Franklin Realty

In 1985, Franklin Realty Development Corporation became one of the first developers to build Class “A” speculative office space in Exton, Pennsylvania. Starting with Whiteland Plaza on Route 30 in the Whiteland Business Park, the company went on to develop 11 buildings in the Exton/West Chester area totaling nearly 400,000 square feet. Franklin’s Exton projects were well received and quickly leased and sold. Its success in Chester County quickly led Franklin to projects in Montgomery and Northampton Counties, expanding its base in growing suburban business environments. Second only to its Chester County activity, Franklin’s projects in the exploding Lehigh Valley built the company’s presence and reputation as a leading developer in that market. Since 1986, Franklin has completed more than 13 buildings in the Valley. In 2001, with new projects underway in Lehigh, Northampton, Bucks and Montgomery Counties, Franklin embarked into the world of office renovation. The target of this restoration project was the landmark North American Technology Center on Jacksonville Road in Warminster, Pennsylvania. Now called CenterPointe Office Center, the like-new, two-story office building offers 95,000 square feet of superior office space in the growing Philadelphia high-tech corridor.