Joshua Burd
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Joshua Burd, an award-winning reporter and editor, has been covering New Jersey commercial real estate for eight 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.

Woodmont eyes spring delivery for new 54,000 sq. ft. industrial project in Woodbridge

Woodmont Industrial Partners has broken ground on what will be more than 54,000 square feet of new industrial space in Woodbridge.

Jersey City development site slated for 136 apartments sells for $6.5 million

A development site that could house more than 130 luxury apartments has changed hands in Jersey City’s West Side neighborhood, in a deal arranged by B6 Real Estate Advisors.

Colliers: Investor buys 159,000 sq. ft. Florham Park office campus for $13 million

An investment firm has purchased a nearly 160,000-square-foot office campus in Florham Park for $13.26 million, according to a brokerage team with Colliers.

IT consulting firm takes 9,700 sq. ft. at Jersey City office building, C&W says

An IT consulting and talent management firm has leased nearly 9,700 square feet at 10 Exchange Place in Jersey City, brokers with Cushman & Wakefield announced.

Sanzari, UPS Store franchise ink 1,100 sq. ft. retail lease in Hackensack

A new UPS Store is coming to Alfred Sanzari Enterprises’ Summit Plaza in Hackensack after signing a lease for nearly 1,100 square feet.

Diversified inks renewal, expansion with nail salon at Summit mixed-use property

The retail space at a mixed-use building in Summit is now fully leased after a renewal and an expansion by a nail salon at the property.

LMC: Tropical Supermarket takes 16,000 sq. ft. for newest Central Jersey location

A specialty grocer is expanding its footprint in central New Jersey with a nearly 16,000-square-foot lease in South Plainfield, in deal arranged by Levin Management Corp.

Storied architecture firm Kitchen & Associates rebrands as Thriven Design

The award-winning architecture firm long known as Kitchen & Associates is now Thriven Design, under a rebrand unveiled Wednesday by the Collingswood-based practice.

Recalibrating

I can point to a stretch of two to three weeks in March 2020 when the market was eerily quiet, as we all adjusted to life at the height of a public health crisis. Otherwise, we’ve had a largely uninterrupted, decade-long run of deal activity, development updates and other happenings that have fueled the engine of New Jersey commercial real estate news. That all figures to continue, but perhaps at a different pace as far as those deals are concerned.

Right at home: NJAA moves to Trenton, with advocacy looming ever larger after COVID crisis

The New Jersey Apartment Association has changed its address, but there’s nothing unfamiliar about its new home in Trenton. The organization and its in-house team, previously based in Middlesex County, have long been a key voice in state politics and policymaking, advocating on behalf of a membership that owns and manages some 230,000 rental units.