New York-based DH Property Holdings has secured $135 million in construction financing for a two-building, 760,000-square-foot warehouse distribution complex in Northeast Philadelphia at 5000 Richmond St. Barings, a subsidiary of MassMutual, provided the construction loan. The developer also secured $40 million in limited partner equity. *Article courtesy of Philadelphia Business Journal Wolf Commercial Real Estate,… Read more »
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Wharton and Walton Sold a 1.3M SF Portfolio Outside of Philadelphia
Wharton Industrial and Walton Street Capital have sold a 1.3 million-square-foot portfolio in New Jersey outside of Philadelphia for $194.5 million to DRA Advisors. Twinbridge Industrial Park, which has 37 properties and is in Pennsauken, traded hands, divested by Wharton and its joint venture partner, Walton, the sellers said in a press release. PGIM Real… Read more »
No New Large Industrial Leases Across Philly Region
The Philadelphia region’s industrial market has experienced a significant shift in leasing trends. Historically, about five industrial leases exceeding 500,000 square feet were signed each year since 2015. But halfway into 2023, no industrial leases of that size cohort have been recorded. Over the past six years, top retailers such as Amazon, Walmart and Burlington… Read more »
Largest Amazon Distribution Center to Open in Fall
Amazon plans to open its new distribution center in Southwest Philadelphia early this fall following a lengthy delay. The facility at 6901 Elmwood Ave. will be Amazon’s largest in Philadelphia in terms of volume and employee headcount. The company said “several hundred” people will be employed at the 140,000-square-foot warehouse and it will initially handle… Read more »
Philadelphia I95 Collapses: Could Hurt East Coast Supply Chain
Only one section of Interstate 95 collapsed in Northeast Philadelphia on Sunday morning, but the effects of the tragic infrastructure failure may reverberate across a wide area. The collapse, which claimed one life and shut down I-95 around the Cottman Avenue exit indefinitely, has already disrupted the supply chain in the Northeast, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg said… Read more »
Velocity Venture Partners Purchase Quakertown Shopping Center
As tenants fled from the Richland Plaza shopping center in Quakertown, Velocity Venture Partners Founding Partner Zach Moore thought, “There’s got to be an opportunity here.” At 90% vacant, Velocity acquired the 225,000-square-foot retail center for $16.7 million on Wednesday and plans to convert it into a multi-tenant industrial site. The entire project, combining the acquisition cost… Read more »
Bridge Industrial Starts on Construction for Two-Building Project in Philadelphia
Chicago-based Bridge Industrial, a privately owned real estate operating company and investment manager that acquires and develops industrial real estate in supply-constrained core industrial markets, has started construction on a two-building speculative development in Philadelphia named Bridgepoint Philadelphia. Bridge, which acquired the infill industrial site off Orthodox St. near the Betsy Ross Bridge with access… Read more »
Light Industrial Building Available for Sale in Philadelphia
Wolf Commercial Real Estate, the leading commercial real estate and advisory firm in South Jersey has been appointed the exclusive listing agent for 6741 Essington Ave in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Philly property is available for sale, priced at $899,000. The property is +/- 4,182 square-feet and is zoned I-2. Features of 6741 Essington Ave in… Read more »
Port Receives Permit for Southwest Philadelphia Warehouse
The Port of Philadelphia’s ongoing plan to expand its physical footprint is taking another step forward with the approval of a new warehouse. The port on Thursday received a zoning permit to build a storage, distribution and logistics facility on 3060 S. 61st St. by the Schuylkill River. The 277,200-square-foot warehouse is being planned on a more… Read more »
Swiss Chocolate Manufacturer Becomes First Tenant at Delco Industrial Park
Global cocoa producer Barry Callebaut has signed a lease for 350,000 square feet at Eddystone’s Delco Logistics Center, taking up an entire building as the company grows its presence in the region and aims for more efficiency. It’s the first tenant at the Delco Logistics Center. Barry Callebaut plans to use the warehouse space to… Read more »