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A key step: For Prism, bringing residential property management in-house is a goal years in the making

Prism Capital Partners has reached a long-held goal of taking its residential property management in-house, a move that is already bearing fruit by providing real-time data that can boost performance, while reducing turnover and optimizing rental rates to ensure that the firm is enhancing the value of each property.

Getting a building permit in New Jersey is about to get easier

The implications of the newly signed New Jersey Design Professional Self-Certification Act are significant. Depending on a project’s size and complexity, some permit approvals can now be made in a matter of days.

Industrial tenants delaying lease decisions amid capital concerns, despite demand for new space

Industrial tenants are still yearning for the types of modern, high-end logistics spaces that have flooded the market in recent years. When they may actually sign a lease is not nearly as certain.

Shalek brothers, identical twins, making their mark in low-coverage industrial, with ground-up development on the horizon

Identical twins Eric and Scott Shalek are building a portfolio of low-coverage and outdoor industrial storage sites in New Jersey after launching Ridgecut Road in early 2022, with plans to begin their first ground-up warehouse project later this year.

A major caveat

Most people I speak to about the industrial sector have kept a level head about the market’s recent pullback, using words like “normalizing” or “moderating” after the high-flying days of about three years ago. That perspective is to be commended,…

Project tour, expansion to new schools helping to grow ULI’s UrbanPlan program for students

The Urban Land Institute’s UrbanPlan program is growing in New Jersey with its recent expansion to a second school district and a project tour led by Russo Development, creating new opportunities for students to participate in hands-on, simulated real estate planning.

Sprucing it up

New Jersey is largely built out, at least as far as the best locations are concerned, meaning redevelopment is often the only option. That’s driving a series of new investments by shopping center owners that have secured new deals with supermarkets and other big-box tenants. Those landlords are now renovating their assets in conjunction with the new anchor leases, which figures to help attract new retailers to those properties.

A focused expansion: Scarinci Hollenbeck says it’s now a one-stop shop for real estate — with clear growth potential

It’s one thing to become the proverbial one-stop shop, as Scarinci Hollenbeck LLC has sought to do with a series of recent additions to its real estate department. But the Little Falls-based law firm has also keyed on what it sees as important growth areas in the space. That strategy is now taking shape at Scarinci, whose long-established real estate team has grown to 15 full-time attorneys from nine last summer, adding new expertise in everything from affordable housing and litigation to foreclosures and landlord-tenant disputes in the wake of the pandemic.

Advocacy groups: Funding NJ Transit is critical to state’s economic, environmental future

As the state wrestles over a solution to address NJ Transit’s fiscal cliff, we must not lose sight of the importance of funding public transportation. For years, NJ Transit has made New Jersey a more equitable, environmentally friendly and economically competitive place to live. Our leaders must include a dedicated funding source for NJ Transit operations in the FY 2025 budget. Supporting NJ Transit ensures that hundreds of thousands of transit-dependent riders access jobs, schools and health care, which supports employers and the regional economy. 

Glass masters: Wayne-based Bendheim has played a key role in building design, construction for nearly a century

Bendheim is a third-generation leader in fabricating glass and the systems to install it, making it integral to high-profile architectural projects ranging from office buildings to public spaces.