PHILADELPHIA — CBRE has negotiated the $13 million sale of a 35-unit apartment building in Philadelphia’s Northern Liberties neighborhood. Samantha Kupersmith and Spencer Yablon of CBRE represented the seller, Trinity Realty Cos., in the transaction. The buyer, Pittsburgh-based Hudson Cos., has rebranded the property from Liberty Flats to Hudson Liberties.
BRISTOL, PA. — CBRE has brokered the sale of 360 George Patterson Boulevard, a 50,000-square-foot life sciences building situated within Bridge Business Center in Bristol, located in Bucks County. At the time of sale, the building was fully leased to Abzena, a pharmacological research and manufacturing company that recently extended its lease through 2032. Stephen Marzullo, Adam Silverman, Robert Zwengler, Ken Zirk, Matthew Knowles and Anthony Hayes of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
PHILADELPHIA — New Jersey-based Greek Development has acquired a 305,706-square-foot industrial facility located at the base of the Betsy Ross Bridge in Philadelphia. The price was $31.5 million. The property features clear heights of 19 to 21 feet, 30 loading doors and more than 350 parking spaces. John Plower, Ryan Cottone, Larry Maister and Kyle Lockard of JLL represented the seller, an entity doing business as 2121 Wheatsheaf Lane LLC, in the transaction. The property was leased to cocoa bean distributor Dependable Distribution Services at the time of sale.
ELIZABETHTOWN, PA. — CBRE has negotiated the sale of two industrial properties totaling 198,721 square feet within Conewago Industrial Park in Elizabethtown, located in Lancaster County. Built in 2019, the properties were fully leased at the time of sale to Bel-Aqua Pool Supply Co. and Packaging Corp. of America. Michael Hines, Brian Fiumara, Brad Ruppel, Joe Hill and Lauren Dawicki of CBRE represented the seller, a partnership between Novaya Foxfield Industrial and Drake Real Estate Partners, in the transaction. Boston-based Cabot Properties purchased the assets for an undisclosed price.
PITTSBURGH — Brown Gibbons Lang & Co. (BGL) has arranged a loan of an undisclosed amount for the refinancing of Heinz at 950 North Shore, a 151-unit apartment building in downtown Pittsburgh. The four-story building was originally constructed in the 1930s as the headquarters of the H.J. Heinz Co. Asia Commercial Real Estate provided the financing to the borrower, MCM Co. Inc.
HATFIELD AND KING OF PRUSSIA, PA. — Locally based investment firm Velocity Venture Partners has purchased three industrial flex buildings totaling 69,700 square feet in the Philadelphia area. The properties include a 27,500-square-footbuilding at 1111 North Broad St. in Hatfield; a 15,200-square-foot asset at 1910 North Penn Road in Hatfield; and a 27,000-square-foot industrial facility at 451 Yerkes Road in King of Prussia. Justin Bell of Newmark brokered the deals. The seller(s) was not disclosed.
PHILADELPHIA — Mindspace, a provider of flexible workspace solutions, has opened a 42,000-square-foot space at the Wanamaker Building, a historic property in Philadelphia that was built in 1911 as one of America’s first department stores. Rubenstein Partners LP owns the building in partnership with Amerimar Enterprises. With this location, Mindspace now operates 31 spaces across 16 cities and seven countries.
LYCOMING COUNTY, PA. — Digger Specialties, an Indiana-based manufacturer of building products, will open a 160,000-square-foot production and distribution facility in Central Pennsylvania’s Lycoming County. The build-to-suit facility will be located on a 25-acre site within Timber Run Industrial Park and is expected to bring about 150 new jobs to the community. Howard Fertman of NAI Mertz represented Digger Specialties in its site selection. Construction is scheduled to begin in August and to be complete in the first quarter of 2022.
HAMBURG, PA. — JLL has negotiated the $22.3 million sale of a 149,632-square-foot industrial property in the Lehigh Valley community of Hamburg. Built in 2020, the building features a clear height of 32 feet, 24 overhead doors and an ESFR sprinkler system. John Plower, Pete Pittroff, Ryan Cottone and Jeff Lockard of JLL represented the seller, a joint venture between The Keith Corp. and Kiel Group, in the transaction. Boston-based TA Realty purchased the asset, which was fully leased to two tenants, S Walter Packaging and LTL Home Products, at the time of sale.
BETHLEHEM, PA. — Locally based developer J.G. Petrucci Co. Inc. has begun construction on a 100,000-square-foot industrial expansion project at the headquarters of Cigars International in the Lehigh Valley city of Bethlehem. The project will increase the total size of the building to 213,500 square feet and will include an interior build-out for advanced material handling equipment. The project is slated for completion by the end of the year.
