Construction
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Penn State Man Helped Create Nittany Lion Shrine and Led WWII Engineers to Allied Victories
Col. David Pergrin, formerly of Delaware County, helped create the Nittany Lion Shrine and led one of the most decorated U.S. Army engineering units of World War II, reported news.psu.edu. Pergrin played for the Nittany Lions at Penn State. He headed the committee that commissioned Penn State’s stone sculpture of a Pennsylvania mountain lion, the…
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There’s a Reason Some Wawas Are Just Down the Street From Each Other
Patience appears to be part of Wawa’s strategy as it ramps up its expansion throughout the suburbs and certain areas for the last decade, writes Natalie Kostelni for Philadelphia Business Journal. The retailer has sometimes waited years before breaking ground at some locations. It’s a keen student of demographics, traffic patterns and human behavior so…
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Former Ashbourne Country Club Land in Cheltenham Township Has New Owner With New Development Date
Cheltenham-based Matrix Development Group has sold the land from the defunct Ashbourne Country Club to Liberty Commercial Development for $9 million after an eight-year battle over redeveloping the Cheltenham Township property, writes Katie Park for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Matrix, which was unable to proceed with construction, finalized the sale of the 104.5-acre property last week.…
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San Jose-Based Anpac Bio Is Expanding to East Coast, Plans to Move Headquarters to Lower Gwynedd
Anpac Bio, a biotechnology firm based in San Jose, is planning to move its headquarters to a newly- constructed office facility in Lower Gwynedd in March next year, writes Katie Park for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The company that specializes in early cancer detection signed a 10-year lease for space at the Spring House Innovation Park…
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IKEA Plans to Increase Its NYC Presence with New Format Store
IKEA, the Swedish home furnishings giant with headquarters in Conshohocken, is planning to increase its NYC presence with a new format store in Queens, writes Clint Engel for the Home Textiles Today. At 115,000 square feet, the store will be less than half the size of IKEA’s largest stores nationwide, but it will still be…
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Oliver Tyrone Pulver Secures Anchor Tenant, Financing for Conshohocken $112M Office Building
With financing and an anchor tenant in place, Oliver Tyrone Pulver is now ready to start building Seven Tower Bridge, a $112 million office building in Conshohocken, writes Natalie Kostelni for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The 14-story riverfront building will be anchored by Hamilton Lane, which will move from its current offices in Bala Cynwyd.…
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CertaPro Finds New Home for its Headquarters in Lower Providence, Adds Training Center
After reviewing nearly two-dozen spaces across the region, CertaPro Painters has finally found a new home for its headquarters in Lower Providence, not too far from its former location in Oaks, writes Natalie Kostelni for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The company has signed a ten-year lease on the new 30,000 square-feet offices at 2621 Van…
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Haverford School Turns Campus Construction Into Teaching Opportunity
Haverford School has turned a campus construction site into a teaching opportunity to enhance lessons and expose its students to new job prospects they may have not otherwise considered, writes Maddie Hanna for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Last week, a group of seventh-grade students spent their science class on the construction site of the new middle…
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Magnetic Specialties expands plant space in Telford
Magnetic Specialties, Inc. (MSI) announces the construction of a new 4,800 SF addition to its plant space on Keystone Drive, Telford. The new insulated and heated steel building with reinforced concrete floor is contracted with Gorski Construction Engineers Collegeville. Mike Afflerbach, President of MSI, says the building addition is essential for added efficiencies and expansion…
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Tinicum Township saves and renovates the Lazaretto Quarantine Station
Tinicum Township, a very small community near Philadelphia was able to save the oldest surviving quarantine station in the Western Hemisphere. The community is now transforming the 18th -century structure into township offices, writes Kristen De Groot for The Philadelphia Tribune. Tinicum Township wants to renovate the Lazaretto Quarantine Station as part of a broader plan…
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Battle on to save the historic Ardmore movie house
The Ardmore Cinema closed almost two decades ago. The current occupant is an outdoor furniture store that advertises on the marquee that once displayed movie showings, writes Erin McCarthy for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Due to pending zoning code changes, the historic theater may soon become a seven-story apartment complex. In the latest proposal received by…
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First major apartment construction in decades planned for the Main Line
A real estate company plans to start major developments on the Main Line including an $18 million apartment complex in Narberth, writes Natalie Kostelni for Philadelphia Business Journal. In addition to the apartment complex, there are two more multi-family development projects planned for Narberth currently in the approval process. These projects will be the first major development…
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King of Prussia office building coming down
Brandywine Realty Trust (BRT) is razing an old office building at 650 Park Ave. in King of Prussia. The publicly traded real estate company said it will not begin development of a new $39 million proposed four-story, 100,000-square-foot replacement until it has a tenant in place, writes Natalie Kostleni for Philadelphia Business Journal. BRT received…
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Montgomery Township to spend nearly $1 million on road projects
By D’Lara Scott Montgomery Township is about to spend nearly $1 million on roads, curbs and sidewalks, and any acts of vandalism will be quickly handed over to the police department. The Montgomery Township has a 16- year road plan and will be managing the conditions of its Township owned roads, curbs, and sidewalks. [uam_ad…
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Radnor Board of Commissioners nixes new Wawa
All five members of the Radnor Board of Commissioners present Monday night voted against a new Wawa convenience store with gas pumps for the corner of Lancaster and Aberdeen avenues, writes Linda Stein for mainlinemedianews.com. Plans for the Wawa had drawn opposition from nearby neighbors who fought against it for more than a year. In…
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Ernst Brothers Builders in Spring House adds construction estimator to team
Ernst Brothers Builders, a niche construction firm, has hired Joe Kelly as construction estimator and project manager to assist the company as it continues its expansion into more complex projects throughout the Delaware Valley. Kelly comes to Ernst after 18 years with a high-end custom builder in Bucks County, where he worked his way up…
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PennDOT to host open house for Old Skippack Road roundabout project in Upper Salford Township
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) will hold an open house public plans display on Wednesday, May 29, from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM at1441 Salford Station Road in Salford, to inform citizens about an upcoming project to construct a roundabout to improve travel and safety at the intersection of Old Skippack Road and Schwenksville Road/Shelly Road in Upper Salford…
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Montco’s newest senior living community breaks ground in Limerick
A groundbreaking ceremony was held on Thursday March 21st for Arcadia at Limerick Pointe – the newest Retirement Community in Montgomery County. Arcadia has the only true Independent Living community in Limerick that offers all the luxury of Independent Living and its many amenities, but in a monthly rental concept without large buy-in fees. A…
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