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.

Residential & Mixed Use
Gebroe-Hammer touts $1.9 billion in 2019 sales, hailing ‘record-shattering’ year

Gebroe-Hammer Associates completed nearly $2 billion in multifamily sales in 2019, citing unrelenting demand from investors and continued momentum at the start of 2020.

Finance & Capital Markets
Progress sources $85 million loan for Bronx historic rehab project

The owners of a refurbished historic warehouse building in the Bronx have refinanced the property for $85 million, under a newly announced transaction by Progress Capital.

Industrial
Denholtz signs 9,000 sq. ft. lease at East Brunswick flex complex

Denholtz Properties has signed a new 9,000-square-foot lease at a flex industrial complex in East Brunswick, bringing another tenant to the two-building, 84,000-square-foot property.

Industrial
AY: Prologis, visual communications firm renew 107,000 sq. ft. lease in Carlstadt

Prologis Inc. and a visual communications firm have renewed and extended a nearly 107,000-square-foot lease in Carlstadt, under a newly announced transaction by Avison Young.

People
CSG adds veteran municipal attorney, former Atlantic City business administrator

Jason Holt — Courtesy: Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC By Joshua Burd Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC has bolstered its team of real estate and property tax attorneys with the addition of a longtime municipal official in the state. Jason…

Retail
Bed Bath & Beyond completes $250 million sale-leaseback that includes stores, industrial space

Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. has completed a $250 million sale-leaseback agreement spanning more than 2 million square feet of commercial space, in a step aimed at stabilizing the finances of the Union-based retailer.

Professional Services
Murphy Partners announces new partners, changes name in key expansion

Murphy Partners LLP, a Newark-based law firm specializing in commercial real estate, has added two veteran attorneys to form a new practice known as Murphy Schiller & Wilkes LLP.

Industrial
Boniakowski: High-end candy, sweets company buys 27,000 sq. ft. Middlesex building

A candy and sweets importer is relocating from New York after acquiring a 27,000-square-foot building in Middlesex Borough, The Boniakowski Commercial Real Estate Group announced.

Events
March of Dimes to honor Milanaik at annual real estate industry fundraiser

The March of Dimes has picked veteran developer Jeff Milanaik as the latest honoree for its annual northern New Jersey real estate awards reception.

Industrial
CBRE details 312,373 sq. ft. lease, plans for new Modell’s logistics hub in Bordentown

Modell’s Sporting Goods is relocating to a new logistics and distribution hub in Bordentown after an “exhaustive search” that spanned three states, according to brokers with CBRE.