Virtus Reality Advisors Featured on Delaware Online: Hatzel & Buehler to Move to Delaware Corporate Center (2017)

Hatzel & Buehler, the nation's oldest electrical contracting firm, is relocating to the Delaware Corporate Center in Talleyville.

Established in 1884, Hatzel & Buehler currently occupies about 4,000 square feet at 2093 Philadelphia Pike in Claymont. Hatzel & Buehler own their Claymont facility and are currently marketing it for sale, according to an announcement from PernaFrederick Commercial Real Estate, a Philadelphia-based broker. 

A rental price was not disclosed. 

Upon relocating to 1 Righter Parkway in the Delaware Corporate Center, Hatzel & Buehler will occupy about 8,076 square feet. The company will be located on the first floor of a structure that was built in 1987 on an 8-acre site along U.S. 202. 

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