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.

Office
Jersey City: Columbia unveils first phase of upgrades at 680,000 sq. ft. office tower

Columbia Property Trust has completed the first piece of a plan to overhaul its 680,000-square-foot office building in the heart of downtown Jersey City.

Finance & Capital Markets
JLL seeking buyer for ex-Sears store in Mercer County, touting redevelopment potential

The site of a vacant Sears building in Lawrence Township is on the market for sale, providing a redevelopment opportunity alongside a mall on Route 1.

Retail
Hackensack Meridian takes 46,000 sq. ft. for Monmouth outpatient center, Brunelli says

Hackensack Meridian Health has leased nearly 46,000 square feet at a Monmouth County retail center, in the largest of several newly announced deals by R.J. Brunelli & Co.

People
Judd, former C&W New Jersey leader, joins JRT Realty Group

The former head of Cushman & Wakefield’s New Jersey region has landed a new job, joining a Manhattan-based commercial real estate services firm as its chief operating officer.

Government & Public Policy
NJ Transit seeking proposals from four finalists in 12-acre Metropark redevelopment

State officials are seeking pitches from companies that have shown an interest in redeveloping 12 acres directly adjacent to the busy Metropark transit hub in Woodbridge.

Office
C&W brokers Warren office lease with Senlac, financial services firm

A financial services firm is taking nearly 19,000 square feet of office space in Warren, under a deal arranged by brokers with Cushman & Wakefield.

Industrial
Family business expands, takes 16,000 sq. ft. in East Rutherford, NAI Hanson says

A provider of packaging, retail and janitorial supplies has leased more than 16,000 square feet of industrial space in East Rutherford, in a newly announced deal by NAI James E. Hanson.

Deals
CBRE inks sale of self-storage development site in Montclair

A new self-storage facility is coming to Montclair after a developer’s purchase of about three-quarters of an acre near the downtown, brokers with CBRE announced Thursday.

Industrial
CBRE: Logistics firm takes 607,000 sq. ft. at new Bridge industrial park in Warren County

A logistics firm has committed to more than 600,000 square feet of industrial space in Phillipsburg, marking the latest tenant at a sprawling new campus along Interstate 78.

Policy Page
CRE sentiment rises, but weighed down by construction cost challenges

Improving economic conditions have led to an improvement in the NAIOP CRE Sentiment Index, indicating both overall optimism and several ongoing concerns. However, respondents are now more pessimistic about construction costs than in any prior survey, and most expect construction labor costs to increase.