Events

Hear what thought leaders, presenters and experts have to say at one of the industry’s many conferences, panel discussions and awards ceremonies.

USGBC NJ honors LEED projects of the year, returns to in-person celebration

Local leaders with the U.S. Green Building Council gathered last week to honor dozens of projects, firms and individuals that are advancing sustainability in New Jersey, as the chapter hosted its first in-person awards gala in more than three years.

Sanzari named finalist in annual New Jersey Family Business of the Year Awards

Alfred Sanzari Enterprises and other top family-owned firms in New Jersey took center stage last month as part of an annual program hosted by Fairleigh Dickinson University.

Larken Associates volunteer team returns from latest home-building mission in Guatemala

Employees of Larken Associates have completed their latest volunteer trip to Guatemala as part of an ongoing effort to provide sustainable housing and education in the country.

Multifamily construction starts tick downward, but panelists express long-term optimism

Rising interest rates are weighing on New Jersey’s multifamily pipeline, at least in the near term, but have seemingly not dampened the longer outlook for new construction.

IOREBA program to highlight legal limitations and liabilities in commercial real estate

The Industrial and Office Real Estate Brokers Association will welcome industry leaders next week for its fall kickoff event in Roseland, where panelists will tackle a key legal topic.

Hundreds turn out as NAIOP New Jersey honors industry titans, contributors

NAIOP New Jersey welcomed a crowd of 300 for its annual President’s Awards and Hall of Fame Dinner, honoring eight commercial real estate industry leaders spanning multiple generations, in one of the association’s most popular events of the year.

Multifamily owners, experts debate path forward as interest rate hikes loom (SLIDESHOW)

Interest rate concerns have permeated the commercial real estate landscape in New Jersey and beyond — including the stalwart multifamily sector, which has enjoyed years of rent growth, low vacancy and strong absorption driven by wholesale demographic shifts. Investors and developers are now wrestling with how to forge ahead with deals and projects despite the uncertainty, as they wait to learn how many more rate hikes are still to come.

Investors take pause, reassess as interest rates shock commercial real estate market

The rapid rise in interest rates has caused a sudden slowdown and growing uncertainty in New Jersey’s investment sales market, leading buyers to reassess their plans in the near term, while placing newfound pressure on even the strongest asset classes.

Russo, local officials mark completion of long-awaited Garwood project’s first phase

Russo Development is marking the completion of nearly 300 new luxury apartments in Garwood, the first phase of a project that was more than 10 years in the making.

NAIOP New Jersey details slate for annual President’s Awards, Hall of Fame Dinner

Eight key players in the state’s commercial real estate sector will take the stage in early November as part of NAIOP New Jersey’s annual President’s Awards and Hall of Fame Dinner.