Hospitality & Tourism

Whether it’s the proximity to New York City or all of the tourist attractions that New Jersey has to offer, the Garden State’s hospitality industry is booming. Hotels are increasingly becoming part of major redevelopment projects.

Finance & Capital Markets
Integritas, Kriss lend $220 million for Journal Square project with 542 rentals, 154-key hotel

A development team has scored $220 million in financing to complete a 56-story high-rise in Jersey City, one that’s slated to include 542 apartments and a 154-key hotel after it was redesigned mid-construction to allow for a major expansion.

Government & Public Policy
Developer groups laud Sherrill, DEP for one-year delay of controversial flood elevation rules

By Joshua Burd State officials are delaying new land use and flood protection rules that were due to take effect this summer, in a major win for commercial real estate and business groups and a bipartisan coalition of lawmakers and mayors…

Top News
Monmouth Film Festival set to take over Bell Works for jam-packed weekend of screenings, panels, networking and more

The landmark Bell Works campus in Holmdel — already known as the backdrop for a hit Apple TV+ series — is taking on a new role as host of the 2026 Monmouth Film Festival.

Hospitality & Tourism
The Palace at Somerset Park debuts new event spaces after $10 million refresh by Iron Hill

The team behind a well-known banquet hall in Somerset County has completed a major renovation of the property, seeking to update and enhance it for a new generation of events.

Events
United Way Legacy Event to honor Sletteland, Impact Award finalists as key New Jersey leaders take center stage

The annual United Way Legacy Event returns this week with a timely panel discussion and a program that highlights some of the New Jersey commercial real estate industry’s top talent — all in support of households facing financial hardship.

Hospitality & Tourism
Meadowlands Chamber unveils full design plan, study findings for proposed 1.4 million sq. ft. convention center (RENDERINGS)

The pitch to build a $3 billion convention and event center in East Rutherford became clearer this week with the release of full-fledged design concepts, a financial analysis and the findings of key demand and traffic studies.

Food & Beverage
Landmark New Brunswick eatery, food hall to anchor HELIX hospitality district

A beloved bar and restaurant in New Brunswick is moving to the city’s HELIX campus, where it will join a new food hall to anchor the project’s food and beverage offerings.

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Vantage Commercial lists one-acre assemblage near Atlantic City coastline

A land assemblage just two blocks from the Atlantic City Boardwalk is on the market for sale, brokers with Vantage Commercial announced Thursday.

Hospitality & Tourism
Everhome Suites arrives in Somerset after 2024 site acquisition, Goldstein Group says

A new 114-room Everhome Suites has opened in the Somerset section of Franklin, occupying a site that it acquired under a 2024 deal by The Goldstein Group.

Hospitality & Tourism
New interactive, immersive ‘Messi Experience’ coming to American Dream

An immersive fan exhibit celebrating Leo Messi, the Argentine football icon, is coming to New Jersey thanks to a deal involving a locally based Cushman & Wakefield team.