Competition Keen for Philly Multifamily

Once upon a time, suburban Philly was a sleepy place in terms of multifamily investment sales—only two or three a year as recently as the early 2000s (and nobody locked their doors and you knew the milkman's name). Cushman & Wakefiled’s Karen Iman says these days, the pace is more than a dozen a year, with would-be investors coming out of the woodwork. Eg, the 120 “expressions of interest” for Village Square Apartments, a 694-unit complex in Bensalem, Pa., which sold recently for $71M in a deal in which C&W repped both sides. Even if only half of those expressions of interest were serious, that’s a lot of buyers. (We're now imagining those other calls to be prank calls about investment sales. "Pardon me, is your LEED certified HVAC running ...?)

Continue reading this story with a free account

Log in or register
Related Topics: Karen Iman
Sign up for more articles like this
Subscribe to Bisnow's Dallas-Fort Worth Newsletters
Related Stories

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Could Expand In North Texas

Voorhees Greenlights 178-Unit Office-To-Resi Conversion Amid Multifamily Boom

GGP To Redevelop Former Dick's Sporting Goods Store At Frisco's Stonebriar Centre

From Pandemic Darling To Cautionary Tale: Pickleball Clubs Face A Reckoning After Betting Big On Retail Space

4,500-Acre Data Center District Approved In Pennsylvania Town

Affordable Housing Giant Starts $180M Philly Push: The Philadelphia Deal Sheet

'It's A 2-Way Street': Philly Hospital CEOs Seek Cost Savings From Architects, Builders

Foundry Robotics Leaves San Francisco For New East Bay HQ

How Terrell Is Transforming Into A DFW Aerospace Powerhouse

Tenant Rep Firm Expands To Philly, Hires Industry Veteran

Data Centers Lose The Top Spot, San Francisco Jumps 40 Places: 9 Takeaways From ULI's 2027 Outlook

South Jersey Affordable Housing Developers Blame State 'Overregulation' For Constricted Supply