Features

Real Estate NJ goes in depth on the latest trends, success stories and critical issues facing the commercial real estate industry. Hear what is on the mind of the industry’s power players and get expert analysis as we give you the deepest look inside the market.

Top News
Inside the deal to create Newark’s ‘mini-Hollywood’ at new $125 million studio complex

Plans to build a $125 million television and film production studio in Newark’s South Ward are expected to help cement efforts to build a durable infrastructure for the industry in New Jersey. They’re also the culmination of decades of wishful thinking in the city and, more recently, years of complicated deal-making that involved some of state’s biggest players, including Gov. Phil Murphy, as part of an aggressive push to attract productions and studio operations.

Industrial
Developer’s plan would bring 272,000 sq. ft. warehouse to untapped Passaic County borough

A family-owned firm is hoping to bring modern warehouse space to a lesser-known swath of Passaic County, starting with a 272,000-square-foot facility just off Interstate 287.

Features
Beckerman turns to climate, sustainability as next frontier for CREtech platform

Commercial real estate’s role in combating climate change will take center stage this week as part of a new conference led by Michael Beckerman — the technology guru, trade show host and former public relations maven — who hopes to push the industry to reduce its carbon footprint.

Residential & Mixed Use
Pulte continues growth in New Jersey with key partnerships at transit hub developments

PulteGroup has become a key player in some of New Jersey’s largest mixed-use, transit-centric redevelopments over the past decade, having delivered or broken ground on some 1,300 for-sale homes near train stations in partnership with several leading developers.

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Newark cultural institutions eye high-profile projects, creation of new downtown arts hub

A series of high-profile development projects are poised to infuse three of Newark’s cultural anchors, while helping to advance economic growth in and around the downtown.

Residential & Mixed Use
Denholtz unveils luxury rentals, retail space in latest investment in Red Bank

Denholtz Properties has taken another key step in its plan to help jumpstart Red Bank’s west side, as it prepares to open a new luxury apartment building alongside its headquarters and NJ Transit rail service, making good on a plan that began around 2016.

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Investors chasing value-add apartment deals, as demand for workforce housing intensifies

The need for workforce housing shows no signs of fading in the year ahead, fueling continued demand from investors chasing value-add apartment deals in markets such as New Jersey.

Residential & Mixed Use
Two years after massive fire, Bound Brook looks to rebuild momentum for downtown revival

With the addition of 500 new apartments in recent years and hundreds more in the pipeline, local officials in Bound Brook are forging ahead with efforts to revitalize their downtown.

Professional Services
Avison Young eyes ‘model of the future’ for project management services, workplace design

Real estate services firm Avison Young is planning a major expansion of its project management platform in New Jersey and nationally after acquiring Studio Eagle, a Springfield-based design and workplace planning firm.

Industrial
Russo, Onyx see new frontier with rare large-scale industrial project in Morris County

Russo Development and Onyx Equities are banking on the need for local distribution space — and the rise of secondary industrial markets in New Jersey — after recently acquiring a coveted development site in East Hanover.