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.

Stro touts 45,000 sq. ft. industrial purchase in Bergen County

The Stro Cos. has acquired a 45,000-square-foot light industrial building at the nexus of three major highways in Elmwood Park, the commercial real estate firm said Monday.

Mertz brokers sale of Atlantic County industrial portfolio

An investor has purchased a three-building, 139,000-square-foot warehouse portfolio in Egg Harbor Township, in a sale arranged by brokers with NAI Mertz.

Hackensack industrial building trades for $1 million, Marcus & Millichap says

A private investor has sold a 7,200-square-foot industrial building in Hackensack for just over $1 million, brokers with Marcus & Millichap said Friday.

Advance, Camber tout 55,000 sq. ft. in leasing at Pine Brook industrial complex

Two new tenants are set to join a four-building, 529,110-square-foot light industrial complex in Pine Brook, owners Camber Real Estate Partners and Advance Realty announced.

‘Fierce competition’ in focus at Rutgers CRE finance summit

For a market that is seeing an extended growth period, it isn’t all that complicated to sum up what exactly is driving the major trends in commercial real estate lending: Fierce competition. At least, that’s according to panelists at a recent conference hosted by the Rutgers Center for Real Estate, where lenders and other experts gathered to discuss the state of commercial real estate finance in New Jersey and beyond.

SLIDESHOW: Rutgers hosts second annual real estate capital allocation conference

Industry experts, thought leaders and students were among those who turned out recently for the Rutgers Center for Real Estate’s second annual Capital Allocation Conference, which took place April 12 at the Hyatt Regency Jersey City.

Laundry products firm leases 40,000 sq. ft. in Ramsey, relocating from N.Y.

A maker of laundry products is the newest tenant at a 130,000-square-foot industrial building in Ramsey, following a lease arranged by NAI James E. Hanson.

Avison Young touts three new hires in New Jersey

Avison Young has expanded its New Jersey brokerage team with three new hires.

Port Reading lease among recent deals by Mertz in central, southern N.J.

A new tenant has leased 230,100 square feet at a Woodbridge industrial building, in one of several New Jersey deals announced Friday by NAI Mertz.

A growth industry in the making

Insiders say that now is the time to discern which municipalities will be receptive to the prospect of legalized recreational cannabis, if and when it becomes a legal industry in New Jersey. That prospect is likely many months from being a reality, if not more, but the concept has the support of Gov. Phil Murphy and several well-known lawmakers.