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
Vertical construction underway for Journal Squared phase two (RENDERINGS)

The tallest tower within Kushner Real Estate Group’s three-building, 1,838-unit Journal Squared project in Jersey City is on the rise.

Finance & Capital Markets
Investors Bank touts $219 million in new commercial, multifamily loans

Investors Bank has inked a $36 million loan for a 144,000-square-foot warehouse in Elizabeth, the largest among 10 recent closings announced by the lender.

Professional Services
NAI Hanson hires new associate in Parsippany

NAI James E. Hanson has added to the sales team in its Parsippany office.

Office
Newmark inks 12,500 sq. ft. lease at creative office building in Union City

A marketing firm has leased 12,500 square feet at a creative professional building in Union City, brokers with Newmark Associates announced last week.

Trend Watch
Rising interest rates threaten further cap-rate compression

Incredible fundamentals surrounding the New Jersey industrial real estate market has resulted in record investor demand, resulting in Class A cap rates steadily dropping since the end of the great recession to cycle lows, with some buildings trading with cap rates below 4.0 percent.

Office
CBRE: Shrinking deal size fuels ‘persistent softness’ in N.J. office market

Smaller deals are increasingly driving New Jersey’s officemarket, a new report finds, raising the prospect of unchanged overall vacancyand flat rents in the near term despite an otherwise healthy economy.

Finance & Capital Markets
Edison warehouse buyer lands $41.5 million acquisition loan, HFF says

549 Mill Road in Edison — Courtesy: HFF By Joshua Burd HFF has announced more than $41 million in acquisition financing for a joint venture’s recent purchase of a fully leased, 507,000-square-foot industrial building in Edison. Debt brokers with the…

Retail
South Orange restaurant, liquor license trade for $2.8 million

19 Valley St. in South Orange — Courtesy: The Kislak Co.Inc. By Joshua Burd An investor has acquired a well-known restaurant property and a liquor license in downtown South Orange, where a new operator is set to open following the…

Residential & Mixed Use
Co-op, design team unveil Gold Coast residential tower after multimillion-dollar upgrade

The ownership of a 30-story residential tower in Cliffside Park has completed a sweeping overhaul, with top-to-bottom upgrades and new amenities aimed at putting the building on par with the newest properties along New Jersey’s Gold Coast.

Professional Services
LAN Associates extends, plans renovation at Midland Park headquarters

LAN Associates has recommitted to its longtime home in Midland Park, while detailing plans to renovate the 20,000-square-foot space over the next year.