A Brooklyn real estate company has picked up a three-building portfolio in the Parkside area of West Philadelphia for $15.37 million. Leser Group bought the properties from Rockland Capital, a Philadelphia real estate company that assembled and developed the buildings that have a mix of retail and office space. The portfolio totals 97,200 square feet…. Read more »

The Barer Institute, a collaborative cancer drug development initiative started by Rafael Holdings, Inc., intends to lease space at the planned 3.0 University Place development in University City. The institute signed a non-binding letter of intent to occupy 2,500 square feet on the fifth floor of the building that will feature 10 other suites totaling… Read more »

Biohaven Pharmaceuticals Inc. has leased 21,000 square feet at Makefield Crossing to establish a new, Philadelphia-area presence, and is part of several other deals signed at the Bucks County office complex that chips away at its vacancy. Ten deals totaling nearly 100,000 square feet were signed at the Bucks County office complex, bringing its occupancy… Read more »

Given the city’s notorious wage tax and slow-but-steady pace of office leasing, Center City Philadelphia office owners aren’t used to seeing their market listed at the top of the charts in national rankings. This is particularly the case given that the list of office tenants moving into Center City, while growing, is still somewhat limited…. Read more »

Philadelphia’s office market rounded out a great year in 2019, with vacancies holding near 20-year lows, and rent growth clocking in at 4%. But beneath the market level statistics, a noticeable divide in performance between Center City and the suburbs exists. Urban core submarkets, including University City and Market Street West, remain well tied to emerging industries that drive… Read more »