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.

Finance & Capital Markets
C&W: Developers ink $107 million loan for new 333,000 sq. ft. logistics center in Bayonne

A joint venture has secured more than $107 million in financing for the next piece of a new 153-acre industrial campus in Bayonne, in a deal arranged by Cushman & Wakefield.

Industrial
Kokes breaks ground on 45,000 sq. ft. self-storage project in Ocean County

Kokes Properties is on track to expand its self-storage portfolio after breaking ground on a new 45,000-square-foot facility in the Ocean County township of Manchester.

Residential & Mixed Use
Accurate Builders launches leasing at final phase of new Raritan Borough apartments

The final piece of a new 276-unit luxury apartment complex in Somerset County has hit the market, helping to revive an underused site alongside NJ Transit’s Raritan Valley line.

Professional Services
Zoltek adds director of real estate, sales associate to brokerage team

Zoltek Commercial Real Estate Services has announced two recent additions to its Fair Lawn-based team of brokers.

Industrial
I.CON panel: For spec builders in top logistics markets, it pays to wait to sign a lease

In today’s booming industrial market — with rents rising by the month and supply at unprecedented lows — developers are now grappling with a seemingly unprecedented question: How soon is too soon to sign a lease at a building that’s still under construction? According to some leading owners, it pays to wait.

Office
American Equity Partners inks sale of 199,000 sq. ft. Bridgewater office building, CBRE says

CBRE advised American Equity Partners on the sale of a 199,310-square-foot, 82 percent occupied office building in Bridgewater.

Residential & Mixed Use
Developer, housing authority open 60-unit affordable, supportive project in Elizabeth

A public-private partnership has unveiled a new 60-unit, mixed-income housing development in Elizabeth, providing new units for formerly homeless individuals and other city residents.

Residential & Mixed Use
KRE launches leasing, eyes December move-ins at 38-story rental tower in Jersey City

Kushner Real Estate Group has all but completed a new 38-story apartment tower in downtown Jersey City, adding another 507 units to its fast-growing portfolio in Hudson County.

Residential & Mixed Use
Fort Lee’s Horizon House taps architect Steven Kratchman for master-plan, renovations

The board of Horizon House, a large multifamily complex in Fort Lee, has appointed Steven Kratchman Architect PC of New York to create a long-range master plan that will be the first phase of a longer-term strategy to reinvigorate the residential property.

Office
Investment team buys Newark office buildings, parking garage for $80 million

An investment group has acquired two office buildings and a parking garage in downtown Newark for $80 million, with plans to spend another $70 million to reposition the properties.