Industrial

Owning or leasing industrial space in New Jersey means you’re within one day’s drive of one-third of the nation’s population. That means the state continues to be a hotbed of warehouse and logistics activity.

Industrial
CenterPoint adds 388,000 sq. ft. at Exit 12 with two-building industrial deal in Avenel

CenterPoint Properties has acquired two industrial buildings in the Avenel section of Woodbridge, adding nearly 388,000 square feet to its portfolio in the region.

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Zimmel named leasing agent for Somerset, Ewing commercial properties

The owner of 235,000 square feet of commercial space in Somerset and Mercer counties has tapped Zimmel Associates as its leasing team for the properties.

Industrial
Advance, Greek lease 165,000 sq. ft. to 3PL firm in latest deal at Linden Logistics Center

Advance Realty Investors and Greek Real Estate Partners have leased 165,000 square feet in Linden to a third-party logistics firm, bringing another tenant to their recently completed, 4.1 million-square-foot industrial campus near the New Jersey Turnpike.

Industrial
Mapletree sells U.S. industrial portfolio (including 270,000 sq. ft. in Morris County) in $328 million deal with Faropoint

Mapletree Investments Pte Ltd has sold a 1.8 million-square-foot industrial portfolio, including more than 270,000 square feet in New Jersey, to Faropoint for $328 million.

Industrial
Marcus: Auto repair shop completes $3 million sale-leaseback in Green Brook

An auto repair business has sold and leased back a nearly 12,000-square-foot industrial property in Green Brook, brokers with Marcus & Millichap announced last week.

Industrial
Dermody, retail brand Quince ink 105,000 sq. ft. lease in Carneys Point, Lee & Associates says

A direct-to-consumer retailer has found its first logistics facility, leasing 105,000 square feet of new industrial space in the Salem County township of Carneys Point.

Industrial
NAIDB named leasing broker for East Brunswick, Union Township industrial buildings

The owner of a 21,000-square-foot industrial building in East Brunswick has tapped NAI DiLeo-Bram & Co. as its leasing team, in one of two new assignments for the real estate services firm.

People
Doyle joins Red Bank-based Denholtz as human resources director

Denholtz has hired Kira Doyle as its new director of human resources, adding a seasoned professional in the space to support its growing team.

Editor’s Note
System updates

As you’ll read in this month’s cover story, New Brunswick is marking its latest and perhaps most monumental investment in health care with the opening of the 12-story, 520,000-square-foot Jack & Sheryl Morris Cancer Center. Executives with RWJBarnabas Health, the Rutgers Cancer Institute and other key stakeholders unveiled the facility in mid-May, hailing the arrival of New Jersey’s first freestanding cancer hospital and one of only 13 in the country, part of a $1 billion project that has brought top-tier patient care and cutting-edge research labs under one roof.

Industrial
Saxum, Penwood eye new warehouse project in Parsippany after buying vacant office building

Another vacant office building in Parsippany is set to come down as part of a joint venture’s plan to construct a new 128,000-square-foot speculative warehouse just north of Route 10.