A historic Center City institution has acquired two neighboring buildings in an effort to expand its educational programs and community services. The College of Physicians of Philadelphia, located at 19 S. 22nd St., purchased the nearby property at 2129 Chestnut St. for $9.275 million from Corporate Facilities Inc., a workspace designer and furniture manufacturer based… Read more »
Alterra Property Group’s deal to buy the office building at 1701 Market St. from LXP Industrial Trust, with plans to convert it into apartments, has fallen through. Philadelphia-based Alterra went under contract on the Center City property in the fall, Alterra Managing Partner Leo Addimando said. The company terminated the contract three weeks ago, said Addimando, citing… Read more »
MRP Realty is looking to sell its four-building Old City portfolio, a listing that comes seven years after the Washington, D.C., company acquired the properties and entered the Philadelphia office market. The buildings total 713,000 square feet and are collectively 52% occupied. *Article courtesy Philadelphia Business Journal For more information about Philadelphia office space for… Read more »
BET Investments Inc., known for mixed-use developments in the Philadelphia suburbs, has purchased an office building and adjacent parking lot in Ambler next to the SEPTA Regional Rail station. Property records show the company paid $12.8 million for the two-story, 66,500-square-foot office building at 100 W. Butler Ave. and the parking lot across South Maple… Read more »
Ensemble Investments LLC is expanding its local reach outside of the Philadelphia Navy Yard, buying two top-tier office buildings in Wayne totaling 204,000 square feet. The Long Beach, California, real estate firm purchased 650 and 680 E. Swedesford Road from Prologis Inc. The latter picked up the buildings in its $13 billion acquisition of Liberty Property… Read more »
Chubb, the world’s largest publicly traded property and casualty insurance company, today announced its plan for a new Philadelphia office that will occupy a state-of-the-art building to be constructed at 2000 Arch Street, reaffirming a commitment to the City of Philadelphia and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania that can be traced to 1792. Designed with the highest standards for sustainability, the new… Read more »
It turns out people don’t decide where to live solely based on where they work, and that’s good news for Philadelphia’s coffers and the city’s small business recovery — at least for now. “The core of the downtown, while not fully restored because [we’re still] missing 45% of office workers… is coming back relatively strongly,”… Read more »
Alterra Property Group is nearing a deal to acquire 1701 Market St. with plans to convert the longtime Morgan Lewis & Bockius headquarters building into apartments, according to industry sources. The 305,170-square-foot property in the heart of the Central Business District has been up for sale as Morgan Lewis plans to vacate the entire space… Read more »
Alterra Property Group is nearing a deal to acquire 1701 Market St. with plans to convert the longtime Morgan Lewis & Bockius headquarters building into apartments, according to industry sources. The 305,170-square-foot property in the heart of the Central Business District has been up for sale as Morgan Lewis plans to vacate the entire space… Read more »
CBIZ Inc. has signed a 10-year lease for 50,850 square feet in West Conshohocken with plans to relocate more than 200 employees from Plymouth Meeting. The global accounting and financial services firm will become the largest tenant at Keystone Development & Investment’s 1K1 building at 1001 Conshohocken State Road, taking up the entire sixth floor… Read more »
