https://www.bisnow.com/sitemap Bisnow Philadelphia News http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss en-US Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/philadelphia/news/retail/big-box-stores-center-city-district-report-132054 https://www.bisnow.com/philadelphia/news/retail/big-box-stores-center-city-district-report-132054 Center City residents doing their holiday shopping in the coming weeks will have many local options for niche, independent and small footprint retailers. But if they want a big-box experience — aside from Target or a grocery store — they will likely... noah.zucker@bisnow.com Tue, 25 Nov 2025 09:34:12 -0500 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/philadelphia/news/deal-sheet/white-clay-point-chester-county-mixed-use-preit-stonewall-132081 https://www.bisnow.com/philadelphia/news/deal-sheet/white-clay-point-chester-county-mixed-use-preit-stonewall-132081 Another big mixed-use development is planned for a site PREIT is offloading in Chester County. noah.zucker@bisnow.com Wed, 26 Nov 2025 11:55:22 -0500 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/commercial-real-estate/blue-highway-initiative-short-sea-shipping-nyc-132029 https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/commercial-real-estate/blue-highway-initiative-short-sea-shipping-nyc-132029 Miles of prime waterfront real estate that supported the early industrial economies of cities like New York fell to the wayside after cars, trucks and highways replaced historic shipping routes.  Some of that land has been repurposed for apartments and... noah.zucker@bisnow.com Fri, 21 Nov 2025 15:46:15 -0500 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/philadelphia/news/commercial-real-estate/plymouth-meeting-mall-mixed-use-redevelopment-lubert-adler-131991 https://www.bisnow.com/philadelphia/news/commercial-real-estate/plymouth-meeting-mall-mixed-use-redevelopment-lubert-adler-131991 The mixed-use redevelopment trend is coming to another struggling suburban Philadelphia mall. noah.zucker@bisnow.com Thu, 20 Nov 2025 14:39:32 -0500 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/philadelphia/news/deal-sheet/eli-lilly-incubator-market-st-drexeline-medical-office-131971 https://www.bisnow.com/philadelphia/news/deal-sheet/eli-lilly-incubator-market-st-drexeline-medical-office-131971 Pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly has teamed up with Breakthrough Properties to build out a new incubator lab space in Center City. noah.zucker@bisnow.com Wed, 19 Nov 2025 14:41:50 -0500 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/philadelphia/news/commercial-real-estate/procurement-dei-small-business-cherelle-parker-131954 https://www.bisnow.com/philadelphia/news/commercial-real-estate/procurement-dei-small-business-cherelle-parker-131954 Philadelphia procurement contracts, which totaled about $4B last year, have long been coveted by the region's real estate and construction firms. The way they are allocated has changed dramatically. noah.zucker@bisnow.com Tue, 18 Nov 2025 18:04:55 -0500 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/philadelphia/news/multifamily/pearl-properties-harper-square-tallest-rental-apartment-building-131923 https://www.bisnow.com/philadelphia/news/multifamily/pearl-properties-harper-square-tallest-rental-apartment-building-131923 Pearl Properties has secured a pair of loans totaling $173M to build an apartment tower overlooking Rittenhouse Square. noah.zucker@bisnow.com Mon, 17 Nov 2025 11:32:35 -0500 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/philadelphia/news/retail/mlg-realty-south-jersey-shopping-centers-wawa-1031-exchange-131899 https://www.bisnow.com/philadelphia/news/retail/mlg-realty-south-jersey-shopping-centers-wawa-1031-exchange-131899 A Wawa-anchored Burlington County shopping center is among four properties South Jersey-based MLG Realty has acquired in its backyard. noah.zucker@bisnow.com Fri, 14 Nov 2025 12:55:35 -0500 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/philadelphia/news/multifamily/mixed-income-neighborhood-overlay-west-philly-jamie-gauthier-131878 https://www.bisnow.com/philadelphia/news/multifamily/mixed-income-neighborhood-overlay-west-philly-jamie-gauthier-131878 Residents, developers and lawmakers agree that West Philadelphia needs more affordable housing, but there are deep disagreements about how those units should be brought online. One attempted solution enacted three years ago, the Mixed-Income Neighborhoods... noah.zucker@bisnow.com Thu, 13 Nov 2025 13:53:23 -0500 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/philadelphia/news/deal-sheet/panattoni-gateway-commerce-center-nike-forks-town-131858 https://www.bisnow.com/philadelphia/news/deal-sheet/panattoni-gateway-commerce-center-nike-forks-town-131858 Panattoni Development Co. has begun construction on a pair of spec industrial buildings totaling 1.2M SF, the first phase of a 5M SF campus in Berks County. noah.zucker@bisnow.com Wed, 12 Nov 2025 16:09:34 -0500 