Thursday, October 9, 2014

Hershey Trust sells Hershey Square for $28.5M



The Hershey Square shopping center in Derry Township has been sold by the Hershey Trust Co. for $28.5 million.

Developed in 1994, the 218,290-square-foot grocery-anchored center was purchased by a joint venture led by New Jersey-based Heidenberg Properties Group. Its partners are New York-based Norse Realty Group and New Jersey-based Strategic Real Estate Partners.

The deal closed last week, according to Dauphin County deed records.


The center is anchored by Weis Markets and Kmart and also includes Applebee’s, Panera Bread and Verizon.

The trust said it selected the real estate partners because of their track record of property maintenance, leasing and community-oriented development.

“The trust has been very happy with the performance of the Hershey Square Shopping Center since it was developed in the early 1990s,” said Ken Gall, director of real estate.

Robert Heidenberg, CEO of Heidenberg Properties, said he is determined to continue the trust’s track record in managing the property.

Heidenberg Properties and its partners own and manage about 3.5 million square feet of retail space in the eastern half of the country, including locations in the Philadelphia area and the Poconos.

This deal by the trust follows its $3.24 million sale in July of the downtown Hershey post office property.

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