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
Somerset, Monmouth county shopping centers fully leased after LMC-brokered deals

A furniture store has taken nearly 5,800 square feet at a neighborhood shopping center in Franklin Township, in one of two newly announced leases by Levin Management Corp.

Professional Services
Bennett Realty adds gas station, convenience store veteran Albanese

Jeffrey Albanese, a veteran of the gas station and convenience store industry, has joined Bennett Realty & Development as a director, in the latest addition to the Holmdel-based team.

Events
New World Group scores new wins for marketing at national, regional homebuilding shows

Creative agency New World Group is celebrating a series of recent awards for its work in the real estate sector in New Jersey and elsewhere in the region.

Finance & Capital Markets
C&W: LEG inks $54 million construction loan for 204,000 sq. ft. Belleville industrial project

Lincoln Equities Group has landed nearly $54 million in financing to build more than 204,000 square feet of new industrial space in Belleville, brokers with Cushman & Wakefield said.

Residential & Mixed Use
New 38-unit rental building in Journal Square fetches $13.7 million, Matthews says

An investor has acquired a newly completed, 38-unit apartment building in Jersey City’s Journal Square section, in a deal arranged by Matthews Real Estate Investment Services.

Professional Services
Lee & Associates New Jersey rebrands with key WBENC certification, highlighting female leadership

Lee & Associates New Jersey is now Lee & Associates – WBE LLC, having officially achieved its certification as a Woman-owned Business Enterprise.

Community
Kislak family gifts $2.1 million to Monmouth U. real estate program, Springsteen music center

The Kislak Family Foundation has pledged more than $2 million in additional support to Monmouth University, continuing its nearly two decades of giving to the school in honor of the late industry icon Jay I. Kislak.

Office
Music academy inks 7,000 sq. ft. renewal at West Windsor office building, Fennelly says

A music school that occupies more than 7,000 square feet of office space in West Windsor has renewed its lease, in a newly announced deal by Fennelly Associates.

Residential & Mixed Use
LeFrak seeking approvals for new high-rise at Newport’s northern end, its tallest yet in iconic Jersey City neighborhood

LeFrak is offering a new look at a proposed 529-unit luxury apartment tower in Jersey City, in a project that would be the tallest and northernmost building in its iconic Newport district along the Hudson River.

Events
NAIOP unveils Deal of the Year finalists for industrial, winners for office and mixed-use

NAIOP New Jersey has announced its Deal of the Year winners in the office and mixed-use categories as well as three finalists for the industrial sector, with plans to highlight the honorees at its 37th annual Commercial Real Estate Awards Gala in mid-May.