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.

Hospitality & Tourism
Ocean Resort details new ownership, $70 million investment

An existing shareholder is leading the $70 million capital infusion into the Ocean Resort Casino in Atlantic City, paving the way for it to become the property’s new majority owner.

Residential & Mixed Use
Equity Residential expands in Jersey City, acquires 131-unit rental building

Equity Residential has acquired a 131-unit apartment community in Jersey City’s waterfront Paulus Hook neighborhood, brokers with Cushman & Wakefield said Monday.

Office
Paramount adds historic 12-story office tower in downtown Newark

Paramount Assets has added to its Newark holdings with the acquisition of a historic, 100,000-square-foot office tower across from Prudential Financial’s world headquarters.

Industrial
Tulfra inks $10.3 million loan for Rochelle Park self-storage project

Tulfra Real Estate is on track to begin its redevelopment of a former AT&T data center site in Rochelle Park after landing a $10.3 million construction loan for a new self-storage facility.

Finance & Capital Markets
Progress inks $21 million refi loan for Jersey City multifamily owner

The owner of 11 multifamily buildings in Jersey City has obtained a $21 million loan to refinance the portfolio, in a transaction arranged by Progress Capital.

Industrial
Blackstone buys Meadowlands development site for $8 million, CBRE says

The Blackstone Group has acquired a Lyndhurst development site that can accommodate more than 85,000 square feet of new warehouse and distribution space, brokers with CBRE announced.

Retail
Pierson touts lease, opening of new 38,000 sq. ft. fitness club in Woodbridge

A fitness chain has debuted its ninth location in New Jersey and its first in Middlesex County, following a recently announced 38,000-square-foot lease by Pierson Commercial.

Industrial
NAI Hanson inks sale of 7,800 sq. ft. Hackensack property

An electrical contractor has acquired a 7,800-square-foot industrial and flex property in Hackensack, under a transaction arranged by NAI James E. Hanson.

Events
NAIOP panel: Disruptors abound in CRE, from co-working to reverse logistics

Commercial real estate faces no shortage of disruptive forces, a panel of industry leaders told NAIOP New Jersey last week, citing everything from ridesharing services and automation to changing corporate and consumer preferences.

Office
C&W: Mack-Cali sells 193,000 sq. ft. Bridgewater office building

Mack-Cali Realty Corp. has sold a nearly 193,000-square-foot office building in Bridgewater to Edgewood Properties, in a newly announced deal by Cushman & Wakefield.