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.

Government & Public Policy
Hurdles remain in push to repair N.J. highways, advocate says

Despite a new dose of funding from the state’s gas tax, New Jersey is still far from achieving the level of investment it needs to sustain its vital transportation infrastructure. That was one key message on Wednesday from a top advocate for infrastructure spending, who offered a mix of good news and bad news to a crowd of developers and service professionals.

Health Care & Education
Advance touts another tenant expansion at Bridgewater life science campus

A pharmaceutical firm is the latest tenant to expand at Advance Realty’s flagship life sciences campus in Bridgewater, where it has taken nearly 13,000 square feet.

Professional Services
New hire bolsters CSG real estate group

Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC has announced a new addition to its real estate and development practice.

Office
Camden County office building sells for $475,000

An investor has paid nearly $500,000 for a 4,700-square-foot office building in Camden County, in a sale arranged by Markeim Chalmers.

Health Care & Education
Princeton medical building is largest in 1.4 million sq. ft., multistate portfolio sale

A large medical office building near Princeton has changed hands as part of a seven-state, 1.4 million-square-foot portfolio sale announced Tuesday by JLL.

Residential & Mixed Use
HFF brokers $25 million loan for Morristown condo project

Debt brokers with HFF have arranged nearly $25 million in financing for the development of a 58-unit condominium project in downtown Morristown.

Retail
NAI Hanson: CVS coming to vacant industrial site in Little Ferry

CVS Pharmacy has acquired a vacant warehouse in downtown Little Ferry, with plans to raze the building and develop a nearly 16,000-square-foot store in its place.

Retail
Pierson touts fruit bowl, Verizon leases in Middlesex County

A fruit bowl restaurant and a Verizon dealer are among the newest tenants for an area landlord in Middlesex County, following separate leases announced this week by Pierson Commercial.

Office
Report: Leasing slowdown could yield opportunity, stable rents for N.J. office tenants

Tenant brokers with Savills Studley are touting an opportunity for office users in 2018, amid last year’s slowdown in leasing volume and growing availabilities in the state’s top submarkets.

Finance & Capital Markets
Investors Bank touts $2.7 billion in CRE loans in 2017

Multifamily projects in Morristown and Monroe are among the latest developments financed by Investors Bank, contributing to more than $2.5 billion in commercial real estate activity completed by the lender in 2017.