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.

NAI Hanson: Morris County industrial building draws investor interest

An investor has acquired a 157,822-square-foot industrial building in Flanders, just months after a logistics firm signed a seven-year lease extension for the entire space.

Coverage of 2 Gateway Center from Real Estate NJ

Minno & Wasko Architects and Planners will relocate its office in downtown Newark under a newly signed 3,500-square-foot lease at 2 Gateway Center, owner C&K Properties announced.

Hudson Lights reaches 75 percent leased milestone in Fort Lee

The residential portion of a mixed-use project in Fort Lee is now three-quarters leased, its developers said, touting the milestone less than a year after opening the 276-unit property.

T-Mobile inks lease for new site in Burlington, LMC says

Wireless network operator T-Mobile has leased 1,900 square feet at a shopping center in Burlington County, Levin Management Corp. announced recently.

Murphy brothers building on careers in law, government with launch of boutique firm

By Joshua Burd Kellen and Chris Murphy are no strangers to the world of real estate and public policy in New Jersey, but in recent months they’ve been seeing it from an entirely new vantage point. Early this year, the…

With a state government in transition, let’s build on our progress

As we prepare for the next governor and potential changes in the Legislature, it is important to recognize what New Jersey has accomplished in the last several years, continue this momentum and support these programs and initiatives. Our economy is certainly getting better, based on all the construction taking place and today’s low unemployment rate. Affordability and stagnant wages, however, remain challenges to many and are a big reason why a huge proportion of millennials are still living at home with their parents. Without immigration, our population would be dwindling.

Supermarket chain plans 36,000 sq. ft. store in Eatontown, Goldstein Group says

Discount supermarket chain Lidl has acquired a four-acre site in Eatontown that is slated to become home to one of its newest locations, according to brokers involved in the deal.

Eastman touts 120,000 sq. ft. in first half leasing activity

About 30 tenants have inked leases with Eastman Cos. in the first half of 2017, contributing to 120,000 square feet of activity across the firm’s commercial portfolio in New Jersey.

JMF breaks ground on $50 million rental project in Plainfield

Developer JMF Properties has kicked off construction at a new 212-unit rental community in Plainfield, in what will be the largest residential development in the city’s history.

Englewood business park sees 30,000 sq. ft. in leasing, NAI Hanson says

The owner of an industrial and flex park in Englewood has inked 20,000 square feet in leasing activity, in a series of transactions brokered by NAI James E. Hanson.