Notable Megaprojects Powering the Pennsylvania Industrial Market – Guest Blogger Chad Buch

Over the past 12 months, the Pennsylvania Industrial Market has seen a flurry of large-scale capital investment announcements which are forecasted to boost the fortunes of Quaker state residents and drive industrial employment. Federal policy initiatives started in 2022 under the Biden Administration with the CHIPS Act and more recently President Trump’s 2025 One Big…

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Renew Early: Avoid Steep Rent Hikes in Philadelphia’s Thriving Industrial Market

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Philadelphia’s industrial real estate market is booming, ranking third nationwide for sustained rent growth among major markets. Over the last five years, rents have soared by 57.6%, far exceeding the national average of 41.7%. For tenants, this rapid growth means waiting to renew a lease could have serious financial consequences​. Consider a tenant leasing a…

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Industrial Real Estate 2024: Shifting Demand, Rising Vacancies, and Regional Hotspots

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In 2024, the industrial real estate market is navigating a period of adjustment marked by increased vacancy rates, cooling rent growth, and shifting tenant priorities. National vacancy has reached 6.4%, reflecting a broader rise in available space as new construction meets moderated demand. With annual rent growth slowing to 3.9%, tenants in key industrial hubs…

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McGowan quoted on front page of Lehigh Valley Business Journal: The boom in online shopping is driving the rising demand for industrial real estate in the Lehigh Valley.

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By: Paula WolfNovember 15, 2021 10:21 am Thanks to the boom in e-commerce, the Lehigh Valley industrial market is even busier than it was prior to the pandemic.  That’s the verdict of Kevin McGowan, president of McGowan Corporate Real Estate Advisors, who just released an update on industrial sales activity in the region.   The report, using data from CoStar, revealed that sales volume in the…

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McGowan quoted in Philly Inquirer: U.S. Steel’s once-mighty Fairless Works gets epic makeover to become e-commerce warehouses

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by Katie Park and Jacob Adelman, Posted: November 7, 2020 NorthPoint Development wants to redevelop the expansive, environmentally degraded Bucks County steel plant site once known as Fairless Works into a massive warehouse-and-distribution campus, making it the region’s latest obsolete industrial property to be eyed for a makeover for the e-commerce age. The Kansas City, Mo.-based developer plans to complete its…

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