Environmental consulting leader secures 9,000+ square feet at 410 Eagleview Boulevard
EXTON, PA (March 24, 2025) – Hankin Group, a vertically integrated real estate company, today announced that Groundwater & Environmental Services, Inc. (GES), a full-service, privately-owned environmental consulting firm, has executed a lease agreement for 9,524 square feet of office space at 410 Eagleview Boulevard in Exton, PA.
With 28 offices in more than 19 states, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, the space at 410 Eagleview Boulevard will be home to GES’ Pennsylvania – East operations. The move back to Eagleview allows GES to right-size the Pennsylvania – East office for growing business needs, provides a convenient location with proximity to the PA Turnpike, and is flush with amenities that make the location attractive to employees, clients, and prospective new talent.
“Eagleview, with its convenient location near a highly skilled workforce, robust infrastructure, and vibrant live, work, play environment, is particularly well suited for professional service firms like GES,” said Sam Sherrill, Commercial Sales and Leasing Manager, Hankin Group. “We’re thrilled to welcome GES back to the Eagleview community and look forward to supporting their continued growth and success in the market.”
“Relocating our Pennsylvania – East office to Eagleview was a very easy, and ultimately seamless decision,” said Jennifer O’Reilly, Director of Operations, Groundwater & Environmental Services, Inc. “We have a long and positive working relationship with Hankin Group and knew their leasing and property management teams would go above and beyond to meet our unique needs, timeline, and space requirements.”
410 Eagleview Boulevard is a 41,000 square foot class A suburban flex building designed for office, research & development, and light manufacturing uses. The GES lease continues several months of strong life science interest in Eagleview Corporate Center, including more than 78,000 square feet of space recently leased to Excision Medical, KOKO Medical, and Frontage Laboratories.
Eagleview is an award-winning, 800-acre mixed-use community located in Chester County, PA. The master planned community boasts over 1,000 residences, 2.5 million square feet of distinctive commercial office space, and over 50,000 square feet of prime retail space. Eagleview’s thoughtfully designed system of sidewalks, jogging paths, and trails create a unique experience that seamlessly integrates the residential, commercial, and retail aspects of the community.
Hankin Group was represented internally by Sam Sherrill.
About Hankin Group
Located in Exton, Pennsylvania, Hankin Group (Hankin) is a full-service, family-owned real estate company who designs, develops, and manages residential and commercial properties. For more information about Hankin Group and its projects, please visit www.hankingroup.com.
About GES
From 28 regional and 26 additional satellite offices nationwide, GES is a privately-owned business staffed with talented environmental scientists, engineers, consultants, and subject matter experts. We train and encourage our staff to be innovators, problem solvers, and trusted partners to the organizations that count on us to tackle their most pressing environmental and infrastructure challenges. For more than 40 years, GES has provided integrated environmental services that drive value for our clients across North America. We work with the world’s leading corporations to develop cost-effective permitting, compliance, design, construction, and operations solutions that balance infrastructure objectives with environmental risk and liability that provide. 100% of GES’ business is devoted to providing environmental consulting and engineering services, and we are ranked among the top environmental firms by ENR nationally.
Additional warehouse space supports Kimberton’s expanding operations
EXTON, PA (March 18, 2025) – Hankin Group, a vertically integrated real estate company, today announced that Kimberton Whole Foods, an independent, family-owned, and operated organic grocer, will lease 17,500 square feet of warehouse space at Haywood Business Park in Exton, PA.
The warehouse is located at 711 Haywood Drive, the first of two new 35,000 square foot flex/industrial speculative buildings designed for light manufacturing and assembly, warehouse, or research and development uses. The building features 140’ x 250’ dimensions, 20’ clear height, 45’ column spacing, 277/480V 3Phase 600 AMP electric, and ESFR sprinkler system.
Kimberton Whole Foods is expanding its warehouse operations to support growing demand as the company continues to scale. The organic grocer utilizes its warehouse as a distribution center for local vendors that provide its stores with dairy, meat, produce, eggs, honey, baked goods, and more. In addition, the warehouse facility serves as a distribution center for volume purchasing goods from national brands, ensuring adequate stock levels in store and competitive pricing for customers.
“We look forward to welcoming Kimberton Whole Foods to Eagleview Town Center next year and are thrilled to help support another critical element of their operations with the warehouse space,” said Sam Sherrill, commercial leasing manager, Hankin Group. “Hankin Group was founded on the principles of community and sustainability, and we take pride in partnering with another family-owned business that shares the same values.”
