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.

Government & Public Policy
Murphy details plans to revamp Grow New Jersey, ERG programs

Amid his sweeping plan to spur a new wave of innovation in the state’s economy, Gov. Phil Murphy has offered a glimpse at what could come of the incentive programs that have helped bolster New Jersey’s commercial real estate market in recent years.

Professional Services
Two N.J. law firms detail plans to combine under MS&B banner

Two New Jersey law firms are joining forces to create a team of more than 50 attorneys and what it says will be a wide-ranging legal practice.

Top News
Rutgers reveals latest group of advisers, emerging leaders for real estate program

The Center for Real Estate at Rutgers Business School has unveiled this year’s group of board members and industry leaders that will guide the program and its students.

Features
Stockton campus brings new life to Atlantic City neighborhood, in a sign of things to come

Stockton University’s new campus in Atlantic City has come to life after more than two years of anticipation — and stakeholders say it’s just the beginning of what they hope to be a larger transformation in Atlantic City.

Residential & Mixed Use
Walters completes 88-unit affordable community in Jackson

Walters Group has opened the doors to a new 88-unit, income-restricted rental community in Jackson.

Top News
DEP plans new and improved online permitting system, commissioner tells NAIOP

The Department of Environmental Protection is taking a page out of the TurboTax playbook — at least when it comes to permitting for land use and other areas — with plans to roll out a new electronic submission system for more than 100 permit activities in its ongoing effort to streamline New Jersey’s regulatory structure.

Industrial
Tax credit fuels 492,000 sq. ft. lease with Prologis, online consignment shop

Prologis and an online luxury consignment shop have signed a lease for more than 490,000 square feet in Perth Amboy, following the approval of a 10-year, $38.9 million tax credit package to help the retailer establish a new Northeast fulfillment center.

Professional Services
CSG attorney tapped as state trustee in Tropicana sale

State regulators have designated an attorney with Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC as the trustee for a Nevada-based company’s acquisition of the Tropicana Casino & Resort in Atlantic City.

Sponsored Content
State’s Top Housing and Economic Development Officials, Innovators and Key Leaders Among Dynamic Housing and Economic Development Conference Speakers

Now in its 22nd year, the 2018 Governor’s Conference on Housing and Economic Development takes place October 2-3 at Harrah’s Waterfront Conference Center in Atlantic City with over 100 dynamic speakers and a special keynote address by Governor Murphy.

Industrial
Clothing maker weighs 113,000 sq. ft. lease in Kearny

A three-year-old clothing manufacturer could be joining the sprawling Kearny Point redevelopment, following the approval of a 10-year, $37.2 million incentive to support a new 113,000-square-foot facility at the complex.