Government & Public Policy

From zoning disputes to the federal tax code, public policy affects the commercial real estate sector far more than you may realize. For industry leaders, government and politics demand constant attention.

Events
ULI NNJ Excellence Awards set for April 25, with nomination deadline fast approaching

The Urban Land Institute Northern New Jersey is accepting nominations for its 2026 Excellence Awards, an event that will honor and bring together some of the region’s top developers, owners, designers, public-sector leaders and professional services firms.

Government & Public Policy
Sherrill retains Suárez as Department of Community Affairs commissioner

Jacquelyn Suárez, the head of the state’s Department of Community Affairs, will stay on in the role when Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill takes office in less than three weeks.

Government & Public Policy
State Plan gets first update since 2001 as Murphy team outlines land use, environmental goals

State officials have made a long-awaited update to a planning document that’s meant to guide land use, development and environmental policy across all levels of government in New Jersey.

Government & Public Policy
Looking back: Fulop, outgoing Jersey City mayor, reflects on policies behind historic development boom, affordability push

With his time as mayor winding down, Steve Fulop feels Jersey City is better off after 12 years of pro-growth policies and a historic development boom that spread beyond the downtown and waterfront areas. He also acknowledged that the city and the region still face an affordability crisis and an undersupply of housing, issues that his successor will confront in the years ahead.

Government & Public Policy
Fulop urges Solomon to embrace growth, leave ‘comfort zone’ as Jersey City’s next mayor

Outgoing Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop called on his successor, James Solomon, to be pragmatic about development and affordability as he moves ahead, following a campaign that was decidedly anti-development and stoked uncertainty in the private sector.

Government & Public Policy
Steps taken: Fulop proud of record on affordability, but knows there’s more to be done in Jersey City

Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop has been unabashedly pro-growth during his 12 years in office. That’s clear from the city’s ever-changing skyline, but even he concedes that new development has overshadowed efforts to improve housing affordability.

Editor’s Note
In memoriam 2025: Remembering those we lost in New Jersey commercial real estate

We said goodbye in 2025 to several key figures in New Jersey’s commercial real estate community. Some were industry icons whose careers spanned more than half a century, but all were remembered by colleagues as valued friends and team members. Here is a look back at our coverage and the tributes that poured in from across the industry.

Residential & Mixed Use
Hoboken adopts key redevelopment pacts for Rockefeller Group project with 729 homes, open space in city’s North End

A long-awaited plan to build more than 700 residential units and other uses in Hoboken’s North End is advancing after the adoption of redevelopment agreements between the city and Rockefeller Group, the owner of four key parcels in the area.

Residential & Mixed Use
Triangle, Incline unveil 400 rentals in sweeping project at East Orange’s Brick Church Station

The first apartments at a major mixed-use project in East Orange have hit the market, with leasing now underway at the collection of 400 homes at NJ Transit’s Brick Church Station.

Professional Services
Chacanias joins Flaster Greenberg as counsel with real estate and land use, environmental teams

Flaster Greenberg PC has welcomed Peter A. Chacanias as counsel in its real estate and land use and environmental departments, the Cherry Hill-based firm announced last week.