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Offices Proposed for 75,000-SF Former Factory

TRENTON-A local developer is set to make application to redevelop the former American Cigar plant into LEED-certified loft offices.

By Eric Peterson | Updated on August 25, 2008

TRENTON-They used to roll cigars in the old factory building at 176 Division St. in this city’s Chambersburg section, but these days the building, the oldest portions of which date to the 1890s, stands vacant. But a local developer is looking to redevelop the four-story building and its 241-foot by 154-foot lot as LEED-certified loft offices with ceilings of up to 14 feet.

Developer Daniel Brenna Jr., who heads locally based Capital Real Estate Group, says he will shortly make site plan application to convert the building into offices. The building had earlier been cleared for conversion to more than 40 residential units, and had also been on the market for sale for a time just more than a year ago.

But conversion to offices is now the plan, and Brenna says he hopes to get that process under way within the next nine to 12 months. The asset will be positioned for either one large tenant or multi-tenant use, according to Brenna, and he plans to price the space at between $12 to $14 per sf. Office space in this city’s downtown area generally commands asking prices in the $18 to $25 per sf range.

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