Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young has exercised a lease option to relinquish one of the four floors it occupied at its long-standing headquarters in One Commerce Square. Effective January 1, the law firm downsized its space at the 2005 Market St. office building by 25%, reducing it from 92,000 square feet to 69,111. Co-Chairman Kevin… Read more »
The owners of Centre Square have successfully negotiated with the city to reduce the property tax assessment on the challenged office complex by $113 million for the current year, while the two-building site remains in receivership with declining occupancy levels. The assessed value of this Center City property, initially set at $362.6 million, will undergo… Read more »
David Werner Real Estate Investments has recently inked a substantial, long-term lease extension encompassing 800,000 square feet with Dow at its life sciences and office campus in Collegeville, Pennsylvania. This transaction stands out as one of the largest leases executed in the region in over a decade. Notably, it marks the most extensive office lease… Read more »
The owner of 1818 Market St. is actively pursuing a renegotiation of the terms for a $223 million loan tied to the Center City property, just shy of two months before its March 9 maturity date. Originated by Barclays in 2021, the debt was subsequently sold to investors as commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS). San Francisco-based… Read more »
The owner of the iconic Wanamaker building contemplates transforming its office space into residential units due to ongoing tenant departures. Since the 112-year-old property entered receivership in September, Rubenstein Partners has been steering the future of this 1.4 million-square-foot site. In a statement to the Philadelphia Business Journal, Rubenstein acknowledged the challenges within Philadelphia’s central… Read more »
Expanding its presence in King of Prussia, the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia has acquired a 97,290-square-foot office building located at 460 N. Gulph Road for $24.5 million. This new property sits opposite CHOP’s recently constructed Middleman Family Pavilion and its accompanying specialty care center. The acquisition was from UGI Corp., which had purchased the building… Read more »
LevLane, a long-time resident of the Wanamaker building, has shifted its Center City headquarters to One Logan Square, reflecting the ongoing trend of businesses downsizing and seeking more appealing office spaces in light of the rise in hybrid and remote work arrangements. This transition took place over the summer, and the advertising agency now occupies… Read more »
We’ve recently learned the purchase price Alterra Property Group paid for 1701 Market St. last month, and it serves as a stark indicator of the declining value of office buildings in Philadelphia’s central business district. The building, located at 17th and Market streets and soon to be vacant, was sold for $26.25 million according to… Read more »
The two most influential factors affecting cities’ downtown recovery are industry mix and commute times, according to new research by the Center City District. That’s a positive sign for Philadelphia, which boasts a diverse mix of downtown land uses and a growing Center City residential population. Center City District analyzed the downtowns of 26 cities across… Read more »
With the first two ground-up buildings at Schuylkill Yards in their final stages of development, Brandywine Realty Trust is plotting its next steps for the third. Philadelphia-based Brandywine (NYSE: BDN) is relaunching marketing efforts for its planned 800,000-square-foot East Tower at 3001 John F. Kennedy Blvd., but it’s waiting to begin construction until the building… Read more »
