A New York real estate firm has acquired the majority of the debt on the historic Wanamaker building and is negotiating to take over the distressed Center City office property, according to multiple sources. Rubenstein Partners, which owns the nine-floor office portion of the Wanamaker, confirmed to the Business Journal that it has had “significant”… Read more »
Center City’s post-pandemic office market is beginning to take shape, highlighted by the sale of a 15-story building at a significant discount. An undisclosed private investor purchased 1760 Market St., a 133,353-square-foot office building in the central business district, for $11.5 million. This sale price represents a 63% decrease from its last sale in 2018,… Read more »
Seeking a new design for its office, architecture firm Ballinger is relocating from its 21-year home in Washington Square West to a new location just south of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. Currently occupying 44,000 square feet at 833 Chestnut St., Ballinger plans to move to 46,500 square feet at 1650 Arch St. in May 2025…. Read more »
Hamilton Lane will soon expand its presence by opening a Center City office at One Logan Square, complementing its relatively new headquarters in Conshohocken. The investment firm has secured an eight-and-a-half-year lease for 7,981 square feet on the 24th floor of the Brandywine Realty Trust-owned building at 130 N. 18th St. The move is scheduled… Read more »
An increasingly pressing question looms over older office buildings in Center City: What fate awaits them? Some local developers speculate that aging, lower-quality high-rises might vanish from Philadelphia’s skyline. While demolition is a typical aspect of the real estate cycle, the prospect of dismantling 30-story office towers is both rare and striking. However, extreme situations… Read more »
A five-story Center City West office building is for sale, offering conversion potential in a rapidly developing area of Philadelphia. Owned by the American Red Cross, the 52,676-square-foot building at 2221 Chestnut St. includes 20 underground parking spaces and is situated between the central business district, Rittenhouse Square, and University City. Recently assessed at $12.2… 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 historic Wanamaker Building has been placed in receivership as one of Center City’s most recognizable office properties struggles to retain tenants and debtholders pursue foreclosure to satisfy a $112 million unpaid mortgage balance. An emergency petition filed by Wilmington Trust N.A. for the appointment of a receiver was granted Sept. 6, according to filings… Read more »
The Philadelphia region has 21 office properties under construction totaling over 3.7 million square feet, as of the third quarter of this year. Over 70% of the new office development is concentrated in two downtown areas: University City and the Market Street West section of Center City. University City alone accounts for 1.2 million square… Read more »
Fox Rothschild will be leaving its home of 46 years at 2000 Market St. — cutting more than 40% of its space in the process — to move across the street. The firm has signed a 15-year lease at Two Commerce Square at 2001 Market and will move in December 2024. Chairman Mark Morris said the firm… Read more »
