Current Issue

Infrastructure investment: A winning strategy for resilience

We can likely all agree that modern and efficient infrastructure systems are a major factor in real estate development and investment decisions. Such strategic, long-term investments lead to increased opportunities for commercial real estate development and result in stronger job creation and economic growth for our communities.

Residential & Mixed Use

With new apartments, reuse of Plainfield hospital site taking shape after more than a decade

CHA Partners recently unveiled a new 120-unit apartment building at the site of the former Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center in Plainfield, doing so more than a decade after the hospital’s closure devastated city residents and set off an emotional, multiyear battle to repurpose the site.

Office

Dartcor, longtime leader in corporate dining, will play key role in return-to-work plans

Based in Morris County, Dartcor offers high-end cafeteria menus, grab-and-go markets, pantries and coffee options for office buildings in the region. And, with a return to work on the horizon for many businesses, its services could be as important as ever.

Policy Page

CRE sentiment rises, but weighed down by construction cost challenges

Improving economic conditions have led to an improvement in the NAIOP CRE Sentiment Index, indicating both overall optimism and several ongoing concerns. However, respondents are now more pessimistic about construction costs than in any prior survey, and most expect construction labor costs to increase.

Roundtable

What challenges do New Jersey’s cities and downtowns face coming out of the pandemic?

What challenges do New Jersey’s cities and downtowns face coming out of the pandemic? We assembled a panel of industry experts to tackle this month’s question.

Residential & Mixed Use

With return to work on the horizon, apartments in transit hubs show signs of a rebound

A return to the office could help bring commuters back to urban employment hubs such as Manhattan, lifting the market for transit-centric apartments in northern New Jersey.

Retail

Newly opened Shops at Ledgewood Commons shows potential of ‘de-malling’ done right

Developers say the future of retail is now on display in Roxbury, where Advance Realty Investors has transformed an aging, enclosed mall into a 450,000-square-foot, open-air destination with centralized parking and a new Walmart Supercenter as its anchor.

Finance & Capital Markets

Father and son thriving together as part of JLL capital markets team in New Jersey

JLL’s New Jersey-based capital markets team includes a rare father-son combination among commercial real estate brokers, part of an office that remains a leader in the state and has only expanded its reach over the past year.

Policy Page

The future of office work has arrived

The economic rebound is fueling job growth in office-using sectors, which comes as the state lifts requirements that employers accommodate telework arrangements. Now that the future has arrived, I am sure that all employers would agree that employees are the most critical resource for success. Striking the right balance for the new workplace will likely be case-sensitive, and will no doubt take some time and a great deal of patience.

Roundtable

What will be the pandemic’s longest-lasting impact(s) on New Jersey’s multifamily sector?

We assembled a panel of industry experts to tackle this month’s question. Here’s what they had to say.