CONSHOHOCKEN, PA. — Lutron Electronics has signed a 27,000-square-foot office lease at Seven Tower Bridge in the northern Philadelphia suburb of Conshohocken. The Pennsylvania-based energy products manufacturer will occupy space at Seven Tower Bridge, a 260,000-square-foot building situated along the Schuylkill River that is owned by a partnership between American Real Estate Partners and Oliver Tyrone Pulver Corp. (OTP). Tyler Vandegrift of JLL represented Lutron Electronics in the lease negotiations. Esther Pulver of OTP, in conjunction with Ken Kearns of Cadence Real Estate Advisors, represented the landlord.
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BROOMALL, PA. — Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE: FRT) is underway on the second phase of the redevelopment of Lawrence Park Shopping Center, a 374,000-square-foot retail and dining destination located in the northwestern Philadelphia suburb of Broomall. The project carries a total price tag of $30 million. Grocer ACME Markets currently anchors the 29-acre center, and other tenants include HomeGoods, T.J. Maxx and Mrs. Marty’s Deli. The redevelopment began last year with the delivery of a healthcare facility for Main Line Health. Phase II includes the addition of 32,000 square feet of retail space that is preleased to users such as P.J. Whelihan’s Pub + Restaurant, Kindercare and Crumbl Cookies. In addition, Federal Realty will upgrade the center’s landscaping and outdoor seating and dining areas. All current tenants will remain open during construction.
PITTSBURGH — Law firm Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote PC has signed a 79,719-square-foot office lease at Four Gateway Center, a 1.5 million-square-foot office building in downtown Pittsburgh. The firm will relocate from its longtime space at PPG Place to occupy five floors at Four Gateway Center, which features a newly built conference facility and fitness center, in spring 2025. Dan Adamski, Nick Francic and Reid Mauro of JLL represented the tenant in its site selection and lease negotiations. The representative of the landlord, Hertz Investment Group, was not disclosed.
PITTSBURGH — Terravet Real Estate Solutions, an investment firm focused on commercial properties occupied by veterinary users, has purchased two such facilities totaling 48,000 square feet in Pittsburgh. The sales price was $22.6 million. The buildings represent the real estate holdings of the Pittsburgh Veterinary Specialty & Emergency Center. Following this transaction, Terravet now owns and operates about 70,000 square feet of veterinary facilities in the Pittsburgh area and 1 million square feet nationwide.
WHITEHALL, PA. — Maryland-based investment firm 1788 Holdings LLC has sold Riverside Business Center, a 423,900-square-foot industrial facility located in the Lehigh Valley city of Whitehall. The property was originally built on 34 acres in 1910 and has been renovated numerous times over the years. Those renovations most recently included a $9 million capital improvement program in 2006 that converted the property from a single-use manufacturing facility to a multi-tenant warehouse. Michael Hines of CBRE represented 1788 Holdings in the transaction. The buyer, Buligo Capital Partners, purchased the asset for $34.6 million.
PHILADELPHIA — Rhode Island-based construction firm Gilbane Building Co. has signed a 16,655-square-foot office lease at 1200 Intrepid Ave. within the Philadelphia Navy Yard. Gilbane is relocating from the Wanamaker Building, a historic structure in the Center City neighborhood that originally housed a department store, where the company has been a tenant since 1996. Tony Rossi and Richard Levine of CBRE represented Gilbane in the lease negotiations., Ensemble Real Estate Solutions & Investments owns the property.
YORK, PA. — National developer CRG has sold The Cubes at Emig Road, a 311,920-square-foot speculative industrial facility in York. The newly built, cross-dock warehouse sits on 29 acres and features a clear height of 36 feet, high-efficiency LED lighting, 29 dock doors, 149 car parking spaces and 27 trailer stalls. Approximately 125,000 square feet of the building is leased to DCL Logistics, a third-party logistics company based in Fremont, Calif. JLL is marketing the remainder of the space for lease. CRG’s parent company, Clayco, served as design-builder on the project, and its subsidiary, Lamar Johnson Collaborative, was the architect. The buyer was not disclosed.
PHILADELPHIA — Greystone has provided a $20 million HUD-insured loan for the refinancing of Croydon Hall Apartments, a 127-unit multifamily property near Philadelphia’s University City neighborhood. Originally built in 1925 and renovated in 2012, the property houses one, two- and three-bedroom units. Jason Yuen of Greystone originated the financing, which was structured with a fixed interest rate, 35-year term and a 35-year amortization schedule. The borrower was an entity doing business as 49th & Spruce Associates LP.
BETHLEHEM, PA. — Global logistics operator Realterm has acquired a 45-acre parking and maintenance facility in the Lehigh Valley community of Bethlehem. The site offers proximity to Interstate 78 and U.S. Route 22, as well as rail service from Lehigh Valley Rail Management. John Plower, Ryan Cottone, Chad Hillyer, Zach Maguire and Sean Christman of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The property was fully leased at the time of sale.
PHILADELPHIA — A partnership between developer Silverstein Properties, New York City-based investment firm Cantor Fitzgerald and University Place Associates has topped out 3.0 University Place, a 250,000-square-foot life sciences building in Philadelphia’s University City neighborhood. Construction of the eight-story lab and office building began in May 2021. The Sheward Partnership designed the project. Ben Franklin Technology Partners has already signed a lease to open an incubation lab and coworking facility at 3.0 University Place. The opening is scheduled for the fourth quarter.