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Editor’s Note
In real time

I try to walk a fine line when reporting on legislation and public policy proposals that may or may not come to fruition. Among them is the push to legalize recreational marijuana in New Jersey, which always seemed somewhat imminent under Gov. Phil Murphy, but still took several years and a voter referendum to become reality.

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.

Top News
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
Historic buildings, untapped downtowns driving growth of Prism residential platform

Prism Capital Partners has delivered nearly 1,000 multifamily units in recent years, with a niche in high-profile adaptive reuse projects and a growing pipeline of new ground-up construction.

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.

Editor’s Note
No worse for wear

Complex, labor-intensive projects have been central to the growth of Prism Capital Partners’ multifamily housing platform. The firm since 2013 has developed nearly 1,000 units, with hundreds more under construction, thanks to its work at Edison Lofts and other industrial-to-residential conversions in northern New Jersey. Notably, it has balanced those projects with a growing pipeline of ground-up, midrise buildings in towns such as Woodbridge and Dunellen, which boast strong demographics and transit-served downtowns despite being lesser-known locations.

Top News
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.

Policy Page
Untethered work: What’s driving office change

Both employers and employees affirm that remote workers can be successful, but it’s still debatable about what the changes mean for commercial real estate, and the office sector in particular.

Government & Public Policy
Industrial builders flock to Franklin after zoning change, bringing new life to aging office sites

Franklin Township has more than 4 million square feet of industrial space in its development pipeline — most of it in the town’s well-known Somerset section — with a growing list of projects that call for razing and repurposing the sites of outdated office buildings.

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.