Liberty Property Trust has sold one of its suburban
office complexes for $63.5 million.
The property consists of three buildings at 1170, 1180
and 1190 Devon Park Drive that total 250,185 square feet in King of Prussia,
Pa.
The structures are highly visible off Route 202 where
drivers can see the USLI sign for the its main tenant, U.S. Liabilities Inc.,
which maintains its headquarters there, and DrugDev, which moved its North
American headquarters from Audubon, Pa., into 31,000 square feet at 1170 Devon
Park. The complex is fully leased on a long-term basis to the tenants.
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A partnership consisting of a group of undisclosed, local
high-networth individuals bought the complex.
“We had nine offers on the property and some were
international buyers, which is nice to see in Philadelphia,” said Mike
Margolis, an investment broker with Newmark Grubb Knight Frank, which oversaw
the transaction.
Sales of suburban office buildings have started to pick
up is a sign that the one of the last and hardest hit property types during the
recession is finally seeing a recovery.
“I know there is a lot more activity this year compared
with last year,” Margolis said.
Liberty (NYSE: LPT) has been selling real estate assets
that it has determined don’t fit into its core portfolio.
Source: Philadelphia
Business Journal
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