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.

Residential & Mixed Use
JLL: Ridgefield Park site approved for 552-unit rental project on the market for sale

The owner of a Bergen County development site with approvals for more than 550 apartments is seeking a buyer for the property, in a newly announced offering by JLL.

Government & Public Policy
Assembly passes bill to disband COAH, recast blueprint for affordable housing obligations

The state Assembly has passed a bill that would revamp how New Jersey calculates each town’s affordable housing obligations, seeking to streamline a process that had languished in recent decades before being taken over by the state judiciary.

Government & Public Policy
EDA approves $25 million in grants for Newark, Atlantic City commercial corridors

State officials are sending more than $25 million in grant funds to support 13 businesses and commercial projects in the downtowns of Newark and Atlantic City.

Retail
Single-tenant retail property in downtown Westfield trades for $4.7 million, Marcus says

A local investor has acquired a nearly 36,000-square-foot retail property in downtown Westfield for $4.7 million, brokers with Marcus & Millichap announced Monday.

Industrial
Orthofeet takes 52,000 sq. ft. in Norwood to expand within Sanzari-owned portfolio

Alfred Sanzari Enterprises has signed a new lease in Norwood that will allow a tenant to expand to an adjacent building and add more than 52,000 square feet to its existing footprint.

Residential & Mixed Use
Walters’ Cornerstone at Branchburg achieves lease-up

Development firm Walters has leased up its new 150-unit age- and income-restricted multifamily property along a key throughfare in Somerset County.

Industrial
Denholtz unveils 41,000 sq. ft. Hamilton industrial building, taps Fennelly as leasing agent

Denholtz Properties has taken the wraps off more than 40,000 square feet of new warehouse space in Hamilton that it says will cater to small-bay industrial users.

Events
New Jersey Future, APA-NJ: Deadline near for planning and redevelopment forum topic proposals

With the annual New Jersey Planning and Redevelopment Conference less than four months away, organizers are seeking session proposals for the multiday program.

Finance & Capital Markets
G.S. Wilcox arranges $7 million refi for Union shopping center owner

The owner of a nearly 40,000-square-foot shopping center in Union Township has refinanced the property for $7 million, in a newly announced deal by G.S. Wilcox & Co.

Professional Services
WCRE adds Hassman, eying continued growth in retail and industrial sectors

Wolf Commercial Real Estate has hired industry veteran Corey Hassman to help expand its retail and industrial services platform in the southern New Jersey and Philadelphia markets.