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.

Retail
Dumpling, dessert eateries coming to Edison retail center, Jeffery says

Two new food concepts are set to join a highway shopping center in Edison, following a nearly 3,000-square-foot deal brokered by Jeffery Realty.

Office
Normandy, Yeager sell downtown Summit office buildings for $109 million

A well-known joint venture has sold three high-end office buildings in Summit for a combined $109 million, reaping the benefits of a plan to invest in the city that goes back to 2011.

Residential & Mixed Use
Developer adds 377 luxury rentals to Jersey City redevelopment area

Manhattan Building Co. has unveiled the latest piece of a large redevelopment area in Jersey City, opening the doors to a 377-unit complex known as SoHo Lofts.

Office
Avison Young unveils second N.J. office in Metropark (SLIDESHOW)

Real estate services firm Avison Young has opened its new office in the Metropark section of Woodbridge, its second location in New Jersey since entering the market in 2012.

Office
NAI Hanson brokers 3,200 sq. ft. lease for aircraft upholstery business

A firm that repairs aircraft upholstery is relocating to a flex office building in Saddle Brook, following a 3,200-square-foot lease brokered by NAI James E. Hanson.

Retail
Pierson: Fast casual pizza concept adds two N.J. locations

Fast casual chain Blaze Pizza has expanded its footprint with the addition of two new stores in Somerset and Essex counties, according to a broker with Pierson Commercial.

Office
SJP, Mack-Cali reveal design for high-tech, 1.2 million sq. ft. office tower in Jersey City

SJP Properties and Mack-Cali Realty Corp. have unveiled the new design for their planned 1.2 million-square-foot office tower in Jersey City, touting it as “a new archetype” for the modern workplace and what will be the state’s most technologically advanced commercial building.

Finance & Capital Markets
Meridian brokers $50 million loan for Woodbridge rental project

The developer of a mixed-use, 232-unit apartment project in Woodbridge has secured a $50 million construction loan under a transaction brokered by Meridian Capital Group.

Office
Colliers: Financial services firm recommits to Morristown

A financial services firm has renewed the lease at its longtime home in Headquarters Plaza in Morristown, where it occupies 33,000 square feet across two full floors.

Retail
Five retailers ink new leases in Hoboken, Ripco says

Cosmetics chain Sephora has leased 2,450 square feet for what will be its first store in Hoboken, one of five new retail deals in the city announced this week by Ripco Real Estate.