As of early 2023, Philadelphia is leading the Mid-Atlantic region in terms of industrial performance metrics, surpassing New York, Northern New Jersey, Washington D.C. and Boston. Philadelphia’s construction levels are now 400% above the three-year annual average before the pandemic. Driven by high market liquidity and e-commerce growth, industrial activity flourished throughout the country in… Read more »
The sales volume for industrial real estate in New Jersey totaled $149 million in January, the second highest figure in the nation to the San Francisco Bay Area. The data from property management software Yardi shows the Bay Area, New Jersey and Indianapolis had the highest volume of industrial real estate change hands by a wide margin…. Read more »
Greek Development has expanded its footprint to Philadelphia, with plans to build nearly 300,000 square feet of new industrial space, after one of several recent acquisitions and as part of a development pipeline that currently calls for more than 2.5 million square feet. The East Brunswick-based firm is pursuing approvals for the planned 287,000-square-foot facility… Read more »
TESCO owner Tom Lawton worried about the possibilities. If the building that housed his company was sold, the buyer could force it to move. So Lawton took control. TESCO bought Grundy Commons, its home since 1987, in November. The company paid just under $13.4 million for the four-building property in Bristol, according to public records…. Read more »
Fast-growing Velocity Venture Partners has purchased the 468,000-square-foot Yeadon Industrial Center in Delaware County for $41.75 million. Velocity plans to spend an additional $8 million on capital improvements to upgrade the complex and raise rents to market rates, co-founder Zach Moore said. “It’s not very often we get the opportunity to buy a building of that… Read more »
As the real estate climate changes with rising interest rates and continuing Covid-19 fallout, Velocity Venture Partners is positioning itself to take advantage. The Bala Cynwyd company bought four properties in Bucks and Montgomery counties since late August, adding to its portfolio of 7.5 million square feet of industrial and flex space spanning 80 buildings… Read more »
Two newly constructed industrial buildings in Eddystone have been purchased for $239.4 million, highlighting the continued demand among investors for local warehouses. The sale comes as both buildings — totaling 770,000 square feet — sit vacant as their new owner searches for potential tenants. The 64-acre site, known as Delco Logistics Center, was developed and… Read more »
Wharton Industrial continues to expand its Philadelphia-area holdings, buying a pair of fully leased warehouses in Pennsylvania and New Jersey totaling 325,000 square feet. The properties are at 9130 Griffith Morgan Lane in Pennsauken and 5 East Pointe Drive in the Berks County town of Birdsboro. Both deals involve sale-leasebacks. The 189,498-square-foot warehouse in Pennsauken… Read more »
An 11.4-acre industrial property in Southwest Philadelphia near the planned Bellwether District was recently purchased for $35 million by an entity affiliated with Hilco Redevelopment Partners, the company behind the ambitious project. The nearly 70,000-square-foot warehouse at 1600 S. Warfield St. sits just north of the edge of the former Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery site,… Read more »
The facility will be funded through a $20.3 million grant awarded to PhilaPort under the U.S. Department of Transportation’s 2022 Infrastructure for Rebuilding America program. A portion of the funding will also be used toward safety and efficiency upgrades with the modernization of the Tioga Marine Terminal’s main gate. Construction of the new warehouse is… Read more »
