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.

Industrial
IPRG: Longpoint buys 33,000 sq. ft. Hillside warehouse from longtime owner-occupier

Longpoint Realty Partners has acquired more than 32,000 square feet of warehouse space just south of Interstate 78 in Hillside, in a transaction arranged by IPRG.

Industrial
Velocity revives Gloucester County small-bay park with key upgrades, 85,000 sq. ft. in leasing

Velocity Venture Partners LLC has brought a Gloucester County industrial park to full occupancy after a multimillion-dollar renovation and some 85,000 square feet of leasing activity.

Industrial
Denholtz enters South Carolina with purchase of three-building, 98,000 sq. ft. flex portfolio

Denholtz has acquired more than 98,000 square feet of flex industrial space in Columbia, South Carolina, marking its first acquisition in the state and its latest in the Southeast.

Office
Signature buys 446,000 sq. ft. Secaucus office building in $50 million deal with Manulife

Signature Acquisitions has added more than 446,000 square feet to its fast-growing office portfolio in New Jersey, buying a well-known property in Secaucus for some $50 million.

Office
CBRE: Investors sell revamped 80,000 sq. ft. office building in Parsippany for $10.2 million

An investment group has sold a nearly 80,000-square-foot office building in Parsippany for $10.2 million, in a newly announced deal by CBRE.

Education
Montclair State picks JLL to find executive director for real estate, economic development

Montclair State University has tapped JLL to lead its search for a new executive director of real estate and economic development.

Industrial
SL Industrial Partners adds 294,000 sq. ft. industrial facility in North Carolina

SL Industrial Partners has acquired a nearly 294,000-square-foot distribution facility in Greensboro, North Carolina, adding to its holdings outside its home state of New Jersey.

Industrial
Brookfield lands 104,000 sq. ft. tenant for new Elizabeth industrial campus, Blau & Berg says

Brookfield Properties has found its first tenant for a new industrial campus in Elizabeth, securing a full-building lease for nearly 104,000 square feet in the highly valued port submarket.

Government & Public Policy
NJBA launches legal challenges against towns seeking to lower affordable housing obligations

The New Jersey Builders Association is suing nearly 160 municipalities that have sought to reduce their affordable housing obligations under a law adopted last year, setting up a new round of legal battles as state officials roll out the closely watched program.

Finance & Capital Markets
Alpine snags $143 million construction loan, equity for 500-unit ‘Scholars Village’ project near Liberty Science Center, JLL says

Alpine Residential has landed a nearly $143 million construction loan and equity for a plan to build 500 apartments on the doorstep of the Liberty Science Center in Jersey City.