Philadelphia’s office market showed signs of stabilization in early 2025, with positive annual net absorption for the first time in five years. However, challenges remain as companies continue to downsize, rents stay under pressure, and high interest rates suppress asset valuations. Here’s an update on what local industry players are saying about the market. Several… Read more »
Philadelphia’s Tax Reform Commission proposes a temporary 20-year tax abatement to encourage converting distressed office buildings for new uses. The recommendation, doubling the current 10-year abatement, is part of a 29-page report analyzing the city’s tax structure. The report also calls for a $15 minimum wage, phasing out the Business Income and Receipts Tax (BIRT),… Read more »
Pashman Stein Walder Hayden is expanding into Philadelphia, hiring cannabis industry practice leader Seth Goldberg from Duane Morris to lead the new office. The Hackensack-based firm will occupy 2,500 square feet on the 31st floor of One Commerce Square at 2005 Market St. starting March 1. The short-term lease includes four offices and a conference… Read more »
Local developers Lubert-Adler Real Estate Funds and Keystone are overhauling the Bourse and 400 Market St., with both projects set for completion in just over a year. The 10-story, 302,600-square-foot Bourse building will feature a 152-room Hilton Tapestry Collection hotel on the third, fourth, and eighth floors. Scheduled to open in early 2026, the hotel… Read more »
An Irish technology product developer has signed a long-term lease for 50,000 square feet in Wayne, relocating its local office four miles east while reducing its footprint by 38%. TE Connectivity will move into 680 E. Swedesford Road by January 2026, occupying the first two floors of the four-story, 102,000-square-foot building, which is set for… Read more »
Mark Seltzer, who has leased office space at the Philadelphia Navy Yard since 2006, has never been more optimistic. According to Seltzer, managing director at Ensemble Investments, 2021, 2022, and 2024 were the Navy Yard’s top office leasing years in two decades. Today, only 2,800 square feet remain available in Ensemble’s 300,000-square-foot Navy Yard portfolio…. Read more »
The 27-story Ten Penn Center office tower in Center City is hitting the market. Owners Sterling Equities and Greenville Partners are listing the 668,000-square-foot building at 1801 Market St. The property, built in 1981 and purchased for $75 million in 2006, was most recently assessed at $122.8 million. It is currently 60% occupied, per CoStar…. Read more »
American Real Estate Partners (AREP) has secured a four-year extension on its $162.5 million loan for 1600 Market St., safeguarding the property’s financial stability amid office market challenges. The loan, now extended to 2028, involved senior lenders Natixis Corporate and Investment Banking, BlackRock, and mezzanine lender JPMorgan Chase. The 39-story, 825,968-square-foot tower, 70% occupied, was… Read more »
Office vacancy rates have hit a 45-year high, with predictions that one-quarter of U.S. office space could sit empty by early 2026. Currently, 11 major metros face over $1 billion in empty office space. Philadelphia, while just below this threshold, saw 27.6 million square feet of vacant office space mid-year, translating to an estimated $801… Read more »
Plans to build over 400 apartments near City Avenue in Bala Cynwyd are advancing on the grounds of a recently cleared former office building. Houston-based developer Hanover Co. acquired the 8.5-acre property at 111 Presidential Blvd. for $21.3 million from Amerimar Realty Co., as confirmed by Montgomery County property records. The Bala Pointe Office Center,… Read more »
