HAZLETON, PA. — Metro Philadelphia-based brokerage firm Legend Properties Inc. has arranged the sale of Church Hill Mall, a 168,000-square-foot retail property in Hazleton, located roughly midway between Scranton and Allentown. The property sits on 14 acres and was 92 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Ollie’s Bargain Outlet, Family Dollar and Firestone. James Smith of Legend Properties brokered the deal. The new ownership, an entity doing business as 1065 Church Street Properties LLC, plans to invest about $2 million in capital improvements and rebrand the property as Church Hill Commons.
HARRISBURG, PA. — New Jersey-based investment firm First National Realty Partners (FNRP) has acquired Summerdale Plaza, a 141,451-square-foot shopping center in Harrisburg. At the time of sale, the property was 85 percent leased to a tenant roster that includes Rite Aid, AutoZone, Dollar Tree and Tractor Supply. Brad Nathanson of Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
HARRISBURG, PA. — JLL has negotiated the $24.4 million sale of a 254,449-square-foot distribution center in the West Shore area of Harrisburg. The multi-tenant facility was fully leased at the time of sale. Building features include clear heights of 24 feet, 27 dock-high doors, early suppression fast response (ESFR) sprinkler systems and ample car parking. John Plower, Ryan Cottone and Zach Maguire of JLL represented the seller, a fund managed by Penwood Real Estate Investment Management, in the deal. The buyer was New York-based investment firm Brickman.
MARIETTA, PA. — New Jersey-based Goldcrest Properties has acquired a 172-unit apartment complex in Marietta, located southeast of Harrisburg, for $39 million. The property was built in 2020 and offers a clubhouse, fitness center and onsite laundry facilities. Aaron Jungreis and Michelle Jungreis of New York-based Rosewood Realty Group represented Goldcrest Properties as well as the seller, Inch & Co., in the transaction.
PHILADELPHIA — Spark Therapeutics, a locally based firm that devises and delivers gene therapy solutions, will open a 500,000-square-foot life sciences facility in Philadelphia’s University City neighborhood, a project that represents a $575 million capital investment. The facility will be part of a 1 million-square-foot campus at the intersection of 30th and Chestnut streets. Spark Therapeutics has entered into a 99-year ground lease with Drexel University to develop the project. Construction is scheduled to begin in the fourth quarter of 2022.
PALMYRA, PA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $18.1 million sale of Shadow Stone Village, a 188-unit manufactured housing community in Palmyra, an eastern suburb of Harrisburg. Glenn Esterson, Dylan Hellberg, Parker Kelly and Ryan Brands of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a partnership, in the transaction and procured a limited liability company as the buyer. Both parties requested anonymity. Sean Beuche of Marcus & Millichap assisted in closing the deal as the broker of record. Shadow Stone Village was fully occupied at the time of sale and offers a gym, library and community center.
PHILADELPHIA — Stan Johnson Co., an Oklahoma-based brokerage firm specializing in net-leased retail assets, has negotiated the $10.8 million sale of a 12,485-square-foot retail condo in Philadelphia that is leased to CVS. The store is housed within a 62-unit multifamily building known as Shirt Corner that is located in the Old City District. Brandon Duff, Austin Duff, Matt Spangenberg and Mack Wolfgram of Stan Johnson Co. represented the seller, a Chicago-based private investor, in the transaction. The buyer was a 1031 exchange investor from Indiana.
EASTON, PA. — Global logistics operator Realterm has acquired a 307,290-square-foot warehouse that is located at 3747 Hecktown Road in the Lehigh Valley city of Easton. Built on 28.5 acres in 1986 and expanded in 2017, the single-tenant property features 32 loading positions, 56 trailer parking stalls, 370 car parking spaces and 4,800 square feet of freezer space. The property was fully leased at the time of sale. John Plower, Ryan Cottone, Zach Maguire and Jeff Lockard of JLL brokered the deal on behalf of Realterm. The seller was not disclosed.
CHERRYVILLE, PA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Cherryville Self Storage, a 404-unit facility located about 10 miles north of Allentown in the Lehigh Valley. Built on five acres in the late 1990s, the property consists of 89 climate-controlled units and 315 non-climate-controlled units across 58,075 net rentable square feet of space. Nathan Coe, Brett Hatcher and Gabriel Coe of Marcus & Millichap represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Sean Beuche of Marcus & Millichap assisted in closing the deal as the broker of record. Additional terms of sale were not disclosed.
PHILADELPHIA — Wharton Industrial, an investment arm of New York-based Wharton Equity Partners, has acquired a portfolio of seven industrial properties totaling roughly 450,000 square feet in the Philadelphia area. Four of the properties are located in the Pennsylvania markets of Croydon, Boothwyn and Reading. The other three are located in the Southern New Jersey communities of Marlton, Moorestown and Pennsauken. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.