Events

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

Finance & Capital Markets
From bankers to Blackstone, Rutgers conference goes inside the minds of institutional investors

Commercial real estate in New Jersey remains a major draw for institutional investors, from regional banks to life insurance companies to the global private equity giant Blackstone. Executives from each of those institutions said as much on Tuesday during a conference hosted by the Rutgers Business School, offering a look at their investment strategy in both the Garden State and beyond.

Event Coverage
Friends, colleagues honor Arthur Greenbaum and ‘a life of the highest value’

Family, friends and colleagues gathered to celebrate the life of Arthur M. Greenbaum, a beloved figure in the real estate and legal communities for more than 60 years. Greenbaum died in April at age 91, leaving a legacy of professional achievements and a legion of adoring friends and colleagues across New Jersey’s real estate community.

Residential & Mixed Use
Newark stadium redevelopment, other projects on display at NRBP forum

A developer hopes to break ground by some time next year on a project that would bring thousands of apartments to the site of the former Newark Bears baseball stadium, in one of several plans that are now taking shape around the city’s Washington Park neighborhood.

Retail
NAIOP panel highlights the rise of experiential retail, opportunities for new investment

For all the talk about the decline of brick-and-mortar retail, a panel of experts said Tuesday that the asset class is anything but an endangered species in commercial real estate. It is simply one that is changing.

Finance & Capital Markets
Blackstone, finance executives headline Rutgers conference on real estate investing

An upcoming event will look to shine a light on how institutional investors are allocating capital in today’s real estate market. To make that happen, organizers have called on a top executive from one of the biggest players in private equity.

Event Coverage
Monmouth dinner honors NJBA, NAIOP leaders for decades of advocacy

It was a night to honor the chief executives of two of the state’s most influential real estate trade associations, as hundreds turned out for an annual industry dinner at Monmouth University.

Residential & Mixed Use
NJAA panelists tout growth of apartment sector, but say challenges remain

The New Jersey Apartment Association’s annual owners’ roundtable kicked off the group’s annual conference and expo in Atlantic City, in what is the industry’s largest annual gathering in the state.

Event Coverage
United Way unveils annual Impact Award, as keynote speaker honors the ‘scrapper’

A human resources executive with UPS on Friday urged many of the state’s top developers and industry professionals to consider the “scrapper” when making hiring decisions, citing their self-reliance, perseverance and ability to solve problems.

Events
NAIOP gala honors projects and CRE leaders of past and present

NAIOP New Jersey unveiled three Deal of the Year awards at its annual gala, which also honored two late industry icons, Arthur Greenbaum and Caren Franzini. The program also recognized three of the state’s leading service firms — JLL, Biggins Lacy Shapiro & Co. LLC and Hollister Construction — before a packed house at The Palace at Somerset Park in Franklin.

Office
Mack-Cali unveils new Jersey City beer garden

In the latest sign of its plans to remake its footprint along the Hudson waterfront, Mack-Cali Realty Corp. has opened the doors to a new beer garden in Jersey City.