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.

Government & Public Policy
EDA details $400,000 grant program to help revitalize vacant, underused public sites

The state Economic Development Authority is now accepting applications for a program that could help breathe new life into vacant and underutilized public assets.

Retail
Gregory’s Coffee signs lease in Hazlet for newest Garden State location

Gregory’s Coffee has expanded its footprint in New Jersey with a recent 1,500-square-foot lease in Hazlet, in a deal arranged by R.J. Brunelli & Co. LLC.

Industrial
Food-focused investor buys Vineland facility in $23 million sale-leaseback

An investor has acquired a food production and distribution facility in Vineland for nearly $23 million, marking its second such deal in southern New Jersey in less than a year.

Industrial
Outdoor storage investor adds eight-acre site in Edison, marking its first New Jersey deal

A national investor has made its entrance to New Jersey with the purchase of an eight-acre construction yard in Edison, according to brokers with NAI James E. Hanson.

Office
NJCC leases 24,000 sq. ft. in New Brunswick for new headquarters, C&W says

Cushman & Wakefield has negotiated a 24,259-square-foot lease in New Brunswick for New Jersey Community Capital, the state’s largest community development financial institution.

Retail
BRC: Tractor Supply Co. renews for 25,000 sq. ft. at Flanders retail center

An outdoor lifestyle retailer has renewed its 25,000-square-foot lease at a Morris County shopping center, brokers with Bussel Realty Corp. announced Monday.

Professional Services
Zoltek names new sales associate for Fair Lawn-based team

Zoltek Commercial Real Estate Services has hired Mario Pereira as a sales associate with its Fair Lawn-based brokerage team, touting his more than 20 years of business experience.

Finance & Capital Markets
Greek, Principal ink $32 million construction loan with Provident for warehouse project

Greek Development and Principal Real Estate Investors have closed on more than $32 million in construction financing for a long-awaited industrial project in Pennsylvania’s Bucks County.

Office
Biopharma firm sells 500,000 sq. ft. Newark office building, parking garage for $49 million

A biopharmaceutical company has sold the site of its headquarters in Newark, a well-known office tower spanning nearly 500,000 square feet, in a deal valued at more than $49 million.

Residential & Mixed Use
Gebroe-Hammer: 57-unit Collingswood rental portfolio sold for $9.4 million

A private investor has purchased a 57-unit apartment portfolio in Collingswood for $9.4 million, in a newly announced transaction by Gebroe-Hammer Associates.