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.

Optimism for CRE in the new year

Overhauling the Energy Master Plan is an opportunity for impacted stakeholders, like you, to help improve what is currently an unrealistic policy document that has done little to accelerate achieving its lofty goals. Perhaps most striking about the current EMP is it lacks an unbiased estimate of what it’ll cost ratepayers, including commercial real estate owners and tenants. Gov. Phil Murphy acknowledged this glaring omission when he announced the 2024 EMP will “seek to better capture economic costs and benefits, as well as ratepayer impacts.”

C&W: Onyx sells 17,000 sq. ft. Ridgewood retail property for $5.7 million

Onyx Equities has sold a nearly 17,000-square-foot retail building in downtown Ridgewood for $5.65 million, brokers with Cushman & Wakefield announced Monday.

LPC inks 53,000 sq. ft. in new deals, renewals at new-look Parsippany office building

A renovated office building in Parsippany is nearly full after some 53,000 square feet of new leases and renewals secured by Lincoln Property Co.

Cabinet business takes 13,000 sq. ft. in Piscataway industrial deal, BRC says

A cabinet company has leased nearly 13,000 square feet at a Piscataway industrial building, in a newly announced deal by Bussel Realty Corp.

Bayport Funding closes $1.7 million loan for 11-unit Paterson rental property

The owner of an 11-unit apartment building in Paterson has refinanced the property after securing a nearly $1.7 million loan from Bayport Funding.

Real Estate NJ’s 2025 Market Forecast

Commercial real estate leaders have entered 2025 with varying levels of optimism. That’s evident from this year’s Real Estate NJ Market Forecast, where you’ll find everything from caution to confidence about how the sector will perform as it balances strong fundamentals in several key asset classes with new regulatory headwinds, nagging inflation and what seems to be a lingering lack of clarity over when lower interest rates will truly impact the industry.

You can read all about it in our 2025 Market Forecast, which features predictions and insights from some of the state’s leading voices in commercial real estate.

Hudson Atlantic touts expansion, sales growth as Zweibel assumes full ownership

Brokerage firm Hudson Atlantic is starting a new chapter after a recent consolidation of ownership, eyeing continued growth in what will be its fourth full year in business.

Cold storage expert Aschenbrand joins Newmark as executive managing director

Newmark has added Dave Aschenbrand as an executive managing director with its New Jersey team, in a move aimed at expanding its position in the growing cold storage segment.

Ace Pickleball Club coming to North Brunswick after 27,000 sq. ft. deal, LMC says

An indoor pickleball franchise has taken 27,000 square feet at Brunswick Shopping Center off Route 1 in North Brunswick, according to a team with Levin Management Corp.

Vantage Commercial: Goodwill of South Jersey, Philly takes 20,000 sq. ft. in Toms River

Goodwill Industries of Southern New Jersey and Philadelphia has leased nearly 20,000 square feet for a new store in Toms River, in a deal arranged by Vantage Commercial.