Affiliates of Bruce E. Toll sold 79.5 acres of land in Langhorne for $50 million to Novaya Foxfield Industrial, a Boston real estate company that has been active in the Philadelphia area. At the same time, Novaya Foxfield has moved on from the first property it acquired in the region, selling 900 River Road in Upper Merion… Read more »
Lcor Inc. has proposed a seven-story apartment building with 157 units at 5th and Bainbridge streets in South Philadelphia, a by-right plan that may lead to development taking place on what is now a surface parking lot. E-Z Park, a Philadelphia parking operator, owns the site and has been trying to develop the parcel for… Read more »
The multi-billion-dollar redevelopment of a former oil refinery site in Philadelphia, a project touted as what will be one of the largest and most strategically located U.S. logistics hubs, now has a moniker that reflects the times. Developer HRP, formerly known as Hilco Redevelopment Partners, on Monday announced the 1,300-acre South Philadelphia property it acquired… Read more »
PhilaPort has put Piers 38 and 40 up for sale, having decided it no longer needs the properties to support its operations and would be better off using any proceeds from their sale toward funding future operations. The properties at 775 S. Christopher Columbus Ave. are being sold as a pair and combined total nearly… Read more »
A venture between Ensemble Real Estate Investments and Mosaic Development Partners is proposing what would be the first large-scale multifamily development for the Philadelphia Navy Yard. Called 1200 Normandy Place, the mixed-use development would have 611 apartments across two separate buildings that combined would total 704,356 square feet. Of that space, 25,755 square feet would… Read more »
Tower Investments Inc. plans to break ground this fall on what will end up being a $500 million mixed-use development on a high-profile site at Broad Street and Washington Avenue in Philadelphia. The project at 1001 S. Broad St. involves the construction of 1,100 apartments over two to three phases as well as 65,000 square… Read more »
Horizon House, a nonprofit that focuses on mental health services, has sold its former Philadelphia headquarters for $17.92 million to a developer of student housing. Landmark Properties of Athens, Georgia, bought the five-story, 79,200-square-foot building at 119 S. 31st St. and has plans to raze the structure to make way for a new development. The… Read more »
The city is again seeking developers to revitalize the former Family Court building on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway after talks with the Peebles Corp. about turning the property into an upscale hotel ended last year. The Philadelphia Industrial Development Corp. on Friday issued a request for qualifications soliciting interest in redeveloping the nearly 250,000-square-foot building… Read more »
