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
Investors Bank’s Cummings named board chair at Greater Trenton

Greater Trenton, the capital city’s nonprofit economic development arm, has tapped Investors Bank CEO and President Kevin Cummings as its new board chairman.

Professional Services
Real estate, land use attorney among newest Greenbaum partners

A real estate and land use attorney with Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP is among two newly named partners at the Woodbridge-based firm.

Government & Public Policy
HMFA details $24 million tax credit round, eyeing 1,200 affordable units

Developers in New Jersey have until late July to apply for a share of $24 million in tax credits to help finance affordable housing, under a new timeline announced Wednesday by a state agency.

Government & Public Policy
ACDevco senior project manager joins State Planning Commission

A professional with the Atlantic City Development Corp. is among four new appointees to the New Jersey State Planning Commission, as stakeholders look to re-energize the agency that sets development policy and priorities throughout the state.

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New Jerseyans Want Clean and AFFORDABLE Energy

Here in New Jersey, we need energy to heat our homes and power our modern lives. However, recently introduced public policy could mandate that consumers could lose choice and be forced to convert to a significantly more expensive form of energy — in fact, it could double your monthly bill. In a recent poll about this very subject, New Jersey residents made it loud and clear that they want to make their own decisions in how to provide energy for their homes.

Finance & Capital Markets
Rental properties in Essex, Camden extend Section 8 contracts with $51 million refi

The owner of two federally subsidized housing properties has closed on more than $50 million in financing, under a pair of transactions by Rockport Mortgage Corp.

Guest Columns
Addressing affordable housing: Government leaders must adapt

After multiple Supreme Court decisions over 50 years, the creation of the Council on Affordable Housing and its subsequent power stripping by the Supreme Court in 2015, over 60,000 units of affordable housing have been created. So, does that mean that the battle over affordable housing in New Jersey is over? Nothing could be further from the truth.

Government & Public Policy
Final phase of Camden redevelopment project underway, HMFA says

The Michaels Organization has broken ground on 58 apartments in Camden, the final piece of a project to redevelop a former public housing complex in partnership with state officials.

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State unveils Newark affordable housing project with Pennrose, RWJBarnabas

A developer is partnering with one of the state’s largest hospital systems to create dozens of affordable housing units near Newark Beth Israel Medical Center.

Government & Public Policy
Developers eyeing large-scale studio projects in New Jersey, spurred by popular film tax credit

Developers and property owners in New Jersey are betting that a tax credit for film production will get the cameras rolling in the Garden State, with demand already surging and expected to grow after a recent expansion of the program by Gov. Phil Murphy and lawmakers.