ALLENTOWN, PA. — City Center Investment Corp. is developing a 12-story Class A office building at Sixth and Hamilton streets at City Center Lehigh Valley in downtown Allentown. Named Tower 6, the 145,000-square-foot building is slated to open in early 2018. Constructed of glass and steel, the tower will feature upscale retail space on the first floor and 360-degree views from floors six through 12. City Center Lehigh Valley, a mixed-use development transforming downtown Allentown, is currently home to three Class A office buildings offering cutting-edge, efficient environmental control systems, customized access-control systems and a professional property management team.
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PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA. — PCCP LLC has provided a $30.8 million senior loan to Arden Group for the refinancing of DoubleTree Suites Philadelphia, a full-service hotel located at 640 Fountain Road, 15 miles northwest of Philadelphia in Plymouth Meeting. Built in 1987 and situated on 7.9 acres, the 253-key hotel was recently renovated with upgrades to the lobby, restaurant, bar, guest suites and elevators. The property features 195 king suites, 53 double-double suites, two food and beverage locations, 8,100 square feet of meeting space, a fitness center and an indoor swimming pool. John Randall of PCCP arranged the financing for the borrower.
CHAMBERSBURG, PA. — Bennett Williams Commercial has brokered the sale of Gateway Center, a shopping center located at 400-498 Gateway Ave. in Chambersburg. Gateway Ventures Inc. sold the 49,882-square-foot property to 400 Gateway Associates Inc. for $7.4 million. Chad Stine and Brad Rohrbaugh of Bennett Williams Commercial represented the seller in the transaction.
LANCASTER CITY, PA. — Bennett Williams Commercial has arranged the sale of an office park located at 1300 Marshall Ave. in Lancaster City. Brook Farms Development acquired the 60,000-square-foot property from Stockyards Development for $13.1 million. Jeff Herr of Bennett Williams Commercial represented the buyer and seller.
Endurance Real Estate Group Sells 785,400 SF Distribution Facility in Pennsylvania for $60M
by Amy Works
YORK, PA. — A joint venture between an affiliate of Endurance Realty Estate Group and a commingled fund managed by American Realty Advisors has completed the disposition of a bulk distribution facility located at 325 S. Salem Church Road in York. An undisclosed buyer acquired the 785,400-square-foot property for $60 million, or $76.39 per square foot. The property is currently fully leased to Target Corp. and is utilized as the company’s Northeast distribution center for its e-commerce platform. Michael Hines, Brian Fiumara and Brad Ruppel of CBRE National Partners represented the seller in the deal.
HARRISBURG AND HARLEYSVILLE, PA. — Broadstone Net Lease (BNL) has acquired two office buildings tenanted by Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. via a sale-leaseback transaction for a combined purchase price of $54.6 million. Located in Harrisburg and Harleysville and totaling 385,000 square feet, the mission-critical properties are tenanted under one master lease for an initial term of 12 years. Steve Marzullo, Justin Marlowe, Adam Silverman, Doug Jackson, Jeremy Shyk and Michael Curran of CBRE represented the seller, Nationwide, while Tones Vaisey PLLC represented BNL.
PHILADELPHIA — NGKF Capital Markets has arranged the sale of 2.0 University Place, a multi-tenant office building located at 30 N. 41st St. in Philadelphia. 2.0 University Place Associates sold the 100,000-square-foot property to a member company of Zurich North America for $41.2 million, or $420 per square foot. The building is the first double-platinum, multi-tenant office property in the United States, with both LEED Platinum Core & Shell v2.0 and commercial interior – LEED v2009 Platinum certifications. Dave Dolan and Brett Segal of NGKF Capital Markets represented the seller, while Roy Rosenbaum and Sean Bannon of Zurich Alternative Asset Management advised the buyer in the transaction.
KUTZTOWN, PA. — Woodmont Industrial Partners (WIP) has completed the sale of an industrial property located at 9747 Commerce Circle in Kutztown. The 385,000-square-foot property sold for an undisclosed price. Built in 2007, the property features an ESFR sprinkler system, T5 lighting, 32-foot ceiling heights, 50-foot by 50-foot column spacing, 20 loading docks and 10 additional knock-out dock door panels. Hearth & Home, a producer and installer of hearth product, leases 173,701 square feet of the property. Michael Hines, Brian Fiumara and Brad Ruppel of CBRE represented WIP in the transaction. WIP acquired the property in 2012 in a joint venture with AEW Capital Management.
POTTSTOWN, PA. — Deerwood Real Estate Capital has closed a $15.5 million loan to finance the acquisition and redevelopment of an enclosed mall in Pottstown. The property features 700,000 square feet of retail space. The loan, provided by a balance sheet lender, was structured with a construction facility to accommodate upgrades and repositioning. Abe Katz and Aaron Rosenfeld of Deerwood negotiated the financing for the undisclosed borrower.
DREXEL HILL, PA. — A partnership between The Hampshire Companies and and MCB Real Estate has received $21.7 million in acquisition financing for Drexeline Shopping Center, a mixed-use center located at 4990-5100 State Road in Drexel Hill, a suburb of Philadelphia. Loan proceeds will be used for the acquisition and a secure line of credit for redevelopment and repositioning of the grocery-anchored shopping center. John Mikula and Michael Klein of HFF arranged the financing, which was provided by Flushing Bank, for the borrower. Situated on 18.4 acres and consisting of five buildings, Drexeline Shopping Center is occupied by more than 40 retail and office tenants, including Shop Rite, Ace Hardware, Anthony’s Restaurant, PNC Bank, Drexel Hill Pediatrics Associates and Children’s Dental Health Associates.