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.

Office
Wired for success: Rating system could change how developers approach connectivity, infrastructure

Earlier this year, the rating service known as WiredScore released a full-fledged set of guidelines, providing a roadmap for professionals involved in new commercial developments. And with the growing importance of data and internet connectivity, the rating system offers the potential to play a major role in office leasing going forward.

Current Issue
Here are WiredScore’s top adopters in New Jersey (and a breakdown of how it works)

Mack-Cali Realty Corp.’s holdings along the Jersey City waterfront include three buildings that have achieved platinum-level Wired Certification. — Courtesy: Mack-Cali Realty Corp. The adopters of Wired Certification in New Jersey include some of the state’s most well-known owners and…

Residential & Mixed Use
Sales gallery opens at Cliffside Park condo development

Developer DMG Investments has ramped up its marketing effort at a new 14-story condominium tower in Cliffside Park, unveiling a sleek on-site sales gallery for the 204-unit property.

Residential & Mixed Use
South Jersey properties sell for $23 million, Kislak says

Two garden apartment complexes and a shopping center in southern New Jersey have changed hands for a combined $23 million, under a set of transactions brokered by The Kislak Co. Inc.

Industrial
Transwestern: Squash facility is latest recreational lease at flex, industrial space

A squash training facility will be the latest tenant at a four-building industrial park in Mercer County, following a 5,000-square-foot lease brokered by Transwestern.

Office
Piscataway office building sells for $9.1 million

An investor has paid $9.1 million to acquire a 138,266-square-foot office building in Piscataway, in a deal brokered by Colliers International Group Inc.

Residential & Mixed Use
HFF: Edgewater marina site sold for residential development

A developer has acquired the site of a decades-old marina in Edgewater, where it now plans to build a new waterfront residential community.

Professional Services
Architecture firm completes upgrades at Union County ice skating rink

Netta Architects has announced the completion of a $7 million renovation of an ice skating rink in Roselle, a project the firm designed on behalf of Union County.

Industrial
Meadowlands industrial building changes hands, CBRE says

CBRE Group Inc. has brokered the sale of a two-year-old, 156,256-square-foot industrial building in Teterboro, the real estate services firm said.

Office
Singapore REIT pays $115 million for Secaucus office building, CBRE says

A joint venture has reaped $115 million from the sale of a 460,000-square-foot office building in Secaucus, following its purchase of the property in 2014 and nearly $18 million worth of upgrades that attracted Quest Diagnostics as a tenant.