Reading, Pa. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged the sale of Exeter Commons, a 361,095-square-foot shopping center anchored by Giant Food and Lowe’s Home Improvement in Reading. Christopher Munley, James Galbally and Colin Behr of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the disposition of the property to Wharton Realty Group Inc. Completed in 2009, Exeter Commons was 99.5 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Ross Dress for Less, PA Wine & Spirits, Five Below, Petco, Staples, Famous Footwear, America’s Best Contacts, Moe’s Southwest Grill, Red Robin, …
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Bala Cynwyd, Pa. — Federal Realty Investment Trust will redevelop Bala Cynwyd Shopping Center, a 174,000-square-foot retail and dining destination in Bala Cynwyd, about 6 miles from Philadelphia. The $8 million project will include upgrading façade aesthetics, creating common- and tenant-designated outdoor dining and gathering areas and improving pedestrian and vehicular circulation. Additionally, up to 80 outdoor seats and eight curbside pickup spaces will be added. Completion is scheduled for summer 2023. Current tenants at the 23-acre center include ACME Markets, Michaels, Five Guys and Honeygrow. All tenants will remain …
Broomall, Pa. — Federal Realty Investment Trust is underway on the second phase of the redevelopment of Lawrence Park Shopping Center, a 374,000-square-foot retail and dining destination located in the northwestern Philadelphia suburb of Broomall. The project carries a total price tag of $30 million. ACME Markets currently anchors the 29-acre center, and other tenants include HomeGoods, T.J. Maxx and Mrs. Marty’s Deli. The redevelopment began last year with the delivery of a healthcare facility for Main Line Health. Phase II includes the addition of 32,000 square feet of retail …
Harrisburg, Pa. — First National Realty Partners has acquired Dauphin Plaza, a 216,000-square-foot, open-air shopping center in Harrisburg. Grocer Price Rite has served as the anchor tenant since 2006 and currently operates a 33,500-square-foot store. Other tenants include Big Lots, Ashley Furniture, Crunch Fitness, Dollar General, Waffle House, Subway, Weight Watchers and H&R Block. James Galbally, Chris Munley and Colin Behr of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
Collegeville, Pa. — JLL has arranged the $162 million sale of Providence Town Center, a 759,945-square-foot retail center located in the Philadelphia suburb of Collegeville. Regional grocer Wegmans has been the anchor store for Providence Town Center since the property was developed in 2009. Brandolini Cos. sold the center to a partnership between Finmarc Management Inc. and KPR Centers. The property is the fourth-most-visited open-air retail center in the state, according to the brokerage team that handled the sale. Nearly 65,000 vehicles drive by Providence Town Center via State Route …
Philadelphia — JLL has arranged a $260 million loan for the refinancing of East Market, a mixed-use project that spans an entire city block in Philadelphia’s Center City neighborhood. East Market consists of two apartment buildings totaling 562 units, 120,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space and a 100-year-old warehouse that has been redeveloped into creative office space. Chad Orcutt and Blaine Fleming of JLL arranged the loan through Pacific Life Insurance Co. on behalf of the borrower, a joint venture led by National Real Estate Advisors.
Cleveland — KeyBank Real Estate Capital (KBREC) has provided $51.6 million in acquisition financing to First National Realty Partners for three retail centers in Ohio, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania. Acquisitions include Southland Crossings, a 245,678-square-foot center in the eastern Ohio city of Boardman that is anchored by Giant Eagle, Michaels, Ross Dress for Less and PetSmart; Summit Square, a 166,552-square-foot property in Tulsa, Oklahoma, that is anchored by Reasor’s Foods, American Freight and Tuesday Morning; and The Village at Pittsburgh Mills, a 161,079-square-foot center in Tarentum, Pennsylvania, that is anchored by …
Warrington, Pa. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged the $22.5 million sale of Warrington Plaza, an 87,581-square-foot shopping center located in the Philadelphia suburb of Warrington. Brad Nathanson of IPA represented the seller, Valley Forge Investment Corp., and procured the buyer, Realty Resource Capital Corp. Warrington Plaza was fully occupied at the time of sale by tenants including a 35,000-square-foot Avalon Floor & Tile.
Rochester, Pa. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $12 million sale of Madison Square Shopping Center, a 184,082-square-foot retail property in Rochester, located northwest of Pittsburgh. Giant Eagle anchors the property, which was originally constructed in 1967 as a Kaufmann’s Department Store. John Reehil of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, an undisclosed partnership, in the transaction.
Hazleton, Pa. — Legend Properties Inc. has arranged the sale of Church Hill Mall, a 168,000-square-foot retail property in Hazleton, located roughly midway between Scranton and Allentown. The property sits on 14 acres and was 92 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Ollie’s Bargain Outlet, Family Dollar and Firestone. James Smith of Legend Properties brokered the deal. The new ownership, an entity doing business as 1065 Church Street Properties LLC, plans to invest about $2 million in capital improvements and rebrand the property as Church …