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
EDA approves ERG subsidy for 68-unit housing rehab in Paterson

A joint venture is moving ahead with plans to create new housing for veterans in Paterson, having secured a state subsidy to help it purchase and renovate two buildings.

Residential & Mixed Use
Developer kicks off 600-unit residential, retail project at former Parsippany office park

A development team has broken ground on a project that will bring 600 apartments and townhomes to the site of what was a sprawling highway office park in Parsippany.

Professional Services
DeCotiis adds veteran land use, litigation attorneys among 13 new practitioners

DeCotiis, FitzPatrick, Cole & Giblin LLP has added more than a dozen new attorneys, including two that bring decades of experience in land use, commercial litigation and other areas.

Residential & Mixed Use
Tantum, public officials hail opening of veterans housing building in Jersey City

Tantum Real Estate has opened the doors to a new boutique apartment building in Jersey City that will provide affordable housing to military veterans and other residents.

Roundtable
What will be a major environmental or sustainability concern for property owners in 2022?

What will be a major environmental or sustainability concern for property owners in 2022? We assembled a panel of industry experts to tackle this month’s question.

Government & Public Policy
State eyes sale, redevelopment of 230,000 sq. ft. office building in downtown Trenton

State officials are seeking a buyer to revitalize the 10-story, 230,000-square-foot office building in downtown Trenton that was the longtime home of New Jersey’s Division of Taxation.

Residential & Mixed Use
FMERA inks sale of Fort Monmouth parcel slated for 180-unit residential project

Somerset Development has closed on its purchase of some 15 acres at Fort Monmouth that is now slated to become a mix of new townhomes and restored apartments.

Professional Services
DMR eyes continued growth, pipeline diversity as design firm marks 30th anniversary

Three decades after its founding, DMR Architects has grown into a robust, multidisciplinary practice serving education, multifamily, health care and other public- and private-sector clients — with a pipeline valued at more than $1 billion.

Events
New Jersey Future, APA-NJ seeking session proposals for March planning, redevelopment forum

Two of the state’s top planning organizations are seeking ideas for discussion topics as they lay the groundwork for a multiday, virtual and in-person conference in early 2022.

Guest Columns
Turning the page on a challenging year for New Jersey’s apartment industry

Like everyone else, we expected 2021 to be better and easier. At the beginning of the year, the vaccines were starting to roll out, the feeling was positive and the worst was behind us. But then the reality of 2021 set in. Across the country, with the rise of the Delta variant, supply chain problems, labor shortages and unanticipated weather events, we were thrust into another difficult year. It wasn’t the 2021 we had all hoped for — it was “2020 redux” — and it was just as challenging but in different ways.