Health Care & Education

The health care and education sectors are undergoing dramatic changes. So are their real estate needs.

On the money

I’ve spent a decade watching Devco tackle some of the state’s largest, most ambitious redevelopment projects with complex capital stacks and broad coalitions of stakeholders. It’s a topic that we feature in this month’s cover story, which follows a year in which the organization broke ground on more than $1.5 billion worth of development. That makes it all the more timely for us to highlight an operation that is seemingly unlike any other developer in New Jersey.

Thor leases another 12,000 sq. ft. at lab-ready Jersey City life sciences building

A company that develops meat from cultured animal cells has become the second tenant to lease space at a newly repurposed, lab-ready building in Jersey City.

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.

LEG, biotech firm complete deal for 42 acres at massive Hopewell life sciences campus

Lincoln Equities Group will soon welcome another user to its sprawling life sciences campus in Hopewell, having sold a 42-acre portion of the property to a global biotech company.

Woodmont adds four team members amid growing development, investment platform

Woodmont Properties has announced four new hires to support its ongoing growth and expansion across multiple asset classes throughout the region.

NAI Hanson inks sale of Riverdale medical office building to veterinarian

The owner of a veterinary practice has acquired a 6,200-square-foot medical office building in Riverdale, under a newly announced deal by NAI James E. Hanson.

Summit Health debuts 30,000 sq. ft. office at new Montclair arts campus

Summit Health has opened the doors to a new 30,000-square-foot office in Montclair, in one of the first pieces of a new mixed-use development near the acclaimed Wellmont Theater.

Atkins sells 250,000 sq. ft. medical office portfolio in Northeast, Midwest

Atkins Cos. has sold a six-building, 250,000-square-foot medical office portfolio in four states, as it turns its focus to new acquisitions after its longtime ownership of the properties.

A winning team

Commercial real estate truly is a people business, which explains why our stories highlighting new hires, promotions and other personnel moves are among the most popular. We’re fortunate to see a steady diet of these updates from all corners of the industry, including the types of announcements that have come from DMR Architects just about every year since we launched Real Estate NJ — five hires here, three new additions there — all to support a growing pipeline and portfolio that includes everything from apartments and hospitals to government buildings.

Prism names vice president of construction amid growing pipeline

Prism Capital Partners has added a vice president of construction to support its growing pipeline of ground-up projects.