WYOMISSING, PA. — Philadelphia-based Equus Capital Partners has sold a three-building, 262,615-square-foot life sciences portfolio in Wyomissing, located just outside Reading in Berks County. An affiliate of Miami-based Kawa Capital Management purchased the portfolio for an undisclosed price. The buildings are located within the 53-acre Knitting Mills campus and house office and lab space that is leased to tenants such as UGI Energy Services, Teleflex and Tower Health. The site was originally built in the early 20th century as a manufacturing hub for The Berkshire Knitting Mills. Equus bought the site in 2016 with plans to redevelop it into a life sciences campus.
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EASTON, PA. — Developer J.G. Petrucci Co. has sold a 40,000-square-foot medical office building located at 2401 Northampton St. in the Lehigh Valley city of Easton. Cerminara Architect designed the project, and Iron Hill Construction Management, a subsidiary of J.G. Petrucci, served as the general contractor. The property is leased to Lehigh Valley Health Network and houses primary care, lab testing, orthopedic, imaging and physical therapy service providers.
PHILADELPHIA — DH Property Holdings will develop a 733,800-square-foot distribution center on a 69-acre parcel at 5000 Richmond St. in Philadelphia, a project that is valued at $115 million. The site is located near Interstate 95, about six miles from the Center City area, and will house a 351,800-square-foot side-load building and a 382,000-square-foot cross-dock building. Walker & Dunlop arranged a limited equity partner to assist DH Property Holdings with the project. A construction timeline was not released.
PITTSBURGH — The Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh has tapped New Jersey-based Tryko Partners to redevelop the former Fairywood School into a 46-unit affordable housing community for seniors age 62 and older. The majority of the units (39) will be reserved for renters earning 60 percent or less of the area median income. The new community will feature one-bedroom units surrounded by walkable green space. A community building will allow residents to take advantage of financial literacy, nutrition and exercise programs, health screenings and other support services. The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency provided 9 percent low-income housing tax credits for the project. A construction timeline was not disclosed.
EASTON, PA. — Life insurance company Thrivent Financial has provided a $20.5 million loan for the refinancing of two adjacent distribution buildings in Easton. The buildings range in size from 140,000 to 200,000 square feet, and both feature 32- to 36-foot clear heights, ESFR sprinkler systems and extra parking for vehicles and truck trailers. Proceeds from the fixed-rate, nonrecourse loan will be used to pay off existing construction debt. Shelley Magoffin and Max Sauerman of Bellwether Enterprise arranged the financing on behalf of the borrower, a private REIT based in Southern California.
YORK, PA. — A partnership between an affiliate of Endurance Real Estate Group and Thackeray Partners has sold a 174,572-square-foot industrial building located at 2075 Loucks Road in York. The sales price was $11.3 million. Built in 1980, expanded in 1986 and renovated in 1996, the building features 18- to 30-foot clear heights and proximity to Interstates 76 and 81. John Plower, Ryan Cottone and Zach Maguire of JLL represented the seller and procured the undisclosed buyer. The property was 100 percent leased to York Wallcoverings at the time of sale.
BENSALEM, PA. — Greystone has provided a $20.6 million Freddie Mac acquisition loan for Grandview Gardens, a 226-unit multifamily property located in the Lehigh Valley city of Bensalem that was originally built in 1965. Dan Sacks of Greystone originated the floating-rate loan, which features a 10-year term and 30-year amortization schedule with four years of interest-only payments. Jack Miller of Platinum Capital Group arranged the loan on behalf of an undisclosed borrower.
SHOEMAKERSVILLE, PA. — Global investment firm KKR has acquired a 600,000-square-foot warehouse and distribution facility within Hamburg Commerce Park in the Lehigh Valley community of Shoemakersville. Built in 2020, the 38.6-acre property features 36-foot clear heights, 50 dock-high doors, 169 trailer stalls and an ESFR sprinkler system. John Plower, Pete Pittroff, Rob Kossar, Jeff Lockard and Ryan Cottone of JLL represented the seller, a joint venture between The Keith Corp. and Kiel Group, in the transaction. The sales price was not disclosed.
KING OF PRUSSIA, PA. — NAI Mertz has brokered the $9.3 million sale of a 97,000-square-foot industrial flex building located at 780 Fifth Ave. in King of Prussia, a northern suburb of Philadelphia. Scott Mertz and John Adderly of NAI Mertz represented the seller, Fifth Avenue KOP LP, an affiliate of New Jersey-based Rudner Real Estate, in the transaction. The buyer was an affiliate of Philadelphia-based Velocity Ventures Partners. The property was 89 percent leased at the time of sale.
RIDLEY TOWNSHIP, PA. — A partnership between Pennrose, the Delaware County Housing Authority, the County of Delaware and the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency has closed on financing for the final phase of the Kinder Park redevelopment in Ridley Township. The project will add 96 units of affordable seniors housing to the Kinder Park site, located near Philadelphia International Airport. The site already features 160 existing affordable apartments for seniors and individuals with disabilities, 154 townhomes, a community building and several parks. This phase is slated for completion in spring 2022.