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.

SJP reacquires key Hoboken office building in joint venture, touting rare large-block availability

SJP Properties has regained full control of a three-building, 1.5 million-square-foot office and retail complex in Hoboken that it built over more than a decade, having reacquired the initial phase as part of a joint venture with David Werner Real Estate Investments.

CBRE: Beverly Hills-based firm closes $261 million deal for Sanofi campus in Bridgewater

A brokerage team has identified a California-based investment firm as the buyer in the recent sale of the nearly 675,000-square-foot Sanofi U.S. headquarters campus in Bridgewater.

Atkins Cos. founder, patriarch Steve Atkins dies at 97

Atkins Cos. is mourning the loss of S. Stephen Atkins, the founder of the multigenerational commercial real estate firm based in West Orange, who died Saturday at age 97.

Sheldon Gross: Saadia Group adds 199,000 sq. ft. printing plant in Freehold

The Saadia Group has purchased a 199,000-square-foot, multipurpose building at 235 Willow Brook Road on nearly 30 acres in Freehold.

Meat processing equipment company takes 16,000 sq. ft. in East Brunswick, NAI DiLeo says

NAI DiLeo-Bram & Co. has negotiated a 16,000-square-foot industrial lease at 124 Tices Lane in East Brunswick.

Sherwin-Williams takes 3,400 sq. ft. at Kearny shopping center, Goldstein Group says

Sherwin-Williams has leased more than 3,400 square feet of retail space in a fast-growing section of Kearny, in a newly announced transaction by The Goldstein Group.

NAI Mertz announces two promotions

NAI Mertz has promoted Chris Matus to director and Jared Licht to senior associate.

Gebroe-Hammer: 114-unit Paterson rental tower trades for $23 million

An affiliate of a Brooklyn-based real estate firm has sold a 114-unit apartment tower in Paterson, in a newly announced transaction by Gebroe-Hammer Associates.

Sale of 48,000 sq. ft. Parsippany office building among latest Newmark Associates deals

Two Morris County commercial buildings have changed hands for a combined $7.5 million, in a set of newly announced transactions by Newmark Associates.

ESG: An effective agent for positive change and a profitable ROI for CRE

What is ESG — or environmental, social and governance? It is basically a framework to assess how a commercial real estate portfolio manages risks and opportunities resulting from shifting conditions, market and otherwise, to environmental, social and economic systems. Environmental criteria address a company’s impact on and stewardship of the environment. Social criteria refer to how a company manages relationships with and creates value for stakeholders, such as customers, employees, suppliers, communities and shareholders. Governance criteria refer to a company’s leadership and management philosophy, practices, policies, internal controls and shareholder rights, including diversity, equity and inclusion and transparency of procedures and decision-making.