{"id":279222,"date":"2026-09-04T20:54:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T20:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/279222\/"},"modified":"2026-09-04T20:54:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T20:54:10","slug":"burlington-stores-hq-move-to-philadelphia-by-the-numbers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/279222\/","title":{"rendered":"Burlington Stores&#8217; HQ move to Philadelphia by the numbers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Listen to article \u2022\u00a00:00 min<\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary  \">Philadelphia officials are celebrating the news that <a class=\"relative z-1 text-blue-mid hover:shadow-lightmode\" data-link-type=\"article-body\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inquirer.com\/real-estate\/commercial\/burlington-philadelphia-headquarters-move-20260903.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.inquirer.com\/real-estate\/commercial\/burlington-philadelphia-headquarters-move-20260903.html\">Burlington Stores is moving its headquarters <\/a>to <a class=\"relative z-1 text-blue-mid hover:shadow-lightmode\" data-link-type=\"article-body\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inquirer.com\/topic\/university-city\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">University City<\/a>\u2019s <a class=\"relative z-1 text-blue-mid hover:shadow-lightmode\" data-link-type=\"article-body\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inquirer.com\/topic\/schuylkill\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Schuylkill<\/a> Yards. <\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary  \">With the relocation, set to start in two to three years, the discount retailer says it will invest a total of $370 million in the city. The company plans to keep warehouses in <a class=\"relative z-1 text-blue-mid hover:shadow-lightmode\" data-link-type=\"article-body\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inquirer.com\/topic\/burlington-county\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Burlington County<\/a>, including on the site of its current headquarters, where it has been based for more than half a century.<\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p type-interstitial text-primary\">\u00bb READ MORE: <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-link-type=\"interstitial\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inquirer.com\/real-estate\/commercial\/burlington-philadelphia-headquarters-move-20260903.html\" class=\"no-underline text-blue-mid hover:shadow-lightmode\">Burlington Stores is moving its headquarters to Philadelphia<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary  \">Here\u2019s what else to know about the big numbers related to Burlington\u2019s move to 3151 Market St.<\/p>\n<p>What does it cost to move to Schuylkill Yards?<\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary  \">$370 million: What Burlington plans to spend on the move<\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary \">$240 million: How much Burlington is paying for the 441,000-square-foot building, according to a <a class=\"relative z-1 text-blue-mid hover:shadow-lightmode\" href=\"https:\/\/investor.brandywinerealty.com\/node\/20776\/html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/investor.brandywinerealty.com\/node\/20776\/html\">Thursday SEC filing by Brandywine<\/a>. That\u2019s about $544 per square foot. <\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary \">$130 million: How much Burlington plans to spend on \u201cdesign and development of the space, creating an HQ built for collaboration and the modern needs of Burlington\u2019s corporate workforce,\u201d a spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary  \">$223 million: What Brandywine had spent on 3151 Market, as of June 30, according to <a class=\"relative z-1 text-blue-mid hover:shadow-lightmode\" data-link-type=\"article-body\" href=\"https:\/\/investor.brandywinerealty.com\/static-files\/d4b673df-83d3-4e5f-a0ea-e8230c89b75a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/investor.brandywinerealty.com\/static-files\/d4b673df-83d3-4e5f-a0ea-e8230c89b75a\">its latest earnings report<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary  \">$168 million: How much Brandywine estimates it will get from the sale. The company said in<a class=\"relative z-1 text-blue-mid hover:shadow-lightmode\" data-link-type=\"article-body\" href=\"https:\/\/investor.brandywinerealty.com\/node\/20776\/html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/investor.brandywinerealty.com\/node\/20776\/html\"> an SEC filing <\/a>that it has a $57.3 million mortgage on the building that will be repaid at closing, which is set for later this month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary  \">96%: The vacancy rate at 3151 Market, which was completed in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>What government incentives are going to Burlington?<\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary  \">$30 million: How much Burlington is set to receive in grants from Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary  \">$8 million: What the City of Philadelphia plans to invest in Burlington\u2019s move, including a $7 million forgivable loan and $1 million for a year of free <a class=\"relative z-1 text-blue-mid hover:shadow-lightmode\" data-link-type=\"article-body\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inquirer.com\/topic\/septa\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">SEPTA<\/a> passes for employees. <\/p>\n<p>How much of Burlington\u2019s workforce is coming to Philly?<\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary  \">1,500: Number of Burlington employees the company plans to move from New Jersey to Philadelphia, starting in late 2028 or early 2029<\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary  \">500: Number of hires Burlington plans at its new headquarters in the next five years<\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary  \">0: Number of layoffs Burlington has planned as a result of the headquarters relocation<\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary  \">Inquirer reporter Joseph N. 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