Bruce E. Toll sat down with 6 ABC news to discuss his secret to staying young and active.
“Two years ago, at age 73, Toll stepped down from Toll Brothers, only to take on a new challenge with the creation of BET Investments.
“I invest in new businesses, probably one new business every year,” he said.
His prescription for health and happiness?
“Be ambitious and keep building. Keep working. You can’t slowdown, in my opinion. That’s what keeps you young,” he said.”
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BET Investments, a real estate firm founded by Bruce E. Toll, who also cofounded residential developer Toll Brothers, is nearing completion of West End Flats. The project is a 162-unit apartment community at 444 West Baltimore Pike (the corner of Baltimore Avenue and Brook Street) in Media, Pa. The four-story development, which is being financed by TD Bank, will be delivered in August. <<–Read More at Multi-Housing News–>
Contact: Michael P. Markman, President
(215) 938-7115
mmarkman@betinvestments.com
BET INVESTMENTS, INC. (A Bruce E. Toll Company) NEARS COMPLETION OF A 200,000 SQUARE FOOT GROCERY ANCHORED, BEST IN CLASS SHOPPING CENTER IN NORTH GREENBUSH, NEW YORK
BET Investments, Inc., a Bruce E. Toll Company based in Dresher, Pennsylvania, is developing Van Rensselaer Square, a 200,000 square foot shopping center located off Interstate 90 at the intersection of Route 4 and Route 43 in North Greenbush, New York. ShopRite, Home Goods, Chili’s and CapCom Federal Credit Union are open for business. Leases have also been signed with Michaels, TJ Maxx, Five Below, Melissa’s Beauty Bar, Realty USA and Hanzo Sushi and Hibachi. There are additional national and local tenant leases being negotiated to bring the occupancy to 95% upon completion in September of this year. “The completion of this shopping center is the culmination of many years of work to create this best in class property,” said Michael Markman, President of BET Investments.
The property is being leased by Tracy Lauer of Widewaters and is being financed by Key Bank.
BET Investments is a fully integrated real estate development, leasing and management company that was founded by Bruce E. Toll and Michael Markman. BET and its affiliates own more than seven million square feet of mixed-use and retail projects, one million square feet of office properties and over 4,000 apartment units in 12 states. For more information contact Michael P. Markman, President of BET Investments, Inc. at (215) 938-7115 or mmarkman@betinvestments.com.
BET Investments is pleased to have our Granite Run revitalization project recognized nationally with this great article on the fate of Malls in America done by CBS News. Click on the screenshot below to be redirected to the CBS website, or simply click the article link http://www.cbsnews.com/live/video/malls-transform-to-adapt-to-online-shopping/
Source: Philadelphia Magazine
BET Investments has taken the site of the former Granite Run Mall and transformed it into what is soon to be the Promenade at Granite Run. The new 820,000 square foot site will feature 400 apartments along with various retailers and offices. Among those are Frank’s Theatres CineBowl & Grille and a Chidlren’s Hospital of Philadelphia pediatric office.
In addition to the great retailers, the Promenade will also boast many other amenities for not only the residents but the surrounding community as well.
To view the article from the Philadelphia Inquirer, click here
The infamous Steve Wescott, the man who is making an incredible 3,800 mile hike from Seattle to Times Square New York with his goat named Miles walked right through Media PA the other day, and right by the future site of the West End Flats. Wescott is walking to raise money to build an orphanage in Nairobi, Kenya and has already raised over $200,000. Good Luck Steve! We hope you and Miles get to New York soon.
For more information on Steve Wescott and Miles please visit http://www.needle2square.com/
or you can track the journey on their Instagram
For more information on our fantastic West End Flats project, please check out our video here
The demolition of the former Granite Run has been completed and BET Investments is beginning construction on a new state-of-the-art Mixed-use Development consisting of ±830,000 square feet of retail, restaurants, and entertainment and ±400 residential apartment units. BET Investments is pleased to be breathing new life into an incredible community and will continue to update our website with the progress of this exciting project.
Dicks Sporting Goods : Empire Crossing preps for store openings | 4-Traders
July 24–BLOOMINGTON — Dick’s Sporting Goods — the catalyst for the transformation of a long-dormant east Bloomington shopping center — will open in mid-August.
Dick’s is among several national brand stores, including PetSmart and DSW, opening at the former Colonial Plaza. Its new name, Empire Crossing, 1608 E. Empire St., reflects its retail rebirth.
Colonial Plaza was anchored by Kmart, which closed in January 2015. That site will house Dick’s, HomeGoods, Five Below and Carter’s Oshkosh B’gosh.
The former Circuit City building, located in the same shopping center but separately owned, has been leased to PetSmart.
Dick’s will open at 9 a.m. Aug. 13 with a two-day celebration. A sign in the window of Five Below said its grand opening is Aug. 5.
