Centre Square, Philadelphia’s largest office property, is being marketed for sale even as it remains tied up in an ongoing foreclosure case. Located at 1500 Market Street, just west of City Hall, the 1.76 million-square-foot complex includes the 36-story East Tower, the 43-story West Tower, and a 450-space parking garage. Once one of the city’s… Read more »
After two years of foreclosure proceedings with little clarity on Centre Square’s future, the property’s receiver now says a sale is “very likely.” Owners Nightingale Properties and InterVest Capital Partners, formerly Wafra Capital Partners, owe over $375 million on the overdue CMBS loan backing the 1.76 million-square-foot office complex, court records show. Wells Fargo Bank… Read more »
Saul Ewing, a major tenant at the Centre Square office complex on 1500 Market St., is joining the trend of relocations. The law firm will move to 1735 Market St. to accommodate its hybrid work policy. The transition is expected in early 2026, with specifics about the new space still being finalized. Avison Young’s latest… Read more »
Dilworth Paxson is nearing a deal to move from Centre Square to One Liberty Place, reducing its office space by roughly 40%, in line with the trend of law firms downsizing their real estate. The firm would downsize from 83,094 square feet to about 50,000 square feet. Dilworth is reportedly in discussions to take over… 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 »
