Current Issue

How will building design or amenities change as the current multifamily cycle continues?

The patio and pool deck at SoHo West, a recently opened project in Jersey City by Manhattan Building Co. — File photo We assembled a panel of industry experts to tackle this month’s question. Here’s what they had to say.…

Residential & Mixed Use

Building a legacy: Panepinto, a pillar in Jersey City’s redevelopment, has much more to come

Panepinto Properties has had ties to virtually every major project in Jersey City since its founding in the late 1970s — and that involvement is poised to continue through new development downtown and in the resurgent Journal Square neighborhood.

Editor’s Note

Editor’s note: Mastering the middle

Even before I started covering commercial real estate full-time, I still came across development stories during my earlier days as a metro reporter in Central Jersey. One of those stories came when I was covering Bound Brook, a borough in Somerset County that had a tired downtown and a history of being battered by flooding from the Raritan River. But in early 2011, we learned that a developer named George Capodagli was interested in building the type of new apartments that were starting to crop up elsewhere in the state.

Industrial

Bridge details 1.7 million sq. ft. industrial project in Somerset, efforts to restock N.J. pipeline

Bridge Development Partners is planning a three-building, 1.7 million-square-foot industrial complex in Somerset County after acquiring parcels from two separate sellers, part of an effort to refill its pipeline in New Jersey after a blockbuster portfolio sale last year.

Office

Higher and better: Developers making strides in repurposing New Jersey’s vacant, outdated office buildings

Slowly but surely, developers have begun to chip away at one of New Jersey’s most chronic issues when it comes to commercial real estate — the abundance of obsolete, aging office buildings that are no longer considered usable by modern standards.

Office

Delivering data: In his latest venture, Black seeks to offer a user-friendly directory for brokers

Four decades after founding Black’s Guide, Jim Black has launched a new online platform that allows users to search, sort and compile lists from a database of nearly 2,000 commercial brokers in New Jersey, allowing fellow agents to reach a specific audience as they market their properties. With contact information from more than 300 brokerage firms, Black sees an opportunity to once again be a resource for the industry.

May our chain be unbroken

Supply or cargo chains are complex ecosystems involving multiple organizations, infrastructure modes, carriers and workers that comprise the movement of commodities from their point of origin (factory, farm, mine, etc.) to the retailer and consumer. They include beneficial cargo owners (BCOs), ocean carriers, port authorities, regulatory agencies, marine terminal operators, port labor, rail and motor carriers, warehouse, distribution, fulfillment and e-commerce centers and retail businesses. A problem at any link in this chain can cause the entire system to back up.

Government & Public Policy

Progress, with continued uncertainty: Questions remain as affordable housing moves forward in New Jersey, stakeholders say

The state’s long-running battle over affordable housing policy is still rife with uncertainty and unanswered questions, stakeholders say, even for the roughly 200 towns that have reached settlements on how they will zone for new development.

Roundtable

How is technology changing construction — or creating new development opportunities?

How is technology changing construction — or creating new development opportunities? We assembled a panel of industry experts to tackle this month’s question.

With an eye on technology, Camden tower will be built to convert parking to office space

The developers of a new office tower in Camden are building with an eye toward driverless vehicles and carpooling, with a design that allows them to convert part of a parking structure into additional office space if the need for parking declines.