“We’re excited to be opening this expanded and enhanced Dick’s Sporting Goods, and really feel it will allow us to better serve athletes, sports fans and outdoor enthusiasts in the community,” said Scott Casey, Dick’s Sporting Goods community marketing manager.
The shopping center had a 77 percent vacancy rate last year when owner BT Bloomington committed to a $10 million renovation for Dick’s.
In exchange, the city established a tax increment financing redevelopment project area that includes the shopping center and covers over 82 acres of taxable property, including the Towanda Plaza shopping center on Towanda Avenue.
“The over $10 million transformational redevelopment of the former Kmart building in the new Empire Crossing shopping center is an excellent example of a public-private partnership and is a clear indication that the city of Bloomington is open for business and is willing to partner with private developers to promote investment across the city,” said Austin Grammer, the city’s economic development coordinator.
“The soon to open 50,000-square-foot Dick’s Sporting Goods store has already provided a boost to the local economy though the employment of many locally based contractors and will result in increased job opportunities and new shopping destinations for area residents as the new Dick’s Sporting Goods store is already drawing additional new national retailers to the city,” he added.
Dick’s originally was located on North Greenbriar Drive in Normal. The new location will enable the sporting goods retailer to improve its footwear section and expand its offering of brand shops.
The new Dick’s store will be staffed with about 60 full time and part-time workers.
Enhancements include expanded brand shops, a women’s studio apparel department, a soccer shop, a lacrosse shop and a baseball shop.
“We also widened the aisles, added additional in-store services and expanded the product assortments,” said Casey.
HomeGoods and Carter’s are expected to open before Oct. 31, according to information shared in April by Michael Markman, president of BET Investments, which manages the shopping center.
DSW-Designer Shoe Warehouse, which signed a letter of intent for lease, isn’t expected to open until April.
Spokesmen for those companies either could not be reached for comment or said they were not ready to announce plans.
PetSmart plans to open its store later this year, said spokeswoman Melissa Wenzel. The 23,000-square-foot site that formerly housed Circuit City has been vacant since early 2009.
A grand opening date has not been determined, she said.
“This is a great success,” said Mayor Tari Renner. “It shows that one of our top priorities is to grow the local economy and create jobs.
“Another reason it is critical is this the face of Bloomington when you come from (Central Illinois Regional Airport),” he added. “What we had was a largely abandoned strip mall. Now we’re going to have a very exciting engine of economic growth.”
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Dresher, Pennsylvania (January 22, 2016).
BET Investments is pleased to announce that on January 22, 2016 it acquired the Montgomery Corporate Center located at Dryden and Welsh Roads in Dresher, Pennsylvania. The Class A, 4-story office building contains 225,722 rentable square feet on 25 acres and is considered to be one of the premier office buildings in the Suburban Philadelphia market. The primary tenant in the building is Ascensus which currently occupies approximately 170,000 square feet.
The building sits adjacent to 75 acres of raw ground that BET Investments acquired on January 6, 2016. “Together with the Montgomery Corporate Center parcel, we have been able to assemble 100 acres in Upper Dublin Township which has some of the strongest demographics in the Philadelphia suburbs,” stated Michael Markman, President of BET Investments. “We intend to develop the 100 acres to as a mixed use project containing a multitude of uses that compliment the surrounding area.”
For more information contact Michael P. Markman, President of BET Investments, Inc. at (215) 938-7115 or mmarkman@betinvestments.com.
Dresher, Pennsylvania (October 25, 2015).
BET Investments, Inc is pleased to announce that on October 25, 2015 the long awaited CVS opened for business at the Dresher Commons, a mixed-use development that fronts on both Susquehanna Road and Limekiln Pike in Dresher, Pennsylvania. The CVS pharmacy with a drive-thru contains 13,000 square feet of space. Upon completion, Dresher Commons will include a Chipotle restaurant and additional restaurant space, an office building incorporating the existing Clime house and 24 rental townhouses will be built under the plan approved for the parcel.
For more information contact Michael P. Markman, President of BET Investments, Inc. at (215) 938-7115 or mmarkman@betinvestments.com.
MIDDLETOWN >> It’s coming — the Promenade at Granite Run, the official name of the upscale town centerto be developed on the site of Granite Run Mall, awaiting the wrecking ball in early November.
At council’s Monday meeting, mall owner/developer Michael Markman, president of Horsham-based BET Investments, presented a timeline for the estimated $20 million mixed-use project on 58-acres that includes retail, restaurant, entertainment and residential components.
MIDDLETOWN >> Demolition of the distressed Granite Run Mall — except for the Boscov’s and Sears anchor stores — could begin in the fall, according to attorney Joseph Riper, representing BET Investments.
The Horsham-based firm intends redeveloping the mall site as an upscale town center with residential, retail, restaurant and entertainment components.
Postponed twice, a status report on the proposed project was presented to council at its Feb. 9 meeting by Riper and BET President Michael Markman. It drew no negative comments.
