HAZLETON, PA—NAI Mertz of PA sold a 25,000-square-foot industrial building located at 63A Green Mountain Road in Hazleton, PA, to Greater Hazleton Community Area New Development Organization, Inc. David Weaver and Stephen Cole, sales associates, and Fred Meyer, SIOR, director of corporate services, represented both the buyer and the seller, D & F Properties, LLC, in the transaction.
The 25,000-square-foot building is located within Humboldt Industrial Park – a 3,000-acre industrial complex just off Interstate 81 (Exit #143) along State Route 924. Home to 50 industries and 7,000 employees, it is the largest industrial park in the greater Hazleton area. Current tenants include: Amazon.com, The Hershey Company, Aryzta, Graham Packaging, Tootsie Roll Industries, Archer Daniels Midland, AutoZone and American Eagle, among others.
The buyer, known by its acronym, “CAN DO,” is a private, non-profit industrial/economic development corporation serving greater Hazleton in Northeastern PA. The agency's goal is to foster economic activity in the greater Hazleton Area through acquiring and developing the land and infrastructure needed to attract new industries and new jobs to greater Hazleton.
“We are pleased to have sold a building with such a desirable address to an organization invested in the future growth of Hazleton and the surrounding area,” says Cole.
The 25,000-square-foot warehouse/manufacturing building features 17' ceiling heights, seven tailgates, one drive-in loading door and a small office area. It is situated on a 25.87-acre lot.
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