“Distribution can be one of the biggest challenges for small businesses in the food industry. For us to meet our mission of bringing local, wholesome foods to our community, we’ve taken on that distribution process to support our local vendors to increase their reach while minimizing their environmental impact and distribution costs,” said Ezra Brett, chief operations officer, Kimberton Whole Foods. “This new distribution center plays a key role in providing our customers with fresh, high-quality products while supporting our local economy.”
In October 2024, Hankin Group announced that Kimberton Whole Foods will open its largest Chester County location at Eagleview Town Center in the spring of 2026. The brand-new, 14,000 square foot grocery store will be Kimberton’s eighth location, featuring an extensive selection of fresh organic produce, grass-fed meats and dairy, specialty cheeses, natural and organic grocery staples, baked goods, supplements, body care, and more.
Strategically located in Philadelphia’s northwest suburbs, Haywood Business Park is in a premier location just north of the Route 100 and 1-76 intersection, 0.25 miles from the PA Turnpike, and about 40 miles from Center City Philadelphia, Philadelphia International Airport, and The Port of Philadelphia (PhilaPort).
Hankin Group was represented internally by Sam Sherrill. The building was designed by NORR and built by Hankin Construction.
For leasing information visit ineagleview.com or contact Sam Sherrill at 610.458.1900 x3 or sam.sherrill@hankingroup.com.
About Hankin Group
Located in Exton, Pennsylvania, Hankin Group (Hankin) is a full-service, family-owned real estate company who designs, develops, and manages residential and commercial properties. For more information about Hankin Group and its projects, please visit www.hankingroup.com.
About Kimberton Whole Foods
Founded in 1986, Kimberton Whole Foods is a multigenerational family business with a commitment to providing locally sourced, organic products. Kimberton Whole Foods prioritizes partnerships with over 200 local producers within a 100-mile radius of its distribution center in Downingtown. With seven locations throughout southeastern Pennsylvania, including Kimberton, Douglassville, Downingtown, Ottsville, Malvern, Collegeville, and Wyomissing, each offers a welcoming, community-focused experience that prioritizes developing relationships with customers and community partners.
By Olivia Bunescu March 5, 2025 Source: Multi-Housing News
The Pennsylvania developer has leveraged its vertical integration capabilities and stayed active. COO Michael Hankin expands.
Over the past six decades, family-owned Hankin Group has been active on the residential development front through its dedicated division, bringing online more than 7,000 residencies and 2,500 apartments to date, most of them in Pennsylvania.
Adopting a build-and-hold long-term strategy, Hankin has been developing mixed-use projects with a particular focus on sustainable living. We asked Michael Hankin, COO & President of Hankin Apartments, to highlight key trends he’s seeing in the local multifamily market, and expand on how he’s tackling development challenges to deliver environmentally friendly projects in today’s tough economic climate.
How is the multifamily development landscape evolving in the markets you’re active in?
Hankin: Across the region, we have seen a slowdown in development stemming from escalating land values. Due to high interest rates and construction costs, there is a disconnect between asking prices and what developers are willing to pay. We don’t expect to see an influx of new multifamily development until the market is balanced. Developers are also being more creative in identifying financing solutions, such as exploring joint ventures.
The multifamily communities that are succeeding are the properties that have a clear vision and can differentiate themselves in the market. Renters aren’t looking for a ‘big box’ product, they want lifestyle-centered, destination communities.
As an example, we’ve seen incredible demand in Hankin Group’s 800-acre Eagleview, which features over 1,000 amenity-rich residences, 2.4 million square feet of distinctive commercial office space and over 50,000 square feet of prime retail space. The mixed-use community is anchored by Eagleview Town Center, a vibrant community hub with a variety of dining, shopping, entertainment and recreation opportunities.
Across the board, we are also seeing a push from local governments around environmental sustainability, which has a huge advantage for residents and the community at large, along with the demand for more affordable and workforce housing options.
To what extent have high construction costs and supply chain disruptions impacted your ability to keep projects on time and on budget?
Hankin: Hankin Group is a vertically integrated real estate company, allowing us more control, consistency and cost savings across the lifespan of development. Fortunately, we are well-equipped to navigate high-cost environments because our business is based on quality, sustainability and long-term ownership. Many developers build, lease up and immediately sell to capitalize on a quick flip. Our motto is ‘build long term, hold long term.’ To some extent, fluctuations in entering costs aren’t as relevant because we are holding properties and accounting for long-term appreciation.
