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.

Finance & Capital Markets
Kennedy Funding lends $1 million for single-family housing development in Delaware

Kennedy Funding has closed a $1 million bridge loan for a single-family residential development in southern Delaware, the Englewood Cliffs-based firm announced Monday.

Events
VIDEO: The Newark Redevelopment Update

Watch the full presentation from our June 7 seminar, where the developers and insiders behind Newark’s most important commercial real estate projects debated the long-held opportunities and challenges in New Jersey’s largest city.

Government & Public Policy
Westfield pushes ahead with sweeping downtown redevelopment, despite opposition

Westfield has set the stage for more than $400 million in mixed-use redevelopment that town leaders say will revitalize their business district and serve as a model for other mature suburbs, with hopes of breaking ground early next year despite opposition by some residents.

Industrial
Logistics firm takes 158,000 sq. ft. in Edison, Edgewater deals arranged by NAI Mertz

A third-party logistics firm has signed two leases totaling nearly 158,000 square feet across industrial buildings in Middlesex and Bergen counties, in a set of deals arranged by NAI Mertz.

Government & Public Policy
Perth Amboy names new areas in need of redevelopment to spark investment

A large stretch of downtown Perth Amboy is now an area in need of redevelopment under state law — as are several other sections of the city — allowing local officials to offer tax incentives, condemn blighted properties and take other steps to help revitalize the properties.

Retail
Bergenfield shopping center leased up after three newest deals, RIPCO says

Three new tenants have leased space at a Bergenfield shopping center to bring the nearly 72,000-square-foot property to full occupancy, brokers with RIPCO Real Estate announced.

Industrial
WCRE inks sale of 54,000 sq. ft Camden County industrial building

A trust has sold a nearly 55,000-square-foot industrial building in the Camden County township of Winslow, under a recent deal by Wolf Commercial Real Estate.

Industrial
HRP inks 80,000 sq. ft. lease for first deal at new Jersey City logistics park

Hilco Redevelopment Partners has secured its first tenant at a new industrial park in Jersey City, inking an 80,000-square-foot lease with a global logistics firm.

Finance & Capital Markets
JLL: Continental snags $50 million construction loan for 169-unit Livingston rental project

Continental Properties has landed a nearly $50 million construction loan for a planned 169-unit upscale apartment property in Livingston, in a newly announced deal by JLL.

Industrial
REDCOM adds 40,000 sq. ft. at South Brunswick industrial building, BRC says

REDCOM Design & Construction has expanded by 40,000 square feet at a South Brunswick industrial building, according to a leasing team with Bussel Realty Corp.