Joshua Burd
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Joshua Burd, an award-winning reporter and editor, has been covering New Jersey commercial real estate for eight 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.

Office
NKF: Pharma, health care, tech firms could drive post-COVID office demand in New Jersey

The office market may be facing a new normal, but tenants in the life sciences, health care and technology sectors are best-positioned to drive demand in the wake of COVID-19.

Finance & Capital Markets
Elberon inks $20 million refi for Elizabeth cold storage building, JLL says

The owner of a 175,000-square-foot cold storage building in Elizabeth has landed $20 million in long-term financing, in a newly announced transaction by JLL.

Residential & Mixed Use
Roseland unveils rebranded Jersey City apartment buildings (SLIDESHOW)

Roseland Residential Trust has rebranded a trio of luxury apartment buildings in Jersey City, seeking to streamline leasing across the portfolio of more than 1,200 units.

Industrial
Food packager takes 27,000 sq. ft. in Mount Laurel, NAI Mertz says

A food packaging company has leased nearly 27,000 square feet of industrial space in Mount Laurel, under a transaction arranged by brokers with NAI Mertz.

Retail
Gym, restaurant leases bring Hamilton shopping center to full occupancy

A decades-old Mercer County shopping center is at full occupancy after new leases with a fitness chain and a new restaurant, according to brokers with R.J. Brunelli & Co.

Residential & Mixed Use
Developer touts construction progress, retail leasing at Union rental project

Construction is well underway for a planned 75-unit apartment building in Union, the second phase of a project to transform one of the township’s busiest thoroughfares.

Government & Public Policy
NJAA lauds passage of $100 million rental assistance bill, urges Murphy to sign into law

A bill that would create a $100 million rental assistance program in New Jersey — one that has drawn support from the apartment industry — is now awaiting action by Gov. Phil Murphy.

Retail
JLL inks retail leases with axe-throwing venue, three others, totaling 19,000 sq. ft.

The country’s largest axe-throwing venue is leasing more than 14,000 square feet in Bergen County, in the largest of four newly announced transactions by JLL.

Industrial
Cable installer takes 5,000 sq. ft. in Atlantic County, Vantage RES says

A business that installs cable and internet equipment has leased some 5,000 square feet of industrial space in Atlantic County, brokers with Vantage Real Estate Services said.

Office
Colliers: Piscataway office complex sells for second time in four years, doubling sale price

A private equity group has sold a Piscataway office complex for nearly $24 million, more than doubling the price it paid to acquire the property in 2016.