Lancaster PA Commercial Real Estate » Industrial

New Lease Accounting Rules May Affect Tenants and Landlords

thiryj — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 03:19:34 +0000

The CoStar Group reports that Northrop Grumman Corp.’s decision in July to relocate its corporate headquarters from Los Angeles to a 14-story, 334,385-square-foot building it acquired in Falls Church, VA, was a huge economic development victory for Fairfax County and the state of Virginia. But the defense contractor’s decision to buy rather than lease its headquarters building at 2980 Fairview Park Drive has also drawn renewed attention to a major international proposal that could effectively end off-balance-sheet treatment of leases.
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Lennox International Inc. plans to open a distribution center in Middletown.

thiryj — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 18:38:35 +0000

Central Pennsylvania Business Journals reports that Dallas-based Lennox International Inc. will open a distribution center in Middletown, adding 31 jobs over three years, Gov. Ed Rendell announced today.

Lennox, which manufactures and services heating, air-conditioning, refrigeration and ventilation equipment, will lease a 130,000-square-foot facility to support its operations in the northeast, the state said.Pennsylvania provided Lennox with $181,950 in incentives, including money for job training and tax credits.

Commercial Real Estate Acquisitions Expected to Increase through 2012

thiryj — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:09:37 +0000

Morningstar analyst Todd Lukasik expects a flurry of purchase activity in the commercial real estate space, starting now and then intensifying in 2011 and 2012.

It’s not so much that the commercial real estate market is healthy, but rather that there will be massive amounts of distressed properties as many property owners’ untenable debt burdens come debt.

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Texas Investors Survey Central PA for Warehouse Space

thiryj — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 14:57:24 +0000

Central Pennsylvania Business Journal reports that a Texas real estate management and development company has its sights set on more Central Pennsylvania warehouse acquisitions, an executive said today.
Dallas-based Hillwood Investment Properties is actively surveying the market to add smaller vacant warehouses to its midstate portfolio, Senior Vice President Gary Frederick said. “It’s a very stable and consistent distribution market because of its proximity to most of the northeast population,” he said.

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NAI Global Expands Loan Restructuring Capability to Assist Clients

thiryj — Sat, 08 May 2010 12:04:48 +0000

NAI Global, the world’s premier managed network of commercial real estate firms and one of the largest real estate services providers worldwide, and Chesterfield Faring Ltd., a leading real estate restructuring group, today announced a joint venture to assist clients in need of financial restructurings.

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The NEW Spring 2010 Commercial Listing Report – Lancaster, PA

thiryj — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:33:12 +0000

John Thiry provides the Lancaster, PA commercial listing brochure as a courtesy to his clients:

Lancaster PA commercial listings – 2010 Spring

On the Upside…Lenders Showing Signs of Easing Requirements

thiryj — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 20:05:16 +0000

Financing Terms for Borrowers Ease as Lenders Return

Apr 19, 2010 – CRE News

Lenders are returning to the commercial mortgage market, dropping their requirements for borrowers and their targets for returns along the way.

While trophy properties in major markets are seeing most of the increased lender interest, assets in secondary markets are also attracting stronger interest, according to mortgage intermediaries.

Traditional lenders, such as banks, life insurance companies and CMBS lenders, have increased by 5 percentage points the amount of leverage they’re willing to provide for properties to 60-70% for 10-year loans and by 10 percentage points to 65-70% for five-year loans, according to Cushman & Wakefield Sonnenblick Goldman.

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John Thiry successfully completes buyer agency assignment

thiryj — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 17:37:33 +0000

John Thiry, NAI Commercial Partners was pleased to successfully conclude a buyer’s agency assignment for A&M Hardware.
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John Thiry, Commercial Real Estate Advisor

thiryj — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:40:53 +0000

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Manufacturing in ‘recovery mode’ – Nov. 2, 2009

thiryj — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:17:31 +0000

I am not calling it yet – but this could be the beginning of the jobs growth indication that will herald a commercial real estate price recovery. Readers of my blog will know to look for price recover in commercial/industrial leasing and property values 6-9 months after they see confirmed net job creation announcements.

Manufacturing in ‘recovery mode’ – Nov. 2, 2009.

Is anyone else seeing net job creation news?