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NGKF Capital Markets has successfully completed the sale of SOKO Lofts development site at 1300-1354 North Second Street. The NGKF Capital Markets team comprising Brett Segal, Mike Margolis and Dave Dolan from the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania office, along with market expert Jeff Mack, represented Canus Corporation, who sold the development site to The Klein Company. The property is located in the South Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia, which is steps from The Piazza in Northern Liberties. The entire city block has been environmentally remediated and is bounded by 2nd Street to the east, American Street to the west and Master and Thompson Streets to the north and south, respectively.
“The Klein Company benefits from the ability to immediately commence construction, taking advantage of the surging popularity of the location and its Northern Liberties and Fishtown neighbors,” commented Segal.
SOKO Lofts is a 2.8-acre “shovel ready”, fully-approved development site located in one of the fastest-growing, liveliest neighborhoods in Philadelphia. The site is only a five minute walk to the Market-Frankford “El” stop and according to walkscore.com, a website that ranks the walkability and access to transportation and amenities of cities and neighborhoods, SOKO Lofts has a 96 Walk Score rating. The project will feature 320 apartment units and is scheduled to begin construction in late 2016.
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