Joshua Burd
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Joshua Burd, an award-winning reporter and editor, has been covering New Jersey commercial real estate for 13 years. Many industry leaders view him as the go-to real estate reporter in the state, a role he is eager to continue as the editor of Real Estate NJ. He is a lifelong New Jersey resident who has spent a decade covering the great Garden State.

Health Care
JLL’s Morristown-based team lists 127,000 sq. ft. medical office, retail property on Long Island

The owner of more than 127,000 square feet of medical office and retail space on Long Island has tapped JLL’s Morristown-based capital markets team to sell the property.

Office
Signature inks 55,000 sq. ft. in new deals, 16,000 sq. ft. in renewals in Q3 leasing

A family law practice has signed a lease expansion at a Cranford office building, in one of more than a dozen third-quarter deals completed by landlord Signature Acquisitions.

Government & Public Policy
Rollout of affordable housing law continues as proponents score latest legal win

A law to spur the next wave of affordable housing in New Jersey has cleared another legal hurdle after a state Superior Court dismissed a challenge by a coalition of municipalities.

Retail
SITE Centers selling 1.1 million-square-foot retail center near Princeton for $138 million

SITE Centers Corp. has agreed to sell a sprawling highway retail center in West Windsor for nearly $138 million, the real estate investment trust disclosed recently.

Finance & Capital Markets
Invictus lends $60 million for new 266-unit rental project near Plainfield train station

Ramani Group has closed on a $60 million construction loan from Invictus Real Estate Partners for a planned 266-unit apartment building in downtown Plainfield.

Residential & Mixed Use
Would-be developer buys Newark mixed-use portfolio for $5.3 million, IPRG says

An investor has purchased a portfolio of 15 apartments and commercial space in Newark for $5.3 million, in a deal arranged by Investment Property Realty Group.

Office
Prudential Advisors launches new 6,600 sq. ft. office at Bell Works in Holmdel

Prudential Advisors has opened the doors to its new office at the massive Bell Works complex in Holmdel, the company announced Thursday.

Residential & Mixed Use
Columbia Bank sponsors, secures FHLBNY funds for New Jersey affordable housing projects

Investors will build or update nearly 200 affordable housing units in New Jersey with the support of Columbia Bank and newly announced funds from the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York.

Office
HQ Plaza welcomes Morristown officials, business leaders with transformation now complete

The owners of the sprawling HQ Plaza complex in Morristown have unveiled its new-look concourse, having transformed the area that connects the property’s three office towers, a Hyatt Regency hotel and a growing mix of retailers and restaurants.

Professional Services
Gibbons, Frost Brown Todd joining forces to create new coast-to-coast law firm

Gibbons PC, one of New Jersey’s most storied and influential law firms, is merging with Cincinnati-based Frost Brown Todd LLP to create a new midmarket legal powerhouse with some 800 attorneys and reach across the country.