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.

Hospitality & Tourism
Berger’s rehab project looks to tap into Newark’s growing hotel market

As Miles Berger knows all too well, transit access and proximity to Manhattan have been longtime drivers of Newark’s office market. He also knows that those benefits play a major role in the city’s lesser-known tourism sector. It’s why Berger is taking a major step to upgrade his hospitality portfolio in downtown Newark: a gut renovation of a 90-year-old hotel that will result in a new state-of-the-art property near the city’s Military Park.

Health Care & Education
Hudson County medical office building lands three new tenants, Weiss says

Three new tenants are joining a Union City medical office building, following a series of transactions brokered by Weiss Realty.

Retail
Marketing, design manager joins Pierson Commercial

Pierson Commercial, a Marlboro-based commercial retail real estate firm, has hired a new marketing and graphic design manager.

Residential & Mixed Use
Newest Weehawken condo building tops out, on track to open early 2018

A new luxury condominium building on the Weehawken waterfront is on track to open by the first quarter of 2018, the project’s developer said recently.

Residential & Mixed Use
Investors touts more than $800 million in CRE lending during Q1

A refinancing loan of $26.6 million for this 138,600-square-foot, 148-unit multifamily property in Sayreville is one of several commercial mortgages originated by Investors Bank during the first quarter. — Courtesy: Investors Bank By Joshua Burd Commercial mortgage lenders with Investors…

Office
Prism: Fragrance maker acquires Parsippany building as part of HQ move

Prism Capital Partners has sold a 102,000-square-foot office building in Parsippany to a global fragrance and flavor company, allowing the business to relocate its U.S. headquarters to the property.

Finance & Capital Markets
Hartz warehouse properties secure nearly $25 million in financing, Wilcox says

G.S. Wilcox & Co. has arranged $24.7 million in financing across two transactions for Hartz Mountain Industries, the Morristown-based mortgage banking firm announced.

Industrial
NAI Hanson sells industrial, flex space for longtime client in Elmwood Park

The longtime owner of an industrial and flex portfolio in Elmwood Park has sold one of the buildings, in a deal arranged by brokers with NAI James E. Hanson.

Retail
LMC named retail leasing agent for new mixed-use Madison project

The developers of a new mixed-use project in downtown Madison have hired Levin Management Corp. to oversee leasing for a 4,300-square-foot retail and restaurant component at the site.

Office
Sheldon Gross inks deals for chiropractor, bus company in West Orange

West Orange-based Sheldon Gross Realty Inc. has brokered two new leases in its hometown, including one that has brought a new business to the community.