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.

Booker urges ‘savvy investors,’ public officials to partner in Opportunity Zones

The new federal Opportunity Zone program is far from perfect in its early stages, U.S. Sen. Cory Booker told a crowd of New Jersey real estate leaders on Monday, but it offers a powerful new incentive for the private and public sectors to steer economic development to low-income areas.

Hampshire, Circle Squared unveil new self-storage project in Millburn

The Hampshire Cos. has debuted the latest piece of its ever-growing self-storage pipeline — unveiling a 104,260-square-foot facility in Millburn alongside Circle Squared Alternative Investments and other members of the project team.

Developer touts 131-unit project underway in Jersey City

An Ohio-based developer has announced its entrance to Jersey City, detailing a 131-unit project underway in a neighborhood just south of Hoboken and west of the Holland Tunnel.

Hackensack office building inks four leases with law firms

Four law firms have signed leases at a 225,000-square-foot office building just minutes from the Bergen County Courthouse in Hackensack.

Investors debut rehabbed affordable housing in Jersey City (SLIDESHOW)

A joint venture has completed its rehabilitation of Jersey City’s largest privately held Section 8 housing complex, a 483-unit property near the city’s Journal Square section.

NKF inks sales of Bayonne retail center, Marlton office building

Investors have paid a combined $11 million for a Bayonne shopping center and a Marlton office building, in separate deals announced Friday by Newmark Knight Frank.

Affordable senior housing breaks ground in Cinnaminson

Developers have started construction on a new 54-unit, age- and income-restricted rental community in Cinnaminson, their seventh joint venture in southern New Jersey.

Kennedy Funding inks $2.4 million loan for Wyoming homebuilder

Kennedy Funding has closed on a $2.4 million loan that will pave the way for a new 221-acre residential development in Wyoming’s second-largest city.

A new twist on mixed-use

As you’ll read in this month’s cover story, a joint venture is banking on health care as a key ingredient in a long-awaited, mixed-use project in Gloucester County. Consider that the 35-acre development, known as Washington Square Town Center, includes a 40,000-square-foot medical office building as a way to balance the amount of retail on the site. The plan also calls for a 110-bed assisted living facility, which will provide the tax revenue that might otherwise come from a more traditional commercial use.

Murphy unveils Hoboken flood wall location, but fate of rail yards project still unclear

Gov. Phil Murphy has announced a long-awaited plan for a flood barrier at the southern end of Hoboken, although its location could threaten or dramatically alter a proposal to redevelop the rail yards alongside the city’s busy train terminal.