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
Denholtz, McGuinness among honorees slated for NAIOP New Jersey gala in May

Denholtz Properties CEO Steven Denholtz will be the latest recipient of NAIOP New Jersey’s lifetime achievement award, headlining a list of honorees for the chapter’s spring gala that will also include its own former longtime chief executive.

Events
Jersey City Summit set for May 29 with high-profile speaker list still growing

Plans for this year’s Jersey City Summit are quickly taking shape, with featured guests set to include Gov. Phil Murphy, Mayor Steve Fulop and legendary developer Joe Panepinto Sr. alongside dozens of other owners, investors and key players in the city’s renaissance.

Industrial
Demand soars for ‘community solar’ projects on warehouses, as state program enters new phase

Landlords are expanding their participation in New Jersey’s nation-leading Community Solar Energy Program, which allows property owners to lease their rooftops to solar developers, as the state transitions from a pilot phase to a permanent model.

Government & Public Policy
Murphy signs landmark affordable housing bill, creating new framework for development

Gov. Phil Murphy has signed a landmark bill to revamp how New Jersey calculates and enforces each town’s obligations for affordable housing, setting a path for a new phase of residential development across the state under the Mount Laurel doctrine.

Government & Public Policy
Gutierrez-Scaccetti to NAIOP: Warehouse fee would fund much-needed truck traffic planning

Business groups have lined up against Gov. Phil Murphy’s proposal to charge a fee on warehouses for each truck they receive, but a top state official said the levy is needed to address a chronic lack of traffic planning around new industrial developments.

Government & Public Policy
Bill to create new affordable housing framework clears state Senate, heads to Murphy’s desk

The next chapter of affordable housing in New Jersey is now in Gov. Phil Murphy’s hands, following the state Senate’s passage of a bill to revamp how officials calculate and enforce each town’s obligations under the landmark Mount Laurel doctrine.

Government & Public Policy
Policy playbook: NJBA aims to tackle construction, housing costs on multiple fronts in Trenton

Developers are cautiously optimistic about new legislation to streamline affordable housing production in New Jersey, but it’s far from their only public policy objective in 2024.

Professional Services
ESA’s Fullmer named vice president of technical services

ESA has promoted David Fullmer to vice president of technical services, in a move aimed at better supporting its growing staff and environmental services platform.

Government & Public Policy
NJ Transit: Ground lease with LCOR ‘sets the stage’ for Hoboken Connect groundbreaking

The long-awaited Hoboken Connect project took a key step forward on Tuesday with the approval of a ground lease between NJ Transit and LCOR, the developer for what’s slated to include new apartment and office towers and upgrades to the city’s historic transit terminal.

Health Care & Education
Hackensack Meridian breaks ground on new office, health center at mixed-use Metropark site

Construction is set to begin on nearly 250,000 square feet of new corporate and medical office space in Woodbridge, the future home of a Hackensack Meridian Health facility and the first piece of a distinctive mixed-use project at the Metropark train station.