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PHILADELPHIA — Atlanta-based developer Portman has acquired 169 acres in West Philadelphia for the construction of I-76 Trade Center, an industrial park that will ultimately total approximately 1.9 million square feet. To be developed in two phases, I-76 Trade Center will be a three-building campus, with vertical construction of Phase I scheduled to begin in the fall. Phase I will feature a 636,120-square-foot building that is slated for an August 2024 delivery. Phase II will include a 1.1 million square-foot-facility and a 154,440-square-foot building. Portman expects to have substantially completed the project by the first quarter of 2025.

UPPER MOUNT BETHEL, PA. — Developer River Pointe Logistics has provided updated plans for River Pointe Commerce Park, an industrial project located in the Lehigh Valley city of Upper Mount Bethel. The development team has received conditional preliminary approval for subdivision, infrastructure improvements and land development plans for three lots within the 800-acre site. River Pointe now expects to break ground on the initial phase of construction, which will center around a 375,000-square-foot building, in the fourth quarter. To date, River Pointe has invested over $8 million in design, engineering, geotechnical, and impact analysis, including traffic, environmental and economic analysis.

YORK, PA. — A partnership between Los Angeles-based PCCP LLC and MRP Industrial has broken ground on Expressway Commerce Center, a 674,000-square-foot speculative project that will be located west of Philadelphia in York. The development will consist of a 271,000 and 403,000-square-foot building, both of which will have rear-load configurations, 36-foot clear heights and combined parking for 563 cars and 175 trailers. Construction is slated for a third-quarter 2024 completion.