PHILADELPHIA-Small companies and investors find buying opportunities. An 11-unit apartment building sells for over $35,000 a unit; a food market commands $77 per sf, and Century Kitchens expands to Berks County for under $11 per sf.

SOLEBURY TWP., PA-A 9,300-sf addition will expand the township's administrative offices and police department at 3092 Sugan Rd. to 13,500 sf. The expansion and renovation is scheduled for completion by Labor Day 2005.

MECHANICSBURG, PA-With approximately $155 million in financing from Birmingham, AL-based Medical Properties Trust, the locally based specialty hospital company adds properties in five states. They have an aggregate of 435 beds.

PHILADELPHIA-Asking sale price for the former National Drying Machinery Co. one-story building on 5.5 acres at 2190 Hornig Rd. within the Byberry West Industrial Park in Northeast Philadelphia is $3.1 million.

PHILADELPHIA-In unrelated area appointments, Brandywine nabs former Philadelphia director of commerce, Jim Cuorato, as project executive; Jones Lang LaSalle hires Thomas Sklow from TCC, and AMC Delancey names Wharton professor Joseph Gyourko senior advisor.

ALLENTOWN, PA-Air Products formerly occupied the 44,600-sf building at 7066 Snowdrift Rd. in Iron Run Industrial Park here. Petrucci plans to retrofit both the interior and exterior, converting it into office and warehouse or manufacturing space.

PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA-By exceeding its target of between $200 million and $250 million, the Urdang Value-Added Fund LP has about $800 million in buying power. Its investment target is US office, retail, multifamily and industrial properties.

PHILADELPHIA-Under a multi-year lease valued in excess of $1.5 million, Salon Thalia opens on the first floor of the 12-story landmark building that overlooks both Washington Square Park and Independence Square.