Pennsylvania

Inland-Portfolio

OAK BROOK, ILL. — JLL’s Capital Markets group has arranged the $278 million sale of an eight-property, grocery-anchored retail portfolio. The buyer was Inland Real Estate Income Trust Inc. The properties were 88.5 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Ralphs, Target, Whole Foods Market, Giant, Trader Joe’s, Sprouts Farmers Market, Nordstrom Rack, Starbucks Coffee, Rite Aid and Sierra Trading Post. The properties span 687,000 square feet and include:  Olde Ivy Village, located outside of Atlanta at 4330 East-West Connector in Smyrna, Ga.; Denton Village, located at 4930 Teasley Lane in the Dallas suburb of Denton, Texas; Northpark Square Village, located at 27706-27776 McBean Parkway in the metro Los Angeles community of Valencia, Calif.; Northville Park Place, located at 18771-39869 Traditions Drive in Northville, Mich., outside of Detroit; City Place, located eight miles east of Saint Paul at 205 Radio Drive in Woodbury, Minn.; Rusty Leaf Plaza, located at 2512-2560 E. Chapman Ave. in Orange, Calif.; Lower Makefield Shopping Center, located at 700 Stony Hill Road in Yardley, Pa., outside Philadelphia; and New Town Village, located at 9700 Groffs Mill Drive in the metro Washington, D.C., community of Owings Mills, Md. Bill Moylan, Chris Angelone, Barry Brown, …

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Pennovation-Center-Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA — Longfellow Real Estate Partners will undertake a $365 million expansion project at Pennovation Center, a life sciences development located across the Schuylkill River from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. The university owns the 23-acre site on which the facility will be constructed. The initial, 65,000-square-foot lab opened last year, and the expansion will add 387,000 square feet of research and development space and 68,000 square feet of biomanufacturing space to the local supply. Architectural and engineering firm Jacobs is designing the project, construction of which is scheduled to begin next year, with completion slated for 2025.

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PHILADELPHIA — New Jersey-based developer Accurate will build a 404-unit multifamily project in Philadelphia’s Northern Liberties neighborhood. The development will consist of 297 rental units in micro studio, studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans, as well as 107 for-sale townhomes. A construction timeline has not yet been finalized, though that phase of the project is expected to last about 24 months.

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PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Inquirer has signed a 36,744-square-foot office lease at 100 Independence Mall West. The building was originally constructed in 1963 and was acquired by Keystone Development + Investment in 2013. Following the lease with the 193-year-old newspaper, which expects to take occupancy in the first quarter of 2023, the building is 97 percent leased. Other tenants include The Macquarie Group, U.S. General Services Association and Nelson Worldwide.

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BLUE BELL, PA. — Pennsylvania-based investment firm Endurance Real Estate Group has sold a three-building, 130,942-square-foot office complex in Blue Bell, a northern suburb of Philadelphia. The property, which was built in 1988 and renovated in 2015, sold for $12.7 million. Mike Margolis, David Dolan, Ryan Guittare, Angelo Brutico and Jim Dugan of Newmark represented Endurance Real Estate in the transaction and procured the undisclosed buyer.

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MATAMORAS, PA. — Planet Fitness will open a 16,369-square-foot gym at Westfall Town Center, a 115,360-square-foot shopping center in Matamoras, located near the confluence of the New Jersey-New York-Pennsylvania border. The opening is slated for this fall. A 73,000-square-foot ShopRite grocery store anchors the center. Derek Zerfass and Scott Horner of Colliers represented the landlord, Chicago-based CenterPoint Properties, in the lease negotiations. Royal Properties represented the tenant.

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MONROEVILLE, PA. — Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. (MMCC) has arranged an $4.8 million acquisition loan for a 12,738-square-foot retail property in Monroeville, an eastern suburb of Pittsburgh, that is fully leased to Rite Aid. Jared Cassidy of MMCC arranged the loan, which was structured with a 10-year term, fixed interest rate and a 30-year amortization schedule, through an undisclosed credit union. The undisclosed borrower acquired the asset via a 1031 exchange.

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MATAMORAS, PA. — Discount retailer T.J. Maxx has opened a 25,000-square-foot store at Westfall Town Center, a 115,360-square-foot shopping center in Matamoras, located near the confluence of the New Jersey-New York-Pennsylvania border. A 73,000-square-foot ShopRite grocery store anchors the center. Derek Zerfass and Scott Horner of Colliers represented the landlord, Chicago-based CenterPoint Properties, in the lease negotiations. The representative of the tenant was not disclosed.

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Diamond-Green-Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA — Rittenhouse Realty Advisors, a member of GREA, has brokered the $23.5 million sale of Diamond Green, a 350-bed student housing community located near Temple University in Philadelphia. Orens Brothers Real Estate developed the 92-unit property using modular construction. The community features six retail spaces on the ground floor and a 28-stall parking garage. Apex Student Living, a joint venture between Alexandra Capital and Axela Group, acquired the property.

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1620-Sansom-St.-Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA — Tennessee-based developer Southern Land Co. has broken ground on a 254-unit multifamily project at 1620 Sansom St. in Philadelphia’s Center City District. The development will include 22,000 square feet of flexible commercial space for restaurant or health and wellness users. The 27-story building will offer amenities such as a 12,000-square-foot rooftop deck, fitness center, pool and communal dining and entertainment spaces. Solomon Cordwell Buenz is designing the project, and Hunter Roberts Construction Group is serving as the general contractor. Completion is slated for winter 2023.

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