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.

Finance & Capital Markets
CBRE brokers $52 million loan for buyer of New Brunswick tower

A joint venture has acquired a 186-unit student housing building in downtown New Brunswick, with CBRE arranging more than $52 million in acquisition funding.

Events
Monmouth to honor Rouse Properties CEO at annual real estate dinner

Rouse Properties CEO Brian Harper will headline this year’s industry awards dinner at Monmouth University, an annual event that draws hundreds of New Jersey’s top real estate executives and service professionals.

Office
Health care lease in Parsippany among 2017 highlights for Bergman

Bergman Real Estate Group has inked a 52,000-square-foot lease with a life sciences company in Parsippany, one of more than 100 transactions completed by the firm in 2017.

Government & Public Policy
Murphy names new board chair at EDA

Gov. Phil Murphy has picked New Jersey Resources Chairman and CEO Laurence M. Downes as board chairman of the state Economic Development Authority.

Office
Bank inks 11,000 sq. ft. lease near Hamilton HQ

A community bank has expanded it footprint at its home base in Hamilton, under an 11,000-square-foot lease brokered by Mercer Oak Realty.

Industrial
EDA: Foot care company weighs move to Elizabeth from Brooklyn

The state has approved a 10-year, $2.75 million tax credit to encourage a Brooklyn-based foot care company to move a major part of its operation to Elizabeth.

Retail
NRDC building new supermarket at former office site in Monmouth County

A developer has broken ground on a new 77,100-square-foot ShopRite that will join the mix at a busy retail center along Route 35 in Shrewsbury.

Government & Public Policy
EDA votes to approve new CEO

The state Economic Development Authority has approved the installation of its next CEO, who come with a mandate of fostering growth for small and innovative businesses in New Jersey.

Retail
Fast casual Japanese chain expands into N.J.

A fast casual Japanese chain has opened its first restaurant outside New York City, a 1,700-square-foot location at the base of a Jersey City office tower.

Retail
Marcus & Millichap inks 7,360 sq. ft. retail sale

A retail property in Union has changed hands among private investors, following a nearly $1.1 million deal brokered by Marcus & Millichap.