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.

Health Care & Education
Atkins sells 250,000 sq. ft. medical office portfolio in Northeast, Midwest

Atkins Cos. has sold a six-building, 250,000-square-foot medical office portfolio in four states, as it turns its focus to new acquisitions after its longtime ownership of the properties.

Retail
Prism, UPS Store ink 1,100 sq. ft. lease at new Woodbridge rental property

The UPS Store is coming to the base of a luxury apartment complex in downtown Woodbridge, marking the second retailer at the newly completed property by Prism Capital Partners.

Retail
Silbert to lead retail leasing for Sanzari medical arts building in Hackensack

Alfred Sanzari Enterprises has tapped Silbert Realty & Management Co. as its retail leasing agent for a prominent, 85,000-square-foot medical office property in Hackensack.

Residential & Mixed Use
Kearny apartment complex fetches $36 million amid town’s ongoing revival

A longtime apartment owner in Kearny has reaped more than $36 million from its recent sale of a seven-building, 171-unit complex in the town, according to Gebroe-Hammer Associates.

Editor’s Note
A winning team

Commercial real estate truly is a people business, which explains why our stories highlighting new hires, promotions and other personnel moves are among the most popular. We’re fortunate to see a steady diet of these updates from all corners of the industry, including the types of announcements that have come from DMR Architects just about every year since we launched Real Estate NJ — five hires here, three new additions there — all to support a growing pipeline and portfolio that includes everything from apartments and hospitals to government buildings.

Industrial
Elberon, Fidelco join FreezPak to open new freezer warehouse at Newark-Elizabeth border

A cold storage provider has opened a new 140,000-square-foot facility at the border of Elizabeth and Newark, in a project that brought together two well-known New Jersey developers.

Professional Services
MSB adds two real estate, land use attorneys

McManimon, Scotland & Baumann LLC has made two additions to its team of commercial real estate and land use attorneys.

Professional Services
BLS adds tax credit expert to manage compliance for incentives recipients

Biggins Lacy Shapiro & Co. LLC, the Princeton-based site selection and advisory firm, has hired a new senior manager focused on compliance for recipients of government tax incentives.

Finance & Capital Markets
Fairfield apartment developer inks $10.5 million refi, JLL says

A developer has secured $10.5 million to refinance a newly built, 36-unit apartment property in Fairfield, in a newly announced deal by JLL.

Office
NAI Hanson: Legal services firm relocating, taking 13,000 sq. ft. at Paterson office tower

A law practice is on the move in Paterson after leasing nearly 13,000 square feet at a prominent office building in the city, in a transaction arranged by NAI James E. Hanson.