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.

Top News
Rutgers announces 2017 advisory board members

The Center for Real Estate at the Rutgers Business School has unveiled its 2017 advisory board and council of emerging leaders, adding to a roster that has come to include dozens of industry heavyweights and top professionals in New Jersey.

Government & Public Policy
EDA marks launch of street-level business incentives in five cities

State officials have formally rolled out two funding programs meant to spur investment in street-level retail space in five cities: Trenton, Paterson, Passaic, Camden and Atlantic City.

Professional Services
Architecture firm completes upgrades at Union County ice skating rink

Netta Architects has announced the completion of a $7 million renovation of an ice skating rink in Roselle, a project the firm designed on behalf of Union County.

Policy Page
Thinking green: The role of indoor farming in older industrial space

In a state where available industrial space is already in short supply due to our exploding e-commerce sector, asking prices and rents for older and smaller industrial buildings may soon be rising dramatically. Also on the rise will be demand for the power needed to fuel plant growth and maintain proper growing conditions.

Government & Public Policy
The case for the Gateway project: What if we couldn’t get into New York City?

Four hundred and fifty trains carry 200,000 riders through the twin tubes of a tunnel that connects Newark to New York every work day. Built by our great grandparents’ generation, that tunnel has carried trains since the Titanic was being assembled in an Irish boatyard over a century ago.

Office
Brooklyn startup offered $32 million tax credit to move to former Roche campus

The state has offered a $32.3 million tax credit to a Brooklyn-based biotech firm that is considering a move to the former Hoffmann-LaRoche campus in northern New Jersey.

Government & Public Policy
Architecture firm completes Union County family courthouse project

Union County officials have cut the ribbon on a new 78,000-square-foot courthouse and family justice center in Elizabeth, marking the completion of a project designed by Netta Architects.

Government & Public Policy
Colliers set to market aviation research park in Atlantic County

Atlantic County officials have hired Colliers International Group to market the first piece of the new Stockton Aviation Research and Technology Park, the firm announced.

Retail
NRDC looks to forge ahead with Wegmans-anchored lifestyle center in Middletown

A developer is hoping to build support for a plan that would bring a new high-end retail center to Middletown, one that it says will be a modern alternative to the aging, cookie-cutter strip malls and big-box stores that line the Route 35 shopping corridor.

Government & Public Policy
NJAA earns national awards for leadership, advocacy

The New Jersey Apartment Association has earned national recognition for its work in the Garden State, including a prestigious top honor for its executive director.