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.

Top News
State officials promise a proactive approach to repurpose Bell Labs campus in Murray Hill

The news that Nokia Bell Labs will build a new research and development hub in downtown New Brunswick — ensuring that it remains in New Jersey — was undoubtedly triumphant. But it was not lost on Gov. Phil Murphy that the company would be leaving its home of more than 80 years in the Murray Hill section of Berkeley Heights and New Providence.

Professional Services
CBRE adds industrial specialist Shoemaker to focus on multimarket clients

Industrial broker Stephen Shoemaker has joined CBRE as a senior vice president, with a focus on multimarket occupiers in the asset class.

Office
Fennelly: Three tenants combine for 7,100 sq. ft. in new deals at Hamilton office building

The owner of a 33,000-square-foot office building in Hamilton has welcomed three new tenants after a series of leases arranged by Fennelly Associates.

Retail
Fairfield-based Vita & Vita tapped to manage Mid-Atlantic, Southeast shopping centers

Vita & Vita Realty Corp. has expanded its management footprint with new assignments at shopping centers in Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina, the Fairfield-based firm announced.

Residential & Mixed Use
JLL’s Morristown-based team marketing 55-unit New Rochelle apartment portfolio for sale

The owner of 54 apartments and an adjacent home in New Rochelle, New York, has tapped JLL’s Morristown-based capital markets team to sell the properties.

Residential & Mixed Use
Alpine, Fields Grade launch boutique rental building in Jersey City’s Bergen-Lafayette section

A development team has unveiled a six-story, 39-unit apartment building in Jersey City as the latest addition to their footprint in the historic Bergen-Lafayette neighborhood.

Residential & Mixed Use
Kushner nears topping out of first tower, start of second phase for One Journal Square project

A closely watched project that will add more than 1,700 apartments to Jersey City’s booming Journal Square neighborhood is on the verge of two key construction milestones.

Industrial
Sitex promotes Fuchsman to vice president

Sitex Group has promoted Max Fuchsman to vice president, touting his role in growing the industrial real estate investment firm since his arrival in 2022.

Retail
TFE, Pierson tout debut of Starbucks in Monroe, a first for Middlesex County township

Monroe Township has welcomed its first Starbucks with the opening of a new drive-thru location late last year, according to the property’s landlord and its brokerage team.

Professional Services
Bennett Realty adds net-leased retail, strip center specialist to brokerage team

An investment sales broker specializing in single-tenant, net-leased assets and strip centers has joined Holmdel-based Bennett Realty & Development.