TREVOSE, PA. — HREC has arranged the sale of Radisson Philadelphia Northeast located at 2400 Old Lincoln Highway in Trevose. Haverford Hotel Partners LP sold the 274-guestroom hotel to TJM Properties for an undisclosed sum. The property is in close proximity to the Sesame Place Theme Park, Parx Casino & Racetrack, Philadelphia Mills Shopping Mall, and The Sportsplex. Ketan Patel and Geoff Davis of HREC’s New York City office represented the seller in the transaction.
EXTON, PA. — Swope Lees Commercial Real Estate has arranged the acquisition of an office building located at 111 Summit Drive within Whiteland Business Park in Exton. Jacquette Consulting Inc. acquired the property for an undisclosed price. The 6,000-square-foot office building features private offices, restrooms, an open bullpen area, conference room and kitchen. Chuck Swope of Swope Lees Commercial represented the buyer, while Jim Dugan of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank and Eric Stretch of First Liberty Partners represented the seller in the transaction.
BRYN MAWR, PA. — Duke Realty plans to develop a 100,300-square-foot medical office building (MOB) for Main Line Health at its Bryn Mawr Hospital campus. Located at 130 Bryn Mawr Ave. in Bryn Mawr, the four-story building is estimated to cost $35 million. The property will house a 24,000-square-foot ambulatory surgery center, 13,000 square feet of primary care services and 10,000 square feet of auxiliary space to meet Main Line’s future needs. Development will begin in February 2016, and completion is slated for February 2017. The building will be owned by Duke Realty Bryn Mawr Development LLC. The Philadelphia office of Francis Cauffman is serving as architect and Health Sciences Construction Group is serving as general contractor for the project.
HANOVER, PA — Colliers International’s Harrisburg, Pa., office has brokered the sale of Centennial Commons Shopping Center in Hanover. Located at 3744-80 Centennial Road, the 48,220-square-foot property sold for $4.4 million. The property is occupied by Food Lion, Dollar General and Subway. William Aiello, George Lulos and Larry Kostelac of Colliers represented the seller, Conewago Contractors Inc., in the transaction. The buyer was Becrett LLC.
MECHANICSBURG AND ENOLA, PA. — HREC Investment Advisors has arranged the sale of two hotels in Pennsylvania. The properties are the 70-room Baymont Inn & Suites Mechanicsburg Harrisburg West in Mechanicsburg and a 69-room Mircotel Inn & Suites by Wyndham in Enola. Ketan Patel and Geoff Davis of HREC represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The name of the buyer was not released.
LAWRENCEVILLE, PA. — Developer Chris Desmone has broken ground on for Square View, a luxury apartment building project located at 3413-3415 Butler St. in Lawrenceville near Doughboy Square. Designed by Desmone Architects, the four-story project will feature 12 apartments and 4,300 square feet of street-level retail space. Completion is slated for summer 2016.
PHILADELPHIA — Square Mile Credit Partners, an investment fund managed by Square Mile Capital Management, has originated a $26.8 million first mortgage loan for Penrose Plaza in Philadelphia’s southwest submarket. The loan funds the recent acquisition of the 261,000-square-foot, grocery-anchored retail center, along with planned capital expenditures and tenant improvements. A joint venture between Onyx Properties, Abrams Realty & Development and Siguler Guff acquired the property, which is located at 2900-3000 Island Ave., in July 2015. The property is currently 51.5 percent leased to 17 tenants, including ShopRite supermarket, which signed a 20-year lease extension signed at the time of acquisition.
EAGLEVILLE, PA. — Greystone has provided a $46 million bridge loan for the acquisition of Riverview Landing at Valley Forge in Eagleville. Nathan Schuss of Greystone originated the loan on behalf of Liss Property Group. Greystone presented the financing opportunity with an introduction to a joint venture equity partner, Azure Investments. This opportunity enabled Liss Property Group to acquire the 310-unit multifamily property, which features a resort-style pool and clubhouse, fitness center and business center.
HATBORO, PA. — NAI Mertz has brokered the sale an industrial building located at 250-252 Wood St. in Hatboro. Read Moving Systems sold the 26,700-square-foot property to Mastrocco Moving & Storage for an undisclosed price. The moving and storage company is relocating from its current facility at 1060 Louis Dr. in Warminster, Pa. Situated on 1.4 acres, the building features 22- to 32-foot ceiling heights, wide column spacing, four tailgates, one drive-in and a 3,000-square-foot office area. Jeffrey Licht and Adam Lashner of NAI Mertz represented the seller in the transaction.
FORKS TOWNSHIP, PA. — Dermody Properties and PCCP have broken ground on LogistiCenter at 33, an industrial facility at 4200 E. Braden Blvd. in Forks Township. The 475,800-square-foot facility will feature 36 feet of clear height, 226 car parking spaces and 85 trailer parking spaces. The speculation building will be ready for occupancy by summer 2016. R.S Mowery & Sons Inc. is serving as general contractor and Randall Paulson is serving as architect for the project. Dermody Partners is the industrial developer and operating partner, while PCCP is the financial partner on the project.
