The founders of a sustainable apparel and coffee company plan to redevelop the 191-year-old Society Hill Hotel building into a “five-star” boutique property with a whiskey bar-themed dining concept. Mike Cangi and Brian Linton are aiming for a January or February opening of the new Society Hill Hotel at 301 Chestnut St. in Old City…. Read more »
The opening of PJW Restaurant Group’s 23rd P.J. Whelihan’s Pub and Restaurant this fall in Conshohocken will mark the fourth location that the group has opened in just over a year, the most it’s ever brought online within a 13-month time span. The P.J. Whelihan’s brand is now the sole focus for expansion for Westmont,… Read more »
As part of Brixmor Property Group’s $50 million redevelopment of the Roosevelt Mall in Northeast Philadelphia, grocery store Sprouts Farmers Market and quick-service restaurants Panda Express and Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers are planned to open. The 24,000-square-foot Sprouts store is scheduled to open in the first quarter of 2024 while the 2,000-square-foot Panda Express and… Read more »
Abrams Realty & Development has added to its local holdings with the $23.1 million acquisition of the Dekalb Plaza, a 178,356-square-foot shopping center in East Norriton. The seller was Bethesda, Maryland-based Broad Street Realty. Dekalb Plaza shopping center is 98% leased and anchored by Urban Air and Big Lots. Goodwill, Chick-fil-A, Applebee’s, Sally Beauty and… Read more »
German grocer Lidl is closing a store in King of Prussia after 18 months, one of several locations being shuttered by the company later this week. A store at 1601 Burlington-Mount Holly Road in Burlington Township, New Jersey, is also set to close, the Cherry Hill Courier-Post reports. *Article courtesy of Philadelphia Business Journals For more… Read more »
David’s Bridal is in talks with a potential buyer for some of the company’s assets, a deal that would save thousands of jobs and almost 200 stores across the retailer’s portfolio. The Conshohocken wedding dress retailer confirmed it is in “advanced discussions with an interested bidder.” The bid would save approximately 7,000 employees and nearly… Read more »
A Florida craft beer bar chain is entering the Philadelphia market with a location in Manayunk. Tampa-based brand The Brass Tap plans to open at 177 Markle St. in late 2023 or early 2024. Franchisees Danielle and Izak Du Plooy acquired the property for $689,000 in December of 2021, originally renting the building out to tenants before… Read more »
South Jersey discount retailer Forman Mills has warned that it will likely file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection if it cannot find a buyer, causing the company to close stores and lay off hundreds of employees over the next two months. The Pennsauken-based retailer is currently trying to finalize a sale “as a going concern,”… Read more »
A year after buying the Quartermaster Plaza shopping center in South Philadelphia, a joint venture of New York firms DRA Advisors and KRP Centers are looking to sell the property in a deal that could fetch more than $100 million. DRA Advisors and KRP Centers bought the 456,208-square-foot shopping center last year as part of a 33-property… Read more »
D Bank is opening its first new branch in Philadelphia in four years with at least two more in the planning stage, as the bank is pivoting toward organic growth in the wake of the recent termination of its planned $13.4 billion mergerwith First Horizon Corp. During the bank’s earnings call last week, executives for the… Read more »
