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
Colliers: New deals boost occupancy at Route 46 office building

Colliers International Group has brokered a series of leases at a Fairfield office building, securing more than 35,000 square feet of commitments to raise occupancy by 22 percent.

Residential & Mixed Use
Newark rental project hits leasing milestone, Tucker says

A new apartment building that has drawn renters from Newark’s health care and education sectors is now 80 percent leased, a mark that its developer says is validation of an emerging neighborhood in the city.

Professional Services
Ex-Giants punter turned broker joins Savills Studley

A former New York Giants punter and Super Bowl champion has found a new home team in northern New Jersey — commercial real estate firm Savills Studley.

Industrial
NAI Hanson brokers lease for stone maker in Essex County

A stone fabricator is relocating to a flex building in Fairfield, following a 33,000-square-foot deal brokered by NAI James E. Hanson.

Office
Developer breaks ground on American Water’s new Camden HQ

The nation’s largest publicly traded water utility has broken ground on its new 220,000-square-foot headquarters in Camden, the first piece of a massive plan to remake the city’s waterfront.

Office
Mack-Cali unveils new art display as part of Harborside makeover

The work of a local artist is now on display at Harborside in a Jersey City, where Mack-Cali Realty Corp. is hoping to transform its flagship office complex.

Retail
Movie theater’s lease to continue after Madison building sale

A movie theater at a historic Madison building will continue to operate after the recent sale of the property to a development and investment firm, according to a broker involved with the sale.

Finance & Capital Markets
Wilcox closes $16M loan for Hartz acquisition

Hartz Mountain Industries has expanded its out-of-state portfolio, acquiring 12 industrial buildings in Atlanta with nearly $16 million in financing arranged by G.S. Wilcox & Co.

Hospitality & Tourism
Hard Rock, N.J. real estate families to buy and reopen Trump Taj Mahal for $300M

Investor Carl Icahn has agreed to sell the shuttered Trump Taj Mahal casino to Hard Rock International and two New Jersey real estate families, the buyers said, under a $300 million plan to acquire, renovate and reopen the Atlantic City gaming hall.

Office
KPMG kicks off work at new Montvale tech center

Accounting and consulting giant KPMG has marked the start of construction at a new technology center in Montvale, an 81,000-square-foot extension of its longtime footprint in the borough.