Cover Story

Our monthly cover story in Real Estate NJ is a must-read, as we bring you an insider’s look at the decisions, personalities and economic conditions that are shaping the market.

Downtown demand: Developer aims to bring highly coveted, high-end office space to Montclair business district

BDP Holdings has unveiled plans to bring new high-end office space to Montclair as part of a 130,000-square-foot ground-up project, seeking to capture the growing demand for space in downtowns that are easily accessed by the state’s skilled suburban labor pool.

Legacy moment: Inside the landmark deal to bring Nokia Bell Labs to New Brunswick’s HELIX campus

The historic deal to bring Nokia Bell Labs to New Brunswick was nearly a year in the making, beginning in earnest with the company’s visit to a four-acre construction site downtown.

Links and logistics: Inside the public-private partnership behind a 4 million sq. ft. industrial hub (and a new golf course)

A unique public-private partnership has taken shape in Old Bridge, where the developer of a new nine-building, 4.2 million-square-foot industrial park on Route 9 has also planned, funded and built an 18-hole public golf course in the township under an agreement with local officials.

The next chapter: Inside 601W’s plan to reposition Jersey City’s iconic Harborside office complex

Manhattan-based 601W Cos. is advancing its plans to reposition Harborside buildings 1, 2 and 3 in Jersey City, a nearly 2 million-square-foot office complex along the Hudson River, after acquiring the property from Veris Residential Inc. for $420 million.

Kennedy details top policy, organizational goals after taking over as NAIOP New Jersey CEO

Dan Kennedy is now at the helm of NAIOP New Jersey after taking over as CEO on Aug. 1, with plans to tackle a host of key public policy issues and visions of bolstering what is already one of the commercial real estate association’s strongest and most-respected local chapters.

Industrial owners pivot to new (and old) strategies amid challenges to development, capital stack

Industrial owners in New Jersey are adapting to a climate of caution in the capital markets, cooling demand from tenants and growing local resistance to large warehouse projects. Some see it as a chance to double down in a market that they feel is still fundamentally sound, despite a slowdown in big-box leasing, as others pivot to different, more conservative approaches.

Plans to revamp mall parcels with new apartments, public space taking shape across New Jersey

Redevelopment is coming to some of New Jersey’s largest malls, as owners and local officials weigh plans to add apartments, health care facilities and vibrant public spaces meant to infuse them with new foot traffic. Proponents say the projects are essential to the long-term health of even the most successful assets. In other cases, they’re a potential lifeline to once-dominant shopping hubs that have become obsolete and seen their values plummet in recent years.

AT&T is leaving its iconic campus in Bedminster. Local officials say they’re more than ready.

Bedminster Township has spent eight years preparing for the possibility that AT&T would vacate its iconic 1.1 million-square-foot campus near the junction of interstates 78 and 287, culminating in in a recent vote to rezone the 194-acre property. Now that the move is imminent, local officials are confident that their efforts will pay off.

Demand for lab, R&D space in New Jersey still surging as developers hunt for new supply

Turnkey, high-end life sciences space remains in high demand in New Jersey, creating an opportunity for owners of the state’s few remaining legacy pharmaceutical campuses or those that can find other ways to create new space without building speculatively.

Developers find new frontier in Orange, quenching thirst for transit-oriented sites

The boom in luxury rental apartments has come to Orange, where at least 1,000 units have been planned near two train stations in this small Essex County city.