. The 14,500-square-foot property, located on 18-20 W. Girard Ave., includes 15 new apartment units above a street-level commercial space occupied by Sherwin Williams. The fully leased building offers one- and two- bedroom apartments as well as a rooftop deck. In recent years, Fishtown has seen an influx of upscale art, entertainment and dining establishments, as well as a rise in housing prices.
KING OF PRUSSIA, PA. — HFF has arranged $14.5 million in preferred equity for the development of Skye 750, a 248-unit, midrise apartment community located 20 miles northwest of Philadelphia in King of Prussia. HFF worked on behalf of the developer, LeCesse Development Corp., to arrange the equity from Parse Capital. Slated for completion in 2020, Skye 750 will feature a resort-style clubhouse with fitness center, a cyber café, juice bar, private movie theater, game room, sauna, fire pit and resident lounges throughout, as well as an outdoor courtyard with an infinity swimming pool. The 5.2-acre site is situated just off Route 422 in the center of the King of Prussia Business Park.
CARNEGIE, PA. – NorthMarq Capital has arranged a $9 million loan for the refinancing of Washington Gardens, a mid-rise apartment complex located at 834 Washington Ave. and 133 Lee. St. in Carnegie, a suburb of Pittsburgh. The property features 179 apartment units. Gary Cohen of NorthMarq arranged the financing, which features a 10-year term with two years of interest-only payments on a 30-year amortization schedule, through Freddie Mac for the undisclosed borrower.
DUNMORE, PA. — JLL has brokered the sale of Key Market Distribution Center, a two-building industrial portfolio located at 1026-28 Reeves St. in Dunmore. An affiliate of Equilibrium Equities sold the portfolio to The Silverman Group for $14.3 million. Situated on 21.1 acres, the 445,751-square-foot portfolio offers units ranging in size from 13,000 square feet to 210,000 square feet. At the time of sale, the property was fully occupied by a variety of tenants. John Plower, James Galbally, Brett Grifo, Chad Orcutt and Jeff Lockard of JLL represented the seller in the transaction.
PHILADELPHIA — Hunt Mortgage Group has provided a $5.5 million Freddie Mac Small Business Loan to finance the acquisition of Reach Lofts Apartments, an affordable multifamily property located at 1701-1707 Tulip St. in Philadelphia. The borrower is MM Equity Partners Philly LLC. The seven-year fixed-rate loan features an 84-month overall term with the first two years as interest-only payments followed by seven years of 30-year amortization and a yield management prepayment schedule. The five-story apartment building features 30 residential units in a mix of one- and two-bedroom layouts. Property amenities include in-unit washers and dryers, bike storage and a furnished roof deck.
PHILADELPHIA — Southern Land Co. is developing The Laurel, a $300 million mixed-use property located at 1911 Walnut St. in Philadelphia. Designed by Solomon Cordwell Buenz, the 565,000-square-foot tower will feature 54 condominiums and 241 long- and short-term residences with separate lobbies and entrances. Additionally, the 48-story tower will feature 24,000 square feet of retail space. Amenity space at the property will include indoor and outdoor pools, fitness clubs, a game room with demonstration kitchen/bar, a library and music room.
BETHLEHEM, PA. — Markward Group has brokered the sale of a retail building located at 1635 Broadway in Bethlehem. Noosh Inc. sold the property and liquor license to Mariam’s Restaurant LLC for an undisclosed price. The 4,051-square-foot property was formerly occupied by 6 Pack Shop. Chip Miers and Ann Kline of Markward Group represented the seller and buyer in the transaction.
PHILADELPHIA — Thor Equities has entered the Philadelphia market with the acquisition of a three-story office condominium, located at 907 Market St. in Philadelphia, for $41.8 million. Health Partners Plans, a not-for-profit health maintenance organization, occupies the 214,000-square-foot property. The newly purchased property is located above Fashion District Philadelphia, a retail, residential and office development slated to open in fourth quarter 2018. The name of the seller was not released.
