Starr Insurance is set to significantly expand its presence in Center City Philadelphia, leasing the entire 31,600-square-foot top floor of 30 S. 17th Street, also known as Duane Morris Plaza. The move represents a 66% increase in space for the New York-based insurance and investment firm, which currently occupies about 19,000 square feet at 1601… Read more »
Stateside Vodka, the Philadelphia-born spirits company best known for its craft vodka and popular Surfside canned cocktails, has signed a long-term lease to move its corporate headquarters back to the city. The company secured an 11-year lease for 34,200 square feet across the fifth and sixth floors at 1100 Ludlow Street, part of the East… Read more »
Audacy is subleasing nearly half of its 65,000-square-foot headquarters at 2400 Market Street in Center City Philadelphia. The company is making about 32,400 square feet of space available as it adapts to hybrid work schedules and evolving office needs. Despite the downsizing, Audacy will maintain its studios for six local radio stations and continue to… Read more »
The Philadelphia commercial office market has experienced a major shift in buyer activity over the past 12 months, with private investors and end users stepping in as traditional institutional players pull back. Private buyers now account for 66% of office sales, up from a 10-year average of 51%. This 15-point increase represents the most significant… Read more »
The federal government has scaled back its plans to significantly reduce its real estate holdings, opting to maintain two Securities and Exchange Commission offices that were previously slated for closure. Among them is the SEC’s Philadelphia regional hub, providing a notable boost to the city’s office market, which continues to recover from pandemic-related vacancies. The… Read more »
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 »
The 37-story office tower at 1818 Market Street has entered receivership more than a year after its loan matured, adding to the growing roster of financially distressed properties in Philadelphia’s central business district. Court filings show owner Shorenstein Properties is in default on a $239.5 million commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) loan tied to the nearly… Read more »
A trial date has been scheduled in the foreclosure case involving 1700 Market St., an 850,723-square-foot, 32-story office tower that has faced significant financial strain in recent years. The property, owned by San Francisco-based Shorenstein, carries more than $186.7 million in debt tied to a CMBS loan, according to court filings. The case is set… Read more »
A 553,000-square-foot office building at 1650 Arch Street in Philadelphia’s central business district has entered receivership amid foreclosure proceedings, marking another sign of distress in the city’s office market. The property, currently about half vacant, is facing heightened financial pressure as its lender, an affiliate of Wilmington-based Delphi Financial Group, filed a foreclosure complaint in… Read more »
A 296,000-square-foot office building at 1635 Market Street in Philadelphia’s central business district has seen its assessed value reduced by more than half following multiple appeals, underscoring the financial pressures facing under-occupied office properties. Originally assessed at $62.2 million for tax years 2023 and 2024, the building’s value was ultimately lowered to $35.8 million in… Read more »
