Education

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In the Moment: Onyx cofounders receive Kislak Institute’s Leadership Excellence Award

From left: Cynthia Daly, interim director of the Kislak Real Estate Institute at Monmouth University, presented the program’s Leadership Excellence Award on May 29 to Onyx Equities cofounders Jonathan Schultz and John Saraceno Jr., who received the honor on behalf of their Woodbridge-based firm. The company is behind many of New Jersey’s most complex and high-profile development projects and investments that have repositioned major commercial properties, including the 2 million-square-foot Northeast Science & Technology Center at the former Merck & Co. campus in Kenilworth, as well as the modernization of the four-building, 2.3 million-square-foot Gateway office complex in Newark.

Education
Remembering Joe Nicholson, ‘tireless’ and passionate leader of Montclair State real estate program

The state’s commercial real estate community is grieving the loss of Joseph Nicholson, a popular Montclair State University professor who became a familiar face in the industry as he built the school’s real estate program over more than a decade.

Health Care
HELIX taps Portal Innovations to manage incubator at transformative New Brunswick project

The landmark Health & Life Science Exchange of New Jersey campus in New Brunswick has found a key partner for the project’s incubator space, announcing a pact with Portal Innovations to spearhead a facility for startups and entrepreneurs from nearby universities.

Retail
Net-leased daycare center property in Parsippany sells for $4.3 million, Marcus says

A private investor has purchased the site of a net-leased daycare center in Parsippany for $4.3 million, brokers with Marcus & Millichap announced last week.

Professional Services
DIGroup acquires Queens-based Graf & Lewent Architects

DIGroup Architecture LLC has expanded its footprint and its offerings with the acquisition of Graf & Lewent Architects LLP, an established practice based in Queens.

Government & Public Policy
Rutgers real estate center leader Davis tapped as nation’s chief housing economist

Morris Davis, the longtime academic leader of the Rutgers Center for Real Estate, is joining the White House Council of Economic Advisers as the nation’s chief housing economist.

Education
Montclair State picks JLL to find executive director for real estate, economic development

Montclair State University has tapped JLL to lead its search for a new executive director of real estate and economic development.

Professional Services
DRG Architects acquires Vitetta, expanding footprint in Pennsylvania

DRG Architects is expanding westward with the acquisition of Vitetta, a practice with deep ties to Central Pennsylvania.

Professional Services
DIGroup announces four leadership promotions in New Brunswick, Philly offices

DIGroup Architecture has named a new principal and promoted three other leaders across its New Brunswick headquarters and satellite office in Philadelphia.

Education
Kislak: Site of 8,000 sq. ft. ex- Goddard School building in Jackson trades for $2.8 million

The former site of a preschool and daycare center in Jackson Township has changed hands for $2.8 million, in a newly announced deal by The Kislak Co. Inc.