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.

Professional Services
Zambarano joins GTL Construction’s New Jersey team as director

Real estate and project management veteran Alan Zambarano has joined GTL Construction of NJ Inc., the growing general contractor and construction management firm.

Industrial
Medical device maker signs 85,000 sq. ft. extension in Totowa, Avison Young says

A medical device manufacturer in Fairfield has signed a lease renewal and extension for nearly 85,000 square feet, brokers with Avison Young announced recently.

Retail
Nordstrom Rack takes 26,000 sq. ft. at Urban Edge power center in Manalapan

A new Nordstrom Rack is coming to Monmouth County with a newly signed, 26,000-square-foot lease at a Manalapan power center.

Sponsored Content
How to survive the commercial real estate industry in 2024

All of the industry conferences and panels I’ve attended over the last several months have one thing in common — in each, someone has uttered the phrase “Survive to ’25” or the Bee Gees variant “Stayin’ alive till ’25,” either seriously or perfunctorily, as nearly everyone in the commercial real estate market knows that 2024 is going to be a rocky year. Why? Each of the players in the venerable trifecta of tenant, landlord and lender is having problems of their own.

Retail
Urban Edge acquires new 87,000 sq. ft. retail center in Watchung for $34 million

Urban Edge Properties has acquired an 87,000-square-foot shopping center in Watchung for $34 million, completing the deal as part of a flurry of recent moves across its portfolio.

Professional Services
Environmental attorney Kettler among newest promotions at Riker Danzig

Riker Danzig LLP has elevated Michael S. Kettler of the firm’s environmental law group, in one of several newly announced promotions on its Morristown-based team.

Finance & Capital Markets
IDB Bank, TAY Investments close $31 million bridge loan for 155-unit Newark rental property

IDB Bank has closed a $31 million bridge loan for a newly completed, 155-unit apartment building in Newark’s Central Ward.

Residential & Mixed Use
Accurate leases more than 70 percent of new 252-unit Bayonne rental building

Accurate is on the verge of another milestone at a new apartment building in Bayonne, where it has leased nearly three-quarters of the property’s 252 available homes.

Events
National Private Lenders Association Conference heading to Miami Beach in early March

The largest private lending conference in the country is coming to South Florida in less than three weeks.

Residential & Mixed Use
Halpern unveils 337-unit Birch House, a major addition to Jersey City’s growing West Side

Leasing is underway at Halpern Real Estate Ventures’ new 337-unit high-end apartment building in Jersey City’s growing West Side neighborhood.