What unique opportunities and challenges does Pennsylvania’s multifamily housing market present, particularly when looking at suburban vs. urban areas?
Hankin: Both suburban and urban development presents unique opportunities and challenges in Pennsylvania, primarily around land availability and density.
Cities and boroughs often understand the benefits of density and mixed-use development, but there is more limited real estate. However, this also provides more opportunities for redevelopment, such as our River Station project in Downingtown, Pa.
After completing the 242-unit Keva Flats community in 2019, the company kicked off the second phase of the project in September 2024, planning to add two new buildings and 96 units. Image courtesy of Hankin Group
Suburban markets, alternatively, have greater availability of land, which is an advantage, but often municipalities have zoning obstacles and a lower appetite for adding housing. Zoning regulations have good intentions, but if not kept current, can impede strategic planning and development. Parking is a great example. For instance, multifamily buildings typically utilize approximately 1.4 parking spaces per unit, whereas many ordinances require 2.5 spaces per unit. Building parking to sit empty is a poor use of land and we would much rather utilize this valuable space to deliver community-oriented amenities, such as walking trails, outdoor recreation space or even a town square.
Regardless of where a community is being developed, working closely with the local governing body is key to getting projects across the finish line. Hankin Group’s Keva Flats, a 19-acre sustainable, luxury apartment community in Chester County, Pa., was the direct result of a zoning map change. The Keva property was located within the Office/Laboratory zoning district adjacent to West Whiteland Township’s Town Center zoning district. Working with the Township through a comprehensive planning process, West Whiteland remapped Keva to Town Center Zoning, encouraging added density in the downtown to support existing office and retail.
How do you decide where to develop new multifamily properties within Pennsylvania? Do you focus on certain trends, indicators or insights?
Hankin: Hankin Group is headquartered in Exton, Pa., and we are typically focused on about a 180-mile radius in terms of our development footprint. Our team is well-versed in the local real estate landscape, keeps a pulse on trends and closely monitors key market indicators, such as shifting demographics, population growth, Class A office development, an uptick in lifestyle amenities, an influx of higher-end businesses, university proximity etc.
Moving forward, we’re particularly interested in expanding our footprint in Lancaster and Hershey, Pa. We are currently developing Queen Street Flats in Lancaster in partnership with Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health, which will transform a historic tavern into a three-story, more than 200-unit luxury lifestyle community along with a 30,000-square-foot state-of-the-art medical facility.
We’re excited to do more business in Lancaster, as the city has been fantastic to work with and is poised for considerable growth. From a new Lululemon and Apple store to the nearby Franklin & Marshall campus, we anticipate Lancaster to continue gaining traction in the years to come.
What role does sustainability play in your overall strategic development plan? Can you share some specific examples?
Hankin: To date, Hankin Group has developed 52 Energy Star-certified buildings (with 22 under development), 42 LEED-certified buildings and 1,035 LEED-certified apartment units (with another 951 under development). We strive to serve as a model for developers across the country and showcase the real and meaningful impact we can have on the environment by prioritizing sustainability and environmentally conscious design.
This commitment is exemplified in our new Hamilton Passive House, the country’s first market-rate Phius ZERO apartment community. The net-zero, 32-unit luxury building meets rigorous, third-party standards for quality, durability, health, safety and cost-optimized conservation. Notable sustainability features include cutting-edge R40 insulated walls, super-insulated triple pane windows, water-conserving bathroom fixtures, energy recovery units, central hot water and rooftop solar photovoltaic array, which will eliminate electricity bills for residents.
We also recently announced a $2.4 million floodplain restoration at Keva Flats, the state’s largest LEED Gold-certified apartment community. As an identified priority by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, the initiative is one of the first in Chester County and will deliver significant environmental benefits for the environment, Township and local community.
How have you adapted to meet the needs of today’s renters, especially in terms of wellness, shared spaces and technological amenities?
Amenities at Keva Flats include a rooftop terrace with a grill area, a multi-sport simulator room, a resident lounge with an entertainment kitchen and bar, a clubhouse, a swimming pool and a fitness center, among others. Image courtesy of Hankin Group
Hankin: While the ‘amenities arms race’ of the past several years has cooled off, today’s generation of luxury renters expect more than just basic living spaces, Wi-Fi and a community room. In-unit smart home technologies, including smart locks and thermostats, remote entry and USB outlets are a priority.
