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.
MIDDLETOWN, PA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Londonderry Storage, a 371-unit self-storage facility in Middletown, a suburb of Harrisburg. Built in 1999 and expanded on an adjacent parcel in 2003, the property consists of 49,250 net rentable square feet of non-climate-controlled space. Nathan Coe, Brett Hatcher and Gabriel Coe of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a limited liability company, in the transaction. The buyer and sales price were not disclosed. Sean Beuche of Marcus & Millichap assisted in closing the deal as the broker of record.
PHILADELPHIA — A partnership between developer Court Street Ventures and Chicago-based private equity firm Walton Street Capital will develop Crown 95 Logistics Center, a 381,200-square-foot distribution center that will be located in northeast Philadelphia. Crown 95 Logistics Center will feature a clear height of 36 feet and 3.5 acres of secured off-street parking for trailers, vans and cars. Construction is expected to begin before the end of the year and to be complete in the third quarter of 2022. Colliers International has been tapped to lease the Class A development.
JENKINTOWN, PA. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has negotiated the sale of Noble Town Center, a 167,689-square-foot shopping center in Jenkintown, a northern suburb of Philadelphia. The property was originally constructed in 1958 as a Wanamaker’s department store and was converted into a multi-tenant center in 1999. Anchor tenants include Ross Dress for Less, PetSmart, Bed Bath & Beyond and Walgreens. Brad Nathanson of IPA represented the undisclosed seller and procured the buyer, a joint venture between Paramount Realty Services and Edgewood Properties, in the transaction. Noble Town Center was 64 percent leased at the time of sale following the shuttering of space previously occupied by Stein Mart, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in August of last year.
PHILADELPHIA — A partnership between National Real Estate Development LLC and The KRE Group will develop 200 Spring Garden, a 355-unit multifamily project that will be located in the East Callowhill Overlay District of Philadelphia. The project represents the first phase of a larger master-planned community. Amenities will include a pool, multiple grilling stations, community gardens and a private outdoor dog run. Construction is expected to begin in the second quarter of next year and to last 24 to 28 months.