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
Signature Acquisitions surges in 2025 with 504,000 sq. ft. in new office leases, renewals

Signature Acquisitions is starting 2026 with strong momentum, following a year in which it tripled its leasing volume across its portfolio of suburban office space in the region.

Industrial
NAI Hanson: Investor buys Dallas cold storage facility after selling North Jersey industrial site

The recent seller of a Fairfield industrial site has acquired a property in Texas as part of a now-completed 1031 like-kind exchange, according to brokers with NAI James E. Hanson.

Government & Public Policy
Sherrill taps Weiss to lead EDA, Potosnak as DEP commissioner

Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill has filled two key posts impacting commercial real estate, naming Evan Weiss as CEO of the New Jersey Economic Development Authority while nominating Ed Potosnak as commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection.

People
Osborne joins Gottesman as vice president in role focused on asset management

Gottesman Real Estate Partners has hired Steven Osborne as a vice president, bolstering the team supporting its portfolio of commercial and residential properties across four states.

Professional Services
Vantage Commercial joins TCN Worldwide, seeking to leverage global network of CRE firms

Vantage Commercial has expanded its reach and resources after joining TCN Worldwide, an international alliance of independent commercial real estate firms.

Industrial
Camber, PGIM expand out of state with 745,000 sq. ft. industrial deal in Maryland

Camber Real Estate Partners and PGIM Real Estate have made a new acquisition outside New Jersey, adding more than 745,000 square feet of industrial space in the Baltimore region.

Retail
Larken, KidsUnited ink lease to bring youth soccer franchise to Raritan Borough

Larken Associates has leased more than 3,000 square feet in Raritan Borough to a fast-growing youth soccer franchise, the real estate firm announced Friday.

Finance & Capital Markets
Kennedy Funding lends $2.1 million for newly built synagogue in upstate New York

The owner of a newly built synagogue in upstate New York has secured a $2.1 million loan from Kennedy Funding, the Englewood-based direct private lender.

Government & Public Policy
EDA approves $400 million Aspire tax credit for new RWJBarnabas hospital at Fort Monmouth

Plans to build a new $1.5 billion hospital at the historic Fort Monmouth property are moving ahead with the help of a $400 million tax credit award under the state’s Aspire program.

Industrial
Sitex adds 26,000 sq. ft. Monroe warehouse as latest acquisition in Central Jersey

Sitex Group has acquired a 26,000-square-foot warehouse in Monroe, adding to its portfolio in the well-known Exit 8A submarket along the New Jersey Turnpike.