Qurate Retail Group, the parent company of QVC Inc. and the Home Shopping Network, has sold one of its buildings in West Chester for $17.5 million, having determined it no longer needed the space as the company embraces a flexible work arrangement going forward. Parsons 1365 LLC, an entity affiliated with Communications Test Design Inc.,… Read more »
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Local sublease space mounts as companies trickle back to offices, figure out how much room they need
Five Below Inc. is trying to sublease 42,000 square feet at its Philadelphia headquarters, deciding it no longer needs the space it grabbed two years ago for future expansion. If possible, it wouldn’t mind getting rid of an additional 26,000 square feet for a grand total of 68,000 square feet. The company is “evaluating a hybrid model… Read more »
Dechert Signs Short-Term Lease Renewal at Cira Centre, Reduces Space by More than Half
Dechert has signed a short-term renewal on about 109,000 square feet of office space over four floors at Cira Centre. Dechert, one of Philadelphia’s largest law firms, had been in discussions for some time with the building’s landlord, Brandywine Realty Trust, to occupy four floors in the upper section of Cira Centre. The firm had… Read more »
Biomeme Signs Deal to Double Space, Relocate Center City Headquarters
Biomeme Inc., a diagnostic startup behind a rapid Covid-19 test, has signed a lease on 44,000 square feet to relocate its headquarters, lab and production space to 401 N. Broad St. in Center City. The company is currently housed in about 20,000 square feet at 1015 Chestnut St. and has grown during the pandemic as… Read more »
Philadelphia’s Proposed One Percent Tax on New Construction
Is Philadelphia’s proposed one percent tax on new construction a good compromise or a fools bargain? The Philadelphia City Council announced new legislation on April 11, 2018, that includes a new one percent tax on new construction that would raise revenue for the Housing Trust Fund, the city’s dedicated source for developing new affordable housing, preserving existing… Read more »