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
Progress Capital sources $17.25 million loan for Journal Square apartment deal

The buyer of an apartment and retail building in Jersey City has landed more than $17 million in financing, according to an advisory team with Progress Capital.

Office
Birch Group eyes $1 million upgrade at Parsippany office campus

A landlord is planning a $1 million overhaul of a two-building office park in Parsippany, hoping to capitalize on the site’s location between Interstate 80 and Route 46.

Industrial
Third-party logistics user leases 6,000 sq. ft. at Ballantine industrial complex in Newark

A logistics firm is taking 6,000 square feet at a sprawling industrial complex in Newark, in a lease arranged by brokers with NAI James E. Hanson.

Government & Public Policy
Pandemic’s full impact still unclear, prompting a measured approach to property tax appeals

The pandemic’s impact on property valuations is still far from clear, with some owners taking a more measured approach to tax appeals ahead of this year’s filing deadline in New Jersey.

Finance & Capital Markets
Lender for residential investors moves into New Jersey, opens Woodbridge office

A growing residential real estate investment lender has expanded into New Jersey, while announcing the hiring of an executive to lead the new office.

Industrial
Meadowlands warehouse trades for $2.7 million, Equity Real Estate says

An industrial building in the Meadowlands has changed hands for nearly $2.7 million, following a transaction arranged by Equity Real Estate Brokerage.

Health Care & Education
Heart, vascular practice acquires Nutley medical office building

A physician is expanding its practice with the purchase of a 3,050-square-foot medical office building in Nutley, in a newly announced deal by Midtown Commercial Realty.

Residential & Mixed Use
JLL seeking buyer for 351-unit luxury apartment complex in Fort Lee

A seven-building, 351-unit apartment complex in Fort Lee is on the market for sale, with the potential to draw offers in the range of $170 million.

Office
Medical device firm takes 48,000 sq. ft. of life science, office space near Princeton

A medical device maker has leased some 48,000 square feet in Plainsboro, with plans to use the space for research and development, product assembly and its administrative offices.

Professional Services
Dresdner Robin details remediation, infrastructure work in Jersey City redevelopment

Land use consultancy Dresdner Robin has completed the first phase of environmental remediation at the site of what will be a mixed-use, two-tower development in Jersey City.