PHILADELPHIA — JLL has negotiated the sale of Aramingo Plaza, a 64,163-square-foot shopping center in Philadelphia. Apparel and accessories retailer Forman Mills anchors the center, which was originally built in 1920 and was fully leased at the time of sale. Other tenants include Citizens Bank, AT&T, Checkers and Vision Works. Christopher Munley, Jim Galbally and Colin Behr of JLL represented the seller, New Jersey-based Heidenberg Properties, in the transaction. Locally based investment firm Abrams Realty & Development acquired the asset for an undisclosed price.
PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA. — Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust (PREIT) has sold a 65,155-square-foot retail property leased to Whole Foods Market in Plymouth Meeting, a northwestern suburb of Philadelphia, for $27 million. The store, which is located within Plymouth Meeting Mall, features a taco truck, rooftop patio, onsite pub and private event/meeting space. Jim Galbally, Chris Munley and Colin Behr of JLL represented PREIT in the transaction. The buyer was an undisclosed institutional investment firm.
PENNSYLVANIA — Evans Senior Investments (ESI) has arranged the $39 million sale of a portfolio of three seniors housing properties in Pennsylvania. The properties, the specific names and locations of which were not disclosed, total 395 skilled nursing beds and 32 units of private-pay seniors housing. The portfolio was approximately 64 percent occupied at the time of sale. The buyer was a regional owner-operator, and the seller was not disclosed.
ALTOONA, PA. — Commercial finance and advisory firm Axiom Capital Corp. has arranged an $11 million loan for the refinancing of a 222,139-square-foot, single-tenant retail property in Altoona, about 100 miles east of Pittsburgh. Walmart occupies the property, which houses a grocery store, auto care center, pharmacy and a hair salon. The names of the borrower, a private investment group, and direct lender, a bank, were not disclosed.
ANNVILLE, PA. — DHL Supply Chain, a developer and third-party logistics firm based in Germany, is underway on construction of a 1 million-square-foot industrial project in Annville, about 100 miles west of Philadelphia. The building will be located within Clear Springs Logistics Park and will feature a clear height of 40 feet, 100 dock doors, four drive-in doors, 246 car parking spaces (expandable to 339) and 230 trailer parking stalls. Harris Architects is the general contractor for the project, and Peak Construction Corp. is the general contractor. Warehaus is the civil engineer. Completion is slated for late in the third quarter.
FORT WASHINGTON, PA. — A partnership between Jefferson Apartment Group, a developer based in Northern Virginia, and New York City-based CP Capital has purchased land for a 310-unit multifamily project in the northern Philadelphia suburb of Fort Washington. The 14-acre site at 1125 Virginia Drive, which was formerly home to an office building occupied by ADP, will house five mid-rise buildings. Amenities will include a pool, outdoor grilling and dining stations, a dog park, clubroom with a bar, game room, fitness center, movie theater, coworking lounge and a movie theater. Construction is slated to begin in February and to be complete in late 2024.
PHILADELPHIA — SkyREM has unveiled plans to redevelop Philadelphia’s historic Quartermaster site into the Quartermaster Science + Technology Park, a $250 million life sciences project. The development will include wet and dry lab space for both life sciences startups and established companies to conduct full-scale research and development, and bio-manufacturing. Plans also call for retail and restaurant space, a hotel and other amenities. Named the Schuylkill Arsenal when it was first built in 1800, the Quartermaster site provided the U.S. military with supplies and outfitted the Lewis and Clark expedition. Around the time of World War I, the facility was expanded to meet demand for uniforms and gear and was renamed Philadelphia Quartermaster Depot. The campus was again expanded during World War II. The clothing factory at the Quartermaster site officially closed in 1994 after operations were transferred to Northeast Philadelphia. The demolition of five original World War I warehouses took place in 1999. SkyREM purchased the campus in 2001 and it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010. Currently, the property serves as the headquarters for Indego bicycle transit and is home to other tenants in the healthcare and security sectors. The Quartermaster Science + …
MOUNT POCONO, PA. — Metro Philadelphia-based investment firm Agora Commercial has acquired Mount Pocono Plaza, a 195,735-square-foot shopping center located in northeastern Pennsylvania, for $17 million. Regional grocer Weis anchors Mount Pocono Plaza, and other tenants include Ollie’s Bargain Outlet, Harbor Freight, Planet Fitness and Dollar Tree. The center’s occupancy rate at the time of sale was roughly 90 percent. Christopher Munley, Jim Galbally and Colin Behr of JLL represented the seller, New Jersey-based Heidenberg Properties Group, in the transaction.
NORTHAMPTON, PA. — New York City-based investment and development firm Rockefeller Group has sold a 453,600-square-foot warehouse located in the Lehigh Valley community of Northampton for $91 million. The site spans 36 acres and is located within the 1.8 million-square-foot Rockefeller Group Logistics Park. The cross-dock facility was completed in 2022 and features a clear height of 36 feet, four drive-in doors, 90 dock doors, 59 trailer stalls and 264 car parking spaces. John Plower, Ryan Cottone, Zach Maguire, Paul Torosian and Jeff Lockard of JLL represented Rockefeller Group in the transaction. The buyer was New York City-based Link Logistics.
PHILADELPHIA — Landmark Properties, a Georgia-based owner-operator, will develop The Mark Philadelphia, a 909-bed student housing project that will be located at 3615 Chestnut St. in Philadelphia’s University City district. The 34-story tower will offer studio to six-bedroom units that will serve students at the University of Pennsylvania and Drexel University. Shared amenities will include a rooftop pool and a hot tub with lounge space, 24-hour study lounges, a computer lab, sauna and a fitness center. The development will also include 55,938 square feet of office space located adjacent to the high-rise community. Landmark Construction will serve as general contractor for the project, which is set for completion in 2026.