The Third Street Platform
123–131 N. Third Street
Reading, PA · across from GoggleWorks
Not a warehouse. The only platform on the block — one open hall with 24 feet of clear height, six leasable rooms, and a gated lot — directly across from a 145,000 sq ft arts campus drawing 250,000 people a year. For less per square foot than the rowhouses next door.
Walk it in 40 seconds
What you’re buying
Three parcels, one corner
11,761 sq ft of land · 75 ft of frontage · gated lot at 131.
The 24-ft-high hall
3,642 sq ft on one open level — 24 ft clear to the peak, exposed beams (the loft look, not a second story) · 91-occupant CO. The hub.
Six rentable spaces
9,730 sq ft net · two floors already earning $31,200/yr.
Inside the CRIZ zone
All 3 parcels filed · inherited at closing.
The numbers
$665,000
asking, all three parcels
$82/sq ft
rowhouses on the block: $58–88
$31,200
rent on two of six floors
$3,416/yr
property tax, all 3 parcels
$150–250
cost per sq ft to build new
Net lease
tenant paid utilities + alarm
At $82 a foot, this commercial building prices below the houses on its own block (public deed records) and a fraction of the $150 to $250 a foot it costs to build new. The price is the value — confirm it with your own appraisal.
The building in profile
Architect-drawn elevation — tap to enlarge. Full drawing set available to qualified buyers.
How the three parcels lay out
Schematic, not to scale — tap to enlarge. Architect plans available to qualified buyers.
One building, many businesses
Mercado · market floor + 131 vendor stallsEvent venue · the high hall + 131 beer gardenFood hall · stalls + 129 commissaryDistributor · storage + customer pickupMaker collective · studios + storefrontInvestor hold · the income play
Across the street: 250,000 visitors per year
GoggleWorks Center for the Arts — 145,000 sq ft campus. Thorn Alley Kitchen opened April 2026; the Art Park, with performance stages and a food pavilion, is in development.
Ask about the property
David Telstar — owner
610-721-9310
dtelstar@comcast.net
Owner sale · flat $10,000 buyer-side co-broke
Sold as-is, where-is. The buyer performs their own due diligence under contract. All figures from the seller's records and public records. Buyer to obtain its own appraisal. Offered directly by Urban Spaces LLC under Pennsylvania's owner exemption; this is not a broker listing.