Mericle is pleased to introduce you to CrossRoads East Business Park, a multi-phase project designed to accommodate a wide variety of manufacturing, distribution, life sciences, and business services firms. Please review the many great reasons to choose CrossRoads, then call us to request a proposal or schedule your tour.
Ten Great Reasons to Choose CrossRoads East Business Park
1. Immediate Interstate Access
Strategically located at the intersection of Interstates 81 and 80, CrossRoads East provides immediate access to the Northeast’s most critical distribution corridors. Distributors and manufacturers operating from the park reach Philadelphia and Harrisburg in under two hours, New York City in just over two, and Baltimore in roughly two and a half. Four deep-water ports are within 165 miles.
2. Variety
Phase I features flexible, divisible space options ranging from 50,000 square feet to 450,000 square feet. Future phases will expand opportunities with additional buildings and build-to-suit sites exceeding 1 million square feet.
3. Five-County Labor Draw
Centrally located in Northeastern Pennsylvania, the site draws workers from Luzerne, Schuylkill, Carbon, Columbia, and Lackawanna counties—home to nearly 826,000 residents.
4. Talented Workforce
CrossRoads gives park tenants access to a deep, experienced labor pool of approximately 280,000 workers within a 45-minute drive, with many wage rates reported as being 25% to 30% below national averages.
5. Population Growth
Sustained in-migration into Greater Hazleton has kept labor availability strong as the region’s industrial base has grown. Grant programs are available to help qualifying employers offset recruiting and training costs.
6. Active Market
CrossRoads is located in the heart of Greater Hazleton’s established industrial base, with more than 10,000 employees working in adjacent business parks. This area has supported large-scale industrial operations for decades.
7. Tax Abatement and Opportunity Zone
All buildings in CrossRoads offer a 10-year, 100% real estate tax abatement on improvements through the Local Economic Revitalization Tax Assistance (LERTA) program. The park also has a Federal Qualified Opportunity Zone (QOZ) designation. Together, those incentives meaningfully reduce total occupancy costs for qualifying tenants and investors compared to Class A alternatives in the major Northeast markets.
8. Industrial Infrastructure
CrossRoads is supported by robust gas, water, electric, sanitary, and telecommunications infrastructure, capable of meeting the demands of a wide range of industrial users.
9. Affordable Rates
Base rent and OPEX for industrial buildings in CrossRoads are among the lowest on Pennsylvania’s I-81/I-78 Corridor.
10. Room to Expand
Companies that need room to grow can do so within CrossRoads. Dozens of additional spec building will be constructed in the park’s five phases.
Significant Cost Savings Compared to Major Northeast Markets
Operating at CrossRoads East can reduce your occupancy costs dramatically compared to New Jersey, New York, and other major Northeast U.S. metros.
Average Annual Base Rent Savings for 200,000 Square Feet
Northeastern PA (NEPA) vs. Competing Metros
Distances to Key Cities from CrossRoads East Business Park
CrossRoads East Business Park, Greater Hazleton Area, Phase I Plan
Available Industrial Space at CrossRoads East
45-Minute Drive-Time from CrossRoads East Business Park
Built by the Company That Will Manage It
Mericle Commercial Real Estate Services is a vertically integrated development firm headquartered in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, with more than 40 years of operating history in NEPA. Mericle self-performs at every stage: land development, design, engineering, construction, and property management. That integration removes the layers of cost and coordination that drive up rents at developer-owned properties in major markets, and it is why Mericle can deliver Class A industrial facilities in NEPA at rates that are simply not available in the Lehigh Valley, Northern New Jersey, or other competing corridors.
Mericle has developed more than 30 million square feet of industrial, flex, office, and medical space. More than 250 companies with a combined 20,000 employees occupy buildings developed by Mericle. When a tenant signs a lease at Crossroads East, they are working with the same company that permitted the site, built the building, and will be on-site to maintain it for the life of the lease.
Live Well. Work Close. Quality of Life in Greater Hazleton.
Greater Hazleton in southern Luzerne County blends small-city energy, suburban convenience, and rural landscapes with quick access to Schuylkill County, Carbon County, and the Pocono Mountains. Set along scenic ridges and valleys, the region offers diverse neighborhoods, local amenities, and fast connections to NEPA’s major hubs.
Join the growing number of companies choosing Northeastern Pennsylvania for cost-effective, strategically located operations.
Please contact our leasing team to learn more about CrossRoads and whether we have an available space that is right for you.
