PHILADELPHIA, PA—In the largest office transaction in Philadelphia history, the iconic Centre Square, a two-building, 1.8-million-square-foot, class A, multi-tenant office complex in Philadelphia, traded from Equity Commonwealth REIT to an affiliate of Nightingale Properties, for a reported $328 million. The building is perhaps best-known for the Claes Oldenburg sculpture of a clothespin on the plaza of the property's northwest corner facing Market Street at City Hall's Dilworth Plaza.

The CBRE Capital Markets team of Robert Fahey, Jerry Kranzel, Erin Hannan and Jack Corcoran represented Chicago-based Equity Commonwealth, in the marketing and sale negotiations. Additionally, Nightingale Properties has retained CBRE as the exclusive leasing agent for Centre Square. The leasing team will be led by Christian Dyer and Nick Gersbach, who have successfully leased the asset for fifteen years.

“Centre Square is a major part of Philadelphia's fabric and attracted investor interest and capital commitments from around the globe,” says Fahey, executive vice president, CBRE. “The asset sits across from Dilworth Park and City Hall and above the mass transit network. It is the best-located set of office towers in the Philadelphia CBD. We are honored to have been chosen to represent Equity Commonwealth in the sale of this landmark asset.”