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.

CenterPoint eyes groundbreaking for new 322,000 sq. ft. Linden industrial project

CenterPoint Properties is set to expand its holdings in New Jersey with a project that will add more than 320,000 square feet of modern industrial space to Route 1 & 9 in Linden.

Avison Young: Food service delivery firm takes 40,000 sq. ft. at Fairfield warehouse

Longpoint Realty Partners LP has secured a tenant for a nearly 40,000-square-foot industrial property in Fairfield, following its acquisition of the building last year.

BRC inks sale of 10,000 sq. ft. Elizabeth industrial building

A nearly 10,000-square-foot industrial building in Elizabeth has traded for $2.2 million, in a newly announced transaction by Bussel Realty Corp.

NAI Hanson: U.K.-based dental lab inks lease in Lodi for first U.S. location

A dental laboratory has secured its first U.S. location with a newly signed lease at a Bergen County industrial building, according to brokers with NAI James E. Hanson.

Bolstering the ranks

As you’ll read in this month’s cover story, Prologis’ growing team is supporting a portfolio that now spans 44 million square feet across 200 properties in New Jersey and New York. Growing that footprint will come in a number of ways, Harty said, including the types of creative, value-add projects that involve redeveloping former office campuses. That, in turn, requires additional development and construction personnel like the kind that Prologis has added in recent months. And it comes as the company also hires for what’s known as its Essentials platform, which provides services to tenants such as helping them source materials for their building fit-outs, in a bid to engage them “beyond the four walls and the real estate.”

NAI DiLeo-Bram: Flooring contactor expands with 7,000 sq. ft. Kenilworth industrial building

A flooring contactor has purchased a 7,000-square-foot industrial building in Kenilworth, in a newly announced transaction by NAI DiLeo-Bram & Co.

Blau & Berg: Family sells Plainfield commercial lot after nearly 100 years

The longtime owner of a commercial lot in Plainfield has sold the property, according to a brokerage team with The Blau & Berg Co.

REIT buys 246,000 sq. ft. Vineland, Bridgeton portfolio in $33 million sale-leaseback

A real estate investment trust has purchased a two-building, 246,000-square-foot industrial portfolio in Vineland and Bridgeton, in a deal valued at nearly $33 million.

Prologis eyes continued push in New Jersey, New York with a team that has doubled since 2019

Prologis Inc. has grown to about 65 employees in New Jersey and New York to support its expansion in the region, nearly double its headcount from just three years ago, reflecting the growth of its footprint during that time from 37 million to 44 million square feet.

JLL: Owner of new 130,000 sq. ft. industrial facility in Ewing refis for $14.5 million

The owner of a newly built, 130,000-square-foot industrial building in Mercer County has refinanced the property for $14.5 million, in a newly announced deal by JLL.