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.

Features
Glass masters: Wayne-based Bendheim has played a key role in building design, construction for nearly a century

Bendheim is a third-generation leader in fabricating glass and the systems to install it, making it integral to high-profile architectural projects ranging from office buildings to public spaces.

Technology
A new wave of data center demand is coming to New Jersey, but supply may be tighter than ever

Demand for data center space in New Jersey is surging on the back of Big Tech and the artificial intelligence arms race. And while a lack of electrical capacity may keep a lid on new supply, the owners of existing facilities are now racing to expand their footprints.

Professional Services
Veterans Affairs taps WCRE Property Management for highly anticipated Toms River clinic

WCRE Property Management is bringing its services to a new Department of Veterans Affairs health care clinic in Toms River that’s slated to open next month.

Residential & Mixed Use
Milestone moment: PARQ debuts first 275 apartments at Parsippany office campus

A developer has unveiled a new 275-unit luxury apartment building in Parsippany, in a key step toward repurposing an aging suburban office campus at the crossroads of two interstates.

Government & Public Policy
Suárez, new DCA chief, pledges continued partnership with NJAA as association opens its annual conference and expo

The New Jersey Apartment Association kicked off its annual conference and expo in Atlantic City with a keynote from Jacquelyn Suárez, the new head of the state’s Department of Community Affairs, who pledged to continue the agency’s strong working relationship with the multifamily industry as it looks to expand housing opportunities across New Jersey.

Government & Public Policy
Woodmont named conditional redeveloper for key parcel in downtown Haddonfield

Local officials in Haddonfield have named Woodmont Properties as the conditional redeveloper of an 8.2-acre parcel at the edge of the borough’s popular downtown.

Top News
Crockett succeeds Cain as executive director of Jersey City’s Exchange Place Alliance

The Exchange Place Alliance in Jersey City has named a new executive director, tapping former Mack-Cali Realty Corp. executive Deidre Crockett for the role.

Events
NAIOP celebrates the best in New Jersey commercial real estate, drawing 800 for 37th annual awards gala

The annual reception and networking extravaganza drew more than 800 industry leaders, as the chapter honored a series of key real estate players and transformative deals in New Jersey.

Professional Services
DIGroup spearheading rehab of historic public libraries in Philadelphia

A plan to rehabilitate two historic public libraries in Philadelphia is now taking shape under a set of projects spearheaded by New Brunswick-based DIGroup Architecture.

Top News
Red Bulls break ground on new training complex in Morris Township

Construction is underway on the New York Red Bulls’ highly anticipated new training complex at the former Honeywell International headquarters site in Morris Township.