Gambone Group has sold a portfolio of 43 of its industrial buildings in Montgomery County for a little more than $210 million, seizing on a market that is pricing warehouse and flex properties at unprecedented levels. MRP Industrial was the buyer in the off-market transaction, according to multiple sources. The properties total 1.4 million square… Read more »
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Court Street Ventures Buys Erie Avenue Industrial Building, Will Raze a Portion for New Construction
A New Jersey investor has purchased 956 E. Erie Ave., a roughly 800,000-square-foot building on 19 acres in Northeast Philadelphia, with plans to tear down a portion of the existing structure and build 381,200 square feet of new warehouse space on speculation. The goal is to seize on the continued demand for industrial space, particularly… Read more »
Bimbo Bakeries USA Opens New Facility in Conshohocken to Distribute Entenmann’s, Other Brands
Bimbo Bakeries USA has completed a new 71,218 square-foot facility in Conshohocken that will serve as its main distribution center in the Mid-Atlantic for a dozen of the company’s brands such as Sara Lee and Arnold. The building at 100 Academy Drive replaces its former distribution center at 1113 W. Ridge Pike, which was constructed… Read more »
After Two Years, Northeast Philadelphia Building Leased to Amazon Sells for More Than Double
Less than two years after buying a 65,856-square-foot building in Northeast Philadelphia for $4.4 million, Abrams Realty Development has sold it for $9.75 million. The value of the building at 13200 Townsend Road more than doubled, primarily as the result of a new tenant. Earlier this year, Amazon.com Inc. leased the entire structure for one… Read more »
Brandywine Realty Trust Dips Toe into Industrial Real Estate with Latest Proposal
Brandywine Realty Trust is proposing to develop two industrial buildings off of Roosevelt Boulevard in Northeast Philadelphia in a move that veers from its focus on developing and owning trophy office buildings. The Philadelphia real estate investment trust wants to build a 338,208-square-foot structure and a companion 330,700-square-foot structure at 15000 Roosevelt Blvd. on 50… Read more »
Amazon Now Encircles the Philadelphia Region with Over 50 Warehouses
When Connor Lord first arrived at the Amazon Fulfillment Center in West Deptford Township, he was staggered by the sheer size of the place. After driving through the traffic light to the north of the warehouse, its massive bulk dwarfed everything else in this stretch of suburban South Jersey. “It’s intimidating at first seeing this… Read more »
Leasing Keeping Pace With Philadelphia’s Distribution Center Building Boom
With a fresh round of stimulus checks hitting households’ bank accounts, retail spending surging and consumers still gravitating towards online shopping as a means of social distancing, the economic backdrop could hardly be more supportive of the burgeoning distribution sector. Even as the volume of distribution centers under construction has skyrocketed by 70% in the Philadelphia… Read more »