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/philadelphia/news/industrial/community-pushback-pennsylvania-development-131821 https://www.bisnow.com/philadelphia/news/industrial/community-pushback-pennsylvania-development-131821 Pennsylvania has historically been a pillar of the nation’s industrial sector, but those uses aren’t always welcome in the commonwealth these days. noah.zucker@bisnow.com Mon, 10 Nov 2025 17:50:04 -0500 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/philadelphia/news/commercial-real-estate/exton-square-lawsuit-abrams-realty-west-whiteland-131809 https://www.bisnow.com/philadelphia/news/commercial-real-estate/exton-square-lawsuit-abrams-realty-west-whiteland-131809 The company aiming to redevelop an ailing Chester County mall with 700-plus residences and 280K SF of retail is suing the officials who rejected the plan. An affiliate of Abrams Realty & Development filed a complaint against the West Whiteland Board... noah.zucker@bisnow.com Mon, 10 Nov 2025 10:08:15 -0500 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/philadelphia/news/commercial-real-estate/market-east-revitalization-cherelle-parker-131790 https://www.bisnow.com/philadelphia/news/commercial-real-estate/market-east-revitalization-cherelle-parker-131790 Nearly a year after it was first announced, the committee Mayor Cherelle Parker formed to reimagine Market East following the Philadelphia 76ers’ pivot away from the neighborhood has gotten to work. A Friday press conference following the committee’s inaugural... noah.zucker@bisnow.com Fri, 07 Nov 2025 15:53:48 -0500 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/philadelphia/news/deal-sheet/drake-sale-lionheart-velocity-north-wales-industrial-portfolio-131729 https://www.bisnow.com/philadelphia/news/deal-sheet/drake-sale-lionheart-velocity-north-wales-industrial-portfolio-131729 A Center City tower that opened in 1929 as a hotel and was converted to apartments decades later has sold to a new investor group.  noah.zucker@bisnow.com Wed, 05 Nov 2025 15:27:43 -0500 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/philadelphia/news/retail/springfield-mall-loan-trouble-preit-simon-delco-131722 https://www.bisnow.com/philadelphia/news/retail/springfield-mall-loan-trouble-preit-simon-delco-131722 A 50-year-old Delaware County mall is facing potential distress after the owners failed to pay off their loan ahead of its maturity date last month. noah.zucker@bisnow.com Wed, 05 Nov 2025 12:05:08 -0500 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/philadelphia/news/retail/dicks-house-of-sport-king-of-prussia-mall-131714 https://www.bisnow.com/philadelphia/news/retail/dicks-house-of-sport-king-of-prussia-mall-131714 The King of Prussia Mall is getting a new experiential retail destination curated by one of the nation’s most prominent sporting good chains. noah.zucker@bisnow.com Tue, 04 Nov 2025 16:55:17 -0500 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/philadelphia/news/industrial/cold-storage-food-philaport-bgo-greek-131689 https://www.bisnow.com/philadelphia/news/industrial/cold-storage-food-philaport-bgo-greek-131689 Greater Philadelphia’s industrial boom has leveled off in recent months, but the region is still hot for cold storage space. Low vacancy and an aging stock mean new cold storage construction is penciling for developers in the region as ports along the... noah.zucker@bisnow.com Mon, 03 Nov 2025 15:12:57 -0500 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/philadelphia/news/office/one-south-broad-foreclosure-aion-partners-131651 https://www.bisnow.com/philadelphia/news/office/one-south-broad-foreclosure-aion-partners-131651 A prominent office tower overlooking Philadelphia City Hall is encountering more financial distress after its owner received a lifeline two years ago. noah.zucker@bisnow.com Thu, 30 Oct 2025 15:46:06 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/philadelphia/news/deal-sheet/tfe-properties-plots-4-apartment-buildings-in-burlington-township-the-philadelphia-deal-sheet-131634 https://www.bisnow.com/philadelphia/news/deal-sheet/tfe-properties-plots-4-apartment-buildings-in-burlington-township-the-philadelphia-deal-sheet-131634 An undeveloped, 13-acre South Jersey site is slated to become a four-building apartment community called Spectrum Village. noah.zucker@bisnow.com Wed, 29 Oct 2025 17:26:47 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/philadelphia/news/commercial-real-estate/anti-arena-activists-slam-comcast-and-sixers-wild-west-market-east-demolitions-131625 https://www.bisnow.com/philadelphia/news/commercial-real-estate/anti-arena-activists-slam-comcast-and-sixers-wild-west-market-east-demolitions-131625 Plans to demolish a string of struggling Market East retail properties are facing stiff opposition from the same crowd that rallied against the Philadelphia 76ers’ defunct Center City arena plan. The team’s parent company, Harris Blitzer Sports and... noah.zucker@bisnow.com Wed, 29 Oct 2025 14:45:20 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/philadelphia/news/retail/supermarket-former-pharmacy-drug-store-met-fresh-rite-aid-walgreens-131570 https://www.bisnow.com/philadelphia/news/retail/supermarket-former-pharmacy-drug-store-met-fresh-rite-aid-walgreens-131570 Financial struggles for national pharmacy chains have led to a large amount of retail space hitting the market across greater Philadelphia. While some of those spaces remain vacant, two of them have been snatched up by grocers, according to reports... noah.zucker@bisnow.com Mon, 27 Oct 2025 16:43:11 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/philadelphia/news/construction-development/xfinity-live-replacement-contractor-sixers-flyers-turner-aecom-131545 https://www.bisnow.com/philadelphia/news/construction-development/xfinity-live-replacement-contractor-sixers-flyers-turner-aecom-131545 Contractors have been identified for two joint construction projects being carried out by the Philadelphia 76ers and the Philadelphia Flyers. noah.zucker@bisnow.com Fri, 24 Oct 2025 15:36:11 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/philadelphia/news/commercial-real-estate/brandywine-realty-q3-2025-earnings-3025-jfk-131524 https://www.bisnow.com/philadelphia/news/commercial-real-estate/brandywine-realty-q3-2025-earnings-3025-jfk-131524 Brandywine Realty Trust has taken full control of a high-profile mixed-use skyscraper overlooking 30th Street Station. noah.zucker@bisnow.com Thu, 23 Oct 2025 18:19:12 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/philadelphia/news/adaptive-reuse/exton-square-redevelopment-rejected-lawsuit-abrams-west-whiteland-131503 https://www.bisnow.com/philadelphia/news/adaptive-reuse/exton-square-redevelopment-rejected-lawsuit-abrams-west-whiteland-131503 The Walk at Exton Town Centre has stopped stepping forward, but perhaps not for long. The West Whiteland Township Board of Supervisors rejected Abrams Realty & Development’s master plan proposal for a redevelopment of the ailing Exton Square Mall... noah.zucker@bisnow.com Thu, 23 Oct 2025 11:51:57 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/philadelphia/news/deal-sheet/land-bank-board-new-members-parker-home-initiative-131489 https://www.bisnow.com/philadelphia/news/deal-sheet/land-bank-board-new-members-parker-home-initiative-131489 Mayor Cherelle Parker is hoping two new additions to the Philadelphia Land Bank board will spur faster disposition of municipally owned vacant lots so developers can add to the city’s housing stock. noah.zucker@bisnow.com Wed, 22 Oct 2025 15:47:21 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/philadelphia/news/commercial-real-estate/university-city-land-sale-restrictions-jamie-gauthier-131484 https://www.bisnow.com/philadelphia/news/commercial-real-estate/university-city-land-sale-restrictions-jamie-gauthier-131484 Universities in Philadelphia’s main education hub could have less control over their land sale decisions if a proposed zoning overlay comes to fruition. noah.zucker@bisnow.com Wed, 22 Oct 2025 13:29:30 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/philadelphia/news/office/1650-arch-auction-asi-receivership-131469 https://www.bisnow.com/philadelphia/news/office/1650-arch-auction-asi-receivership-131469 A vacancy-riddled Center City office property is set to hit the auction block next month after it fell into receivership over the summer. noah.zucker@bisnow.com Tue, 21 Oct 2025 16:36:30 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/philadelphia/news/data-center-development/conshohocken-pushback-cleveland-cliffs-steel-mill-131443 https://www.bisnow.com/philadelphia/news/data-center-development/conshohocken-pushback-cleveland-cliffs-steel-mill-131443 The developer who helped transform Conshohocken from a depressed industrial town into a suburban office and multifamily destination wants a nearby steel mill to become a data center hub. But many residents have deep concerns about Brian O’Neill’s... noah.zucker@bisnow.com Mon, 20 Oct 2025 12:31:37 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/philadelphia/news/office/owner-use-non-profit-purchase-suburbs-delaware-131431 https://www.bisnow.com/philadelphia/news/office/owner-use-non-profit-purchase-suburbs-delaware-131431 Family Matters, a nonprofit that assists families in crisis, is now also a CRE owner. The nonprofit purchased a 28K SF building in King of Prussia last year and is renovating the space into its new headquarters for the Philadelphia area. “It was a... noah.zucker@bisnow.com Fri, 17 Oct 2025 18:14:55 -0400 Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) Bisnow (https://www.bisnow.com) https://www.bisnow.com/philadelphia/news/retail/thrift-stores-suburbs-liberty-ministries-red-white-blue-131406 https://www.bisnow.com/philadelphia/news/retail/thrift-stores-suburbs-liberty-ministries-red-white-blue-131406 Secondhand retailers inked the two biggest new leases in suburban Philadelphia’s shopping center sector last quarter. noah.zucker@bisnow.com Thu, 16 Oct 2025 15:44:25 -0400