We also focus on offering renters thoughtful, efficient amenity spaces to help residents thrive in their everyday lives. For example, at Hamilton at Eagleview and Keva Flats, residents enjoy top-of-the-line lifestyle offerings, including a resort-style pool and pool deck, golf and multisport simulator, clubhouse with entertainment kitchen, coffee bar, fitness club and much more. With the permanence of remote work, offering private and shared workspaces in our amenity suite has been incredibly popular with residents.
We anticipate wellness to be a continued emphasis for multifamily communities in 2025 and beyond. Developers will need to go beyond the traditional fitness center, and focus on offering more of a boutique, high-end gym experience—think yoga studio, Peloton, Echelon Fitness Mirror and tech integration.
How do you balance aesthetics with functionality? What are the key design principles that guide each project from conception to completion?
Hankin: Our team follows New Urbanism planning, which prioritizes walkability, connectivity, quality architecture, mixed-use design and traditional neighborhood structure. We are always thinking about how our communities will improve their quality of life. Aesthetically, is the project beautiful and is it a place I would love to live? Does the project fit into the surrounding context and add value? Are we taking a people-first design approach? How can we integrate events like community races, concerts and farmers markets to foster vibrancy?
Overall, we try not to emphasize trends, which quickly go in and out of style but instead invest in quality. With our in-house design, development and construction teams, we can always ensure our built product meets our high standards.
Tell us a bit about your expectations for multifamily development this year.
Hankin: Given current interest rates, we don’t anticipate a dramatic increase in multifamily development in 2025. Perhaps 2025 will be the year of acquisitions, with an opportunity for experienced developers to acquire new or vintage properties and improve profitability through enhanced management, value-add upgrades or renovations.
Excision Medical Moves Heart Technology Company to Hankin Group’s Eagleview in Exton, PA
The medical device startup joins growing number of life sciences companies moving to the thriving mixed-use development
EXTON, PA (November 18, 2024) – Hankin Group, a vertically integrated real estate company, has announced that Excision Medical, a privately held medical device company focused on structural heart technology innovations, relocated its corporate headquarters to 260 Sierra Drive at Eagleview in Exton, PA.
The 12,276 square foot space is an expansion for the Malvern-based startup, which is focused on addressing the rapidly growing need for lifetime management of aortic stenosis through transformative leaflet modification technology. The move follows the company’s successful $11 million series A fundraise and marks the next phase of growth as Excision Medical prepares to transition from research & development to clinical testing.
“We are thrilled to officially move into our new space at Eagleview,” said Jason Keiser, Vice President of Operations, Excision Medical. “Throughout my professional career, I’ve always had an excellent experience with Hankin’s property management, and the customizable, Class A CDMO facility is exactly what we were looking for as we continue to develop the next evolution of structural heart products.”
“Excision Medical is the third business Jason and his partners have brought to Eagleview, a testament to the value master-planned, amenity-rich, and transit-oriented real estate delivers for companies across industries,” said Bob Hankin, CEO, Hankin Group. “We look forward to seeing their continued success at Eagleview for years to come.”
260 Sierra Drive is a fully-leased, 80,000 square foot facility designed for office, research & development, light manufacturing and assembly, warehouse, and pharmaceutical uses.
With more than one million square feet of life sciences, research, and development space, Eagleview is quickly becoming the premier destination for the life sciences sector in the greater Philadelphia region.
Most recently, Hankin Group welcomed KOKO Medical, a medical device and women’s health company, to 770 Pennsylvania Drive and Frontage Laboratories, a full spectrum CDMO, and Fruh Packaging, a Swiss pharmaceutical packaging company, to 240 Sierra Drive. Additional tenants include West Pharmaceutical Services, Takeda Pharmaceuticals, Castle Biosciences, DSM, Immunome, and more.
Eagleview is an award-winning, 800-acre mixed-use community located in Chester County, PA. The master planned development boasts over 1,000 residences, 2.5 million square feet of distinctive commercial office space, and over 50,000 square feet of prime retail space. Eagleview’s thoughtfully designed system of sidewalks, jogging paths, and greenways create a unique experience that seamlessly integrates the residential, commercial, and retail aspects of the community.
Excision Medical was represented by Mitch Reading of Tactix Advisors. Hankin Group was represented internally by Sam Sherrill.
For additional information on Eagleview, visit www.hankingroup.com/eagleview.
About Hankin Group
Located in Exton, Pennsylvania, Hankin Group is a full-service, family-owned real estate company who designs, develops, and manages residential and commercial properties. For more information about Hankin Group and its projects, please visit www.hankingroup.com.