Friday, January 8, 2016

Shorenstein buys 1700 Market St. for nearly $200M



Shorenstein Properties has closed on buying 1700 Market St., a 32-story, 842,000-square-foot office building in Center City.

The company declined to disclose the sale price but people familiar with the transaction say the company paid just under $200 million.

This office building at 1700 Market St. stands 32 stories.


This is the second Philadelphia buy for the San Francisco real estate investor.

Last year, it picked up 1818 Beneficial Bank Place., a 37-story, 940,000-square-foot office building for $185 million. It is putting another $20 million into the property making upgrades.

Ever since it made that buy, Shorenstein had been on the hunt to acquire other properties in Philadelphia. That opening came in February 2015 when a partnership that involves Nightingale Properties of New York put 1700 Market up for sale. It had bought the building in 2011 for $143.5 million, and with the Shorenstein sale, underscores how healthy the Center City investment market has become.

“As with 1818 Beneficial Bank Place, Shorenstein plans to invest capital to further improve 1700 Market’s tenant appeal and make it one of the most desirable locations in the city for companies seeking highly efficient, differentiated space,” the company said in a statement.

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