UNIONTOWN, PA. — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the $1.4 million sale of a net-leased retail property occupied by Olive Garden in Uniontown. Located at 517 W. Main St., the 7,500-square-foot property is situated in a corridor with nearby retailers that include Home Depot and Target. Michael Lombardi and Steven Schiavello of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private investor, in the transaction. The buyer was also a private investor.
ALLENTOWN, PA. — Real estate development company City Center Investment Corp. has topped out Five City Center, a 13-story office tower in Allentown. The 300,000-square-foot building is located at Eighth and Hamilton streets and will feature an all-glass exterior with first-floor retail space. Payroll processing provider ADP has leased 243,241 square feet at Five City Center to house its regional sales division. The building is slated to open by Sept. 1, 2019.
PHILADELPHIA — Leviathan Capital has secured a $2 million refinancing for a net-leased Rite Aid pharmacy in Philadelphia. Andrew Schnissel and Joe Hach arranged the transaction on behalf of the undisclosed borrower. The five-year loan features a fixed rate of 4.92 percent and a 30-year amortization schedule. The lender was a money center bank.
ALLENTOWN, PA. — HFF has arranged the sale of an 11,900-square-foot retail building leased to CVS Pharmacy in Allentown. Located at 1601 Liberty St., the property is one of only two 24-hour CVS Pharmacies within a 30-mile radius. Marc Mandel and Steve Schrenk of HFF represented the seller, who was undisclosed, in the transaction. SVC Lehigh Valley 1 LLC purchased the asset in an off market transaction. The sales price was undisclosed.
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.