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.

Rutgers, Monmouth students set to weigh in on Roche campus at NAIOP program

Less than a month after hosting a forum for local residents and other stakeholders, the former Hoffmann-LaRoche campus will welcome aspiring commercial real estate professionals.

NAIOP New Jersey public policy symposium postponed

NAIOP New Jersey’s Public Policy Symposium, scheduled for March 21 at 7:45 a.m. in New Brunswick, has been postponed due to the winter storm forecast.

Murphy ‘supercharges’ New Brunswick project with plans for state innovation hub

Gov. Phil Murphy has thrown his support behind a high-profile redevelopment project in New Brunswick, pledging to create a focal point for research and innovation that will feed sectors such as health care, higher education and technology.

Parcel sale could allow tech firm’s expansion at Fort Monmouth

A tech firm based at the sprawling Fort Monmouth site is slated to grow its footprint after agreeing to purchase a former fire station on the property.

High hopes for life sciences

For all the time we’ve spent highlighting New Jersey’s glut of sprawling, vacant corporate campuses, it’s easy to lose sight of just how many of them have been rescued in recent years by some of the state’s boldest and most inventive developers. Those success stories are worth telling, which is why we often do at Real Estate NJ. But there are underlying trends or nuances in some of those projects that don’t get as much attention on a day-to-day basis. Like how a crop of innovative, lesser-known biotech and pharmaceutical firms are backfilling space at the former research campuses of Sanofi and Hoffmann-LaRoche, helping to stabilize those sites as their new owners pursue larger redevelopment plans.

Liquor license reform in focus at New Jersey Future forum

What can state government do to help redevelopment in New Jersey? The real estate community certainly has its own ideas, but so does a lawmaker and a former longtime mayor. Assemblyman Jim Kennedy answered that very question last week, raising the need for liquor license reform and highlighting what has become been a top priority for New Jersey’s commercial real estate sector.

Advance, Greek buy 350-acre industrial tract in Linden

Advance Realty and Greek Development have partnered once again, acquiring a 350-acre site in Linden that they say is now primed to become a large industrial park.

HMFA announces new round of tax credits to fund 1,400 affordable units

A state agency is set to fund the construction of some 1,400 low- and moderate-income apartments in the state, thanks to a new allocation of a popular federal subsidy program.

The truth about tax reform: A deeper look at the impact on commercial real estate

By Joshua Burd For all the buzz and political rhetoric surrounding federal tax reform, Jeff Otteau points to a consequence of one key change that has largely flown under the radar. For decades, homeowners have been better equipped to reduce…

Commercial landlords hope for continued growth

Experts believe the reforms will spur additional growth during an expansion that will soon be the second-longest in U.S. history, thanks in part to a sweeping cut to the corporate tax rate from 35 to 21 percent. That bodes well for New Jersey’s office and industrial landlords.