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.

Gibbons adds former Newark housing, economic development official to real estate team

A former key economic development official with the city of Newark has joined Gibbons PC as a director in its real property group, the firm announced Tuesday.

Rock Brook announces new vice president, associate director after recent promotions

The Rock Brook Consulting Group has promoted two veteran members of its engineering team.

Deals by Planet Fitness, Phenix Salon Suites fuel recent retail leases by C&W

Cushman & Wakefield is touting the completion of 19 recent leases in New Jersey accounting for more than 120,000 square feet of commitments by retail and restaurant users.

NAI Hanson’s Todd earns prestigious SIOR designation

Another broker with NAI James E. Hanson has joined the ranks of the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors, making him the 12th current member of the firm to earn the designation.

Hair salon joins retail space at 900-unit high-rise complex in Jersey City

A hair salon has opened its doors at the base of a two-building, 900-unit luxury apartment property in downtown Jersey City after relocating from another site in Hudson County.

Firsthand experience

To say that this month’s cover story is near and dear to me is somewhat tongue-in-cheek, but it’s also true. After all, I did spend five years working on the vast stretch of sprawling, landscaped office parks that is Davidson Avenue in the Somerset section of Franklin Township, which plays a prominent role in our February issue. As many of you know, the area is part of a 500-acre corporate business district along Interstate 287 that, in recent years, has grappled with millions of square feet of outdated and mostly vacant office space. Township officials are now meeting that challenge head-on, thanks in large part to a zoning change in late 2020 that paved the way for developers to repurpose those sites as industrial space.

Newmark, AEP unveil sweeping revamp of 415,000 sq. ft. East Brunswick office tower

The leasing team at a well-known East Brunswick office tower has taken the wraps off a newly completed, multimillion-dollar upgrade of the 415,000-square-foot building.

Biopharma firm moving HQ from Manhattan, inks 26,000 sq. ft. lease in Morris Twp.

A biopharmaceutical company is moving its headquarters from Manhattan after taking more than 26,000 square feet in Morris Township, brokers with CBRE announced Monday.

Gebroe-Hammer touts $214 million in New Jersey, Philadelphia multifamily sales in January

Brokerage firm Gebroe-Hammer Associates is off to a fast start in 2022, inking the sale of nearly 1,200 apartments in New Jersey and Philadelphia across 17 transactions in January.

BRC inks sale of 53,000 sq. ft. Lakewood industrial building

An investor has purchased a nearly 53,000-square-foot industrial building in Lakewood, in a newly announced transaction by Bussel Realty Corp.