We said goodbye in 2025 to several key figures in New Jersey’s commercial real estate community. Some were industry icons whose careers spanned more than half a century, but all were remembered by colleagues as valued friends and team members.
Here is a look back at our coverage and the tributes that poured in from across the industry (click the photos or headlines for full obituaries).
Remembering Justin Gingeleskie, KRE Group’s longtime director of leasing, ‘a kind person and a true gentleman’
Greenbaum Rowe mourns loss of Wendell A. Smith, name partner and distinguished real estate attorney of five decades
Remembering Joe Nicholson, ‘tireless’ and passionate leader of Montclair State real estate program
Jeffrey Wiener, former Kislak president and leading N.J. multifamily broker, dies at 75
Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla mourns loss of real estate, litigation attorney Adam Garcia
Joe Morris, big-box developer and giant of New Jersey commercial real estate, dies at age 81
C&W’s Donnelly, legendary New Jersey broker and pioneer of corporate services, dies at 79
