MOUNT POCONO, PA. — Newland Capital Group will develop Mount Pocono Commerce Center, a 1.2 million-square-foot industrial project that will be located roughly midway between Scranton and Allentown in eastern Pennsylvania. The project is a build-to-suit for an undisclosed third-party logistics group and will feature a clear height of 40 feet, 196 loading docks, four drive-in doors, 384 trailer stalls and 200-foot truck court depths. David Pelaia and Chad Morgan of JLL arranged a senior construction loan through Axos Bank and mezzanine financing from Fidelity Investments, as well as joint venture equity from an undisclosed partner, for the project. A tentative completion date was not disclosed.
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PITTSBURGH — Champion Container Corp., a New Jersey-based distributor of packaging containers, has signed a 44,569-square-foot industrial lease at The River Avenue Distribution & Technology District in Pittsburgh. The tenant is consolidating two smaller distribution hubs within Building 8 at the development, the site of which was the original H.J. Heinz manufacturing campus. Michael Stuart of CBRE represented Champion Container Corp. in the transaction. Golden East Investors owns the property.
PHILADELPHIA — Colliers has arranged a $27.1 million construction loan for a 124-unit multifamily project that will be located at 933 Canal St. in Philadelphia’s Northern Liberties neighborhood. The project carries a total price tag of $34 million and will include two commercial spaces. Bob Beckman of Colliers arranged the loan through Boston-based UC Funds on behalf of the borrower, locally based development and investment firm GY Properties.
BUCKS COUNTY, PA. — JLL has arranged a $114 million construction loan for Lower Bucks Logistics Hub, an 814,567-square-foot speculative industrial project in Bucks County. The address of the site was not disclosed, but the development’s two buildings will be located at I-295, with one building on either side of Route 213 in Middletown Township, New Jersey. The buildings will have rear-load and cross-deck configurations, clear heights of 40 feet, six total drive-in doors and over 800 car and trailer parking spaces. Mike Pagniucci led the JLL team that originated the financing through Mesa West Capital on behalf of the borrower, Foxfield LLC. A construction timeline was not disclosed.
PHILADELPHIA — Locally based investment firm Alliance HP has sold The Philadelphia Infill Industrial Portfolio, a collection of three industrial properties totaling 122,373 square feet in Philadelphia. The sales price was $24.7 million. The portfolio was fully leased at the time of sale and features clear heights between 17 and 22 feet, 14 loading doors, five drive-in doors and 163 parking spaces. The buildings are all located within a 2.5-mile radius of Philadelphia International Airport. John Plower, Ryan Cottone, Larry Maister and Kyle Lockard of JLL represented Alliance HP in the transaction. The buyer was not disclosed.
PITTSBURGH — Law firm Steptoe & Johnson PLLC has signed an 6,572-square-foot office lease expansion in Pittsburgh. The tenant is expanding its footprint at One PPG Place, a six-building, 1.5 million-square-foot complex located in the downtown area, by about 40 percent for a new footprint of 23,000 square feet. Lesa Nickelson French of Savills and David Koch of Newmark represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Highwoods Properties owns One PPG Place.
YORK, PA. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the $13.5 million sale of an industrial development site in York. The site, known as The Expressway Commerce Park, is fully approved for the development of two buildings totaling 673,920 square feet. Building A will total 403,000 square feet and feature 405 auto stalls, 77 trailer stalls, 74 dock doors and two drive-in doors. Building B will total 270,920 square feet and feature 269 auto stalls, 72 trailer stalls, 43 dock doors and two drive-in doors. Gerry Blinebury and Collin Potter of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, Maple Press, in the transaction. The buyer was MRP Industrial. The sale included a subdivision from the Maple Press manufacturing facility that will remain in operation.
EAST NORRITON, PA. — JLL has negotiated the $23.1 million sale of Dekalb Plaza, a 178,356-square-foot shopping center in East Norriton, a northwestern suburb of Philadelphia. Urban Air and Big Lots anchor the open-air center, which was 98 percent leased at the time of sale. Other tenants include Goodwill, Chick-fil-A, Applebee’s, Sally Beauty and Celebree School, and the roster carries a remaining weighted average lease term of 5.7 years. Christopher Munley, Jim Galbally, Colin Behr and James Graf of JLL represented the seller, Broad Street Realty, in the transaction. The buyer was Abrams Realty & Development.
WILLOW GROVE, PA. — Federal Realty Investment Trust will develop a 306,448-square-foot mixed-use project in Willow Grove, a northern suburb of Philadelphia. The transit-served project, which will consist of 260 apartments and 20,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space within a six-story building, represents the third phase of the redevelopment of Willow Grove Shopping Center. Construction of Phase III, which will also include a structured parking garage, could commence as early as fall 2024. Phase II of the project, which featured an 18,000-square-foot outparcel retail building and various infrastructural developments, is nearing completion.
PHILADELPHIA — Stateside Vodka has signed a 40,000-square-foot industrial lease at Crown 95 Logistics Center in northeast Philadelphia. The development is located roughly six miles outside of the downtown area and consists of 381,200 square feet of newly built logistics/distribution space and 130,000 square feet of renovated/adaptively reused industrial space. Colliers represented the landlord, Court Street Ventures, in the lease negotiations. Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant.