Philadelphia commercial real estate


Office Space Near Philadelphia Independence Hall in Great Demand

Could there be signs the Philadelphia Independence Hall office market is heating up? Throughout 2015 and 2017 Independence Hall was an outlier with noticeably higher vacancies than other submarkets in […]

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Landlords Could Seize Opportunity If Papa John’s Shuts Stores

It’s not often that commercial real estate landlords want to lose tenants, but that may be the case with the criticized pizza chain Papa John’s as it faces the prospect […]

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Commercial Real Estate Mortgage Debt Surges to New Record

Mortgage debt underlying offices, apartments, and other non-farm commercial real estate rose the most in any quarter on record to a new high of $3.27 trillion in the second quarter […]

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Big Retailers Shrink Stores to Boost Sales

Plans by fast-food chain Taco Bell to open 300 new small-format restaurants across the country in the next four years are the latest being undertaken by a slew of major […]

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Commercial Construction Spending Headed to Record High

Spending on hotel, office, distribution, and other commercial and public buildings likely will expand for an unprecedented ninth-consecutive year in 2019, according to a consensus forecast by the country’s top […]

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Industrial Real Estate Sales Lead All Property Sectors

Industrial property sales outperformed other major commercial sectors across the country in the second quarter, driven by the popularity of online retailer Amazon and the migration of brick and mortar […]

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Commercial Construction Surges as Demand Counters Higher Labor, Materials Costs

Robust commercial construction is projected to carry through the second half of 2018 and into next year, overcoming a shortage of skilled workers and any effects of tariffs on the […]

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Zeroing in on Center City Philadelphia’s Tightest Office Micro Markets

Market Street West – the portion of Market Street running from City Hall to 21st Street – is seen by most Philadelphia office space brokers and investors as Center City’s […]

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Philadelphia’s Proposed One Percent Tax on New Construction

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 […]

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Bala Cynwyd Office Market Appears to be on the Rebound

Bala Cynwyd’s office market, while not currently experiencing five percent rent growth, currently is experiencing its highest occupancy rate in 15 years – 92 percent – and has seen gradual […]

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Banks Ease Lending Standards for CRE Loans

For the first time in nearly three years, U.S. banks report they have loosened their lending requirements for some types of commercial real estate loans. The latest Federal Reserve survey […]

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Shopping Center Closures Near 100 Million Square Feet

Retailers are focusing on their top-performing locations and shedding marginal stores with announced closures so far in 2018 totaling nearly 100 million square feet as demand for mall and shopping […]

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