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.

Retail
Old Navy leases 14,000 sq. ft. at Kearny Plaza shopping center, Welco says

A new Old Navy store has come to a 62,000-square-foot shopping center in Kearny, in a newly announced transaction by Welco Realty Inc.

Residential & Mixed Use
Alpine, FieldsGrade hit 65 percent leased at 114-unit Jersey City apartment building

Renters have leased nearly two-thirds of a new 114-unit luxury apartment building in Jersey City’s historic Bergen-Lafayette neighborhood, its developers said Monday.

Residential & Mixed Use
Developer eyes 106 micro-apartments after acquiring Newark hotel building, Parkview says

An investment manager has acquired a vacant hotel building in Newark that it now plans to convert to more than 100 apartments, according to a lender involved with the project.

Retail
Onyx welcomes Baraka, local leaders to reveal jewel box entrance at Gateway complex

The overhaul of Newark’s sprawling Gateway Center was on display last week as a development team revealed the new two-story, glass-encased lobby that will connect the streetscape to a planned 100,000-square-foot dining and retail concourse.

Retail
Irgang Group names operations manager for newly added Millville power center

The new owner of a 393,000-square-foot shopping center in Millville has hired a construction industry veteran to oversee the property and another recent addition to its portfolio.

Government & Public Policy
Mandelbaum Barrett attorney lands site plan approval for projects in Essex, Passaic counties

A plan to build a new YMCA campus in Livingston is moving ahead after recently landing a key local approval, according to an attorney with Mandelbaum Barrett PC.

Industrial
Foundation work underway at 333,000 sq. ft. spec warehouse in Bayonne, LEG says

Lincoln Equities Group has broken ground on more than 330,000 square feet of speculative warehouse space in Bayonne, in the final piece of a highly touted 153-acre industrial park.

Government & Public Policy
EDA extends deadline for RFI on fund for minority, women-owned developers

The state Economic Development Authority has extended the deadline for responses to its recent call for input from minority- and women-owned development firms, in what it sees as a first step toward funding a program to help improve diversity in the real estate industry.

Roundtable
How can the construction industry become more sustainable?

How can the construction industry become more sustainable? We assembled a panel of industry experts to tackle this month’s question.

Retail
Iron Ore buys 59,000 sq. ft. grocery-anchored retail center in Trenton

An affiliate of Iron Ore Properties LLC has purchased a grocery-anchored retail center in Trenton, the Milburn-based firm announced Thursday.