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.

Industrial
Shearer, NAIOP New Jersey ready for more proactive approach to anti-warehouse sentiment

Rockefeller Group’s Mark Shearer has kicked off a two-year term as NAIOP New Jersey’s chapter president, with plans to expand outreach to highlight the value of warehouse projects amid increasingly fierce resistance to development in the state.

Events
Cushman’s Donnelly among honorees slated for NAIOP New Jersey’s 36th annual gala

Veteran office broker Robert Donnelly will receive NAIOP New Jersey’s lifetime achievement award later this year, one of several honorees unveiled Thursday by the commercial real estate association.

Residential & Mixed Use
Weiss plans groundbreaking for newly approved, 240-unit rental project in Delran

Weiss Properties has secured local approvals to build 240 new luxury apartments in the Burlington County township of Delran, the firm announced Wednesday.

Editor’s Note
Taking the lead

Industrial space may well be the new darling of commercial real estate. Yet, as we’ve seen recently in New Jersey, it’s also now the biggest target for the type of fierce local opposition that was long reserved for apartment builders.

Residential & Mixed Use
Blue Onyx prepares for pivot to large-scale urban projects, maintaining focus on social impact

Blue Onyx Cos. is filling its pipeline with larger, more ambitious development projects in Paterson and other urban markets, with an eye toward major multifamily and mixed-use investments that it says will still provide social impact and affordably priced homes.

Professional Services
Steady hands: How Genova Burns is helping real estate clients navigate rising rates, market shifts

Genova Burns, home to one of the state’s most prominent real estate practices, is as busy and as integral to the industry as it was before the pandemic and before the Federal Reserve began to raise interest rates last year. Increasingly, though, the Newark-based firm is helping clients either play defense or guide them through this period of uncertainty.

Government & Public Policy
Rutgers launches study on parking usage at multifamily sites, seeking updated state guidelines

The Rutgers Center for Real Estate has launched a study that it hopes will capture real-time data on parking usage at residential properties in New Jersey, as it pushes for updates to the decades-old standards that towns and cities use to guide land use and redevelopment.

Professional Services
MSW adds former Newark planning director to growing team

The former top planning official for the city of Newark has joined Murphy Schiller & Wilkes LLP, the fast-growing law firm focused on commercial real estate and development.

Government & Public Policy
Evans, key Trenton business leader, outlines goals as new chair of downtown association

A top executive with Greater Trenton, the nonprofit economic development organization in the city, has taken the reins as board chair of the Trenton Downtown Association.

Government & Public Policy
Murphy calls for expanding liquor licenses in New Jersey, making pitch for long-stalled reform

A long-awaited reform to New Jersey’s liquor license laws could be coming soon, as indicated Tuesday by Gov. Phil Murphy, who cast the overhaul as a top priority during his State of the State address and previewed a plan to tackle the hot-button issue.