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
Mancini Duffy expands regional footprint with new Red Bank office

Design firm Mancini Duffy is marking the opening of a new regional office in Red Bank, its second in New Jersey and its third overall.

Government & Public Policy
EDA issues call for information to help launch fund for minority, women-owned developers

The state’s Economic Development Authority is seeking input from minority- and women-owned development firms, as it lays the groundwork for a $20 million funding program to help improve diversity in the real estate industry.

Industrial
Terreno buys 10-acre industrial parcel in Newark for $17.3 million

Terreno Realty Corp. has purchased a nearly 10-acre industrial property in Newark for $17.3 million, the Bellevue, Washington-based firm announced last week.

Retail
Two-way traffic creating “more connected” downtown in Hackensack, experts say

Business leaders in downtown Hackensack are marking one year since the return of two-way traffic on Main Street, touting an uptick in activity from residents and visitors alike.

Professional Spotlight
Cole Schotz PC

As it has through past economic cycles, Cole Schotz has continued to pivot as the real estate market and businesses respond to COVID-19. Our real estate team leverages a deep bench of experience, including our corporate, environmental, special opportunities, litigation and bankruptcy teams, with a wealth of experience providing advice on real estate matters. We have been helping our clients adapt to a rapidly changing market.

Professional Spotlight
Gibbons PC

Gibbons offers multidisciplinary services statewide, from Bergen to Atlantic counties and all points between, addressing all aspects of real estate development deals. This wide-ranging practice is the result of the distinct contributions of our exceptional attorneys — including newest team member Bisola Taiwo, most recently Assistant Director/Chief of Staff for Newark’s Department of Economic and Housing Development, where she structured deal terms for redevelopment projects worth billions of dollars.

Professional Spotlight
Peter G. Aziz & Associates LLC

In addition to our office being well-versed in Residential and Real Estate transactions, I have extensive experience with Real Estate Litigation. I have litigated hundreds of specific performance and breach of contract matters, a number of which proceeded to trial. This allows me to foresee potential issues that can be prevented by strategically negotiating the contract of sale or lease.

Sponsored Content
Current trends in the post-COVID commercial leasing market: The reduced footprint and new considerations of the office

Everyone knows the most critical factor in the determination of cost of rentable square footage of leased space and the value of land is “location, location, location.” COVID has not changed this truism, but perhaps has rarified the implications.

Residential & Mixed Use
Pulte continues growth in New Jersey with key partnerships at transit hub developments

PulteGroup has become a key player in some of New Jersey’s largest mixed-use, transit-centric redevelopments over the past decade, having delivered or broken ground on some 1,300 for-sale homes near train stations in partnership with several leading developers.

Industrial
Somerset firm acquires 56,000 sq. ft. warehouse in Branchburg, GM Realty says

An affiliate of a Somerset-based pharmaceutical firm has acquired a 56,000-square-foot warehouse in Branchburg, according to the brokerage GM Realty Advisors Inc.