WILLOW GROVE, PA. — Montgomery County Housing Authority (MCHA) has partnered with Pennrose Properties to redevelop Crest Manor, a public housing community in Willow Grove that was originally built in 1963. The $17.7 million revitalization includes rehabilitation of 15 of the existing two-story twin buildings, demolition of a two-story twin building with construction of a two-story building in its place, demolition of the existing maintenance facility and the construction of a two-story building in its place. Upon completion the community will feature 15 renovated twin buildings, three newly constructed multi-unit buildings and one newly constructed community and maintenance building, all totaling more than 49,492 square feet. The redeveloped community will provide 46 affordable housing units, ranging in size from one- to five-bedroom floor plans. Wallace Roberts & Todd LLC are serving as architect for the project, and Harkins Builders is the general contractor. The project was funded by Alden Torch Finance/JPMorgan Chase, low income housing tax credits allocated by Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency (PHFA), PHFA PennHOMES, Montgomery County Housing Authority, Montgomery County Affordable Housing trust funds, Community Development Block Grant funds allocated by Abington Township, and Fulton Bank.
SCRANTON, PA. — PREIT has inked a deal to bring a dual-store format concept to Viewmont Mall in Scranton. Dick’s Sporting Goods and Field & Stream will replace the existing Sears location at the mall. Sears is scheduled to close in July, with the dual-store scheduled to open for business in fall 2017. Over the past few years, PREIT has been implementing an upgrade and improvement program at Viewmont Mall, which features more than 90 retailers, and has recently signed leases with Ulta, Buffalo Wild Wings, Forever 21 and Yankee Candle.
FREDERICKSBURG, PA. — USAA Real Estate Co., in partnership with Trammell Crow Co., has completed the development of Lebanon Valley Distribution Center in Fredericksburg. The 874,126-square-foot warehouse/distribution building features a cross-dock design with 36-foot clear heights, ESFR sprinklers, 123 dock doors, two drive-in doors and parking for 219 cars and 202 trailers. Additionally, the property is expandable to up to 1 million square feet, 155 dock doors, 870 car parking spots and 247 trailer stalls with the potential of an additional 385 remote stalls. The project is the third project in the region completed by USAA RealCo and Trammell Crow.
PENNSDALE, PA. — PREIT has completed the disposition of Lycoming Mall, an enclosed mall located at 300 Lycoming Mall Circle in Pennsdale. The 834,600-square-foot asset sold for $26.3 million to an undisclosed buyer. Constructed in 1978 and redeveloped in 1990, the property’s current tenant roster includes Macy’s, Sears, JCPenney, Bon-Ton, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Books-A-Million, Burlington Coat Factory, Old Navy, American Eagle Outfitters, Bath & Body Works, The Children’s Place, Gymboree, Hollister, Justice, maurices, PacSun, Shoe Dept., Victoria’s Secret and Yankee Candle. Outparcel tenants include Best Buy, Big Lots and Friendly’s.
CORAOPOLIS, PA. — KeyBank has provided a $5.4 million bridge loan for State Manor Apartments, a multifamily community located at 1020 State Ave. in Coraopolis, a suburb 12 miles northwest of Pittsburgh. SMA Cory PA LLC will use the loan to acquire the high-rise property, which features 104 affordable apartment units. Kelly Frank of Key’s Community Development Lending group arranged the financing for the borrower.
BLUE BELL, PA. — Mission Capital Advisors has arranged a $16.5 million bridge loan for Valley Square, an office complex located at 512 Township Line Road in Blue Bell. Steven Buchwald and Lexington Henn of Mission Capital secured the loan for the borrower, Contrarian Capital Management. After acquiring the five-building, 289,194-square-foot complex in 2013 for $8.5 million, Contrarian and its operating partner, Corvest Realty Group, implemented millions of dollars of capital improvements at the property and substantially leased many of the upgraded buildings. Originally constructed in 1983, the property is located approximately 20 miles northwest of Philadelphia.
BOSTON AND PHILADELPHIA — Modell’s Sporting Goods has opened locations in Boston and Philadelphia. Located at 480 Boylston St. in Boston’s Back Bay area and at 1608 Walnut St. in Philadelphia near Rittenhouse Square, the two 11,000-square-foot stores will be tailored to customers passionate about running, fitness and professional sports teams and will offer elite brands such as Brooks, Asics, The North Face, Nike, Under Armour and adidas.
LOWER NAZARETH, PA. — Joint venture partners Trammell Crow Co. and Clarion Partners have acquired a 90-acre site located at 4815 Hanoverville Road in Lower Nazareth for the development of Lehigh Valley Trade Center. Construction is slated to begin later this month for two Class A speculative warehouse/distribution buildings totaling more than 1.2 million square feet. Building A will comprise 947,000 square feet with cross-dock loading, 36-foot clear heights, the capacity for more than 240 loading dock doors, and ample car and trailer parking. The second building will total 297,000 square feet and will feature rear loading and 32-foot clear heights. Clarion Partners acquired the property on behalf of a commingled fund that it manages.
PHILADELPHIA — Radnor Property Group has received $53.4 million in preferred equity and construction financing for the development of 3201 Race Street, a 16-story apartment property located on Drexel University’s campus in Philadelphia’s University City neighborhood. HFF arranged $18 million in preferred equity from a commingled fund managed by American Realty Advisors and secured a $35.3 million construction loan for the newly created partnership through the Santander Commercial Real Estate office in Philadelphia. Slated for completion in 2017, the high-rise property will feature 164 one- and two-bedroom residential units, averaging 680 square feet, and 13,837 square feet of ground-floor commercial space, which will be occupied by Nobel Learning Communities, a childcare operator. Ryan Ade and Mark Thomson of HFF arranged the financing and equity for the borrower.
HANOVER, PA. — Colliers International has brokered the sale of a restaurant property located at 81 Wilson Ave. in Hanover. An undisclosed 1031 buyer acquired the 5,437-square-foot property for $2.1 million. The property is double-net corporate-leased to Buffalo Wild Wings on a 15-year basis. Larry Kostelac, William Aiello, George Lulos of Colliers were the sole brokers in the transaction. The name of the seller was not disclosed.