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.

Murphy supersizes New Jersey community solar program, signs law to add 3,000 megawatts

New Jersey’s pioneering community solar program is poised for a massive expansion under a bill signed into law Friday by Gov. Phil Murphy.

Reports: Hampshire, Invesco sell Teterboro warehouse for $75 million in deal with Principal

Principal Real Estate Investors has acquired a more than 221,000-square-foot warehouse in Teterboro for nearly $75 million, according to published reports this week.

NAIDB seeking investor, owner-user for 54,000 sq. ft. Middlesex industrial building

The owner of a 54,000-square-foot industrial building in Middlesex Borough has tapped NAI DiLeo-Bram & Co. to find a buyer for the property.

Going global: Inside the growth of Asian logistics firms in New Jersey’s industrial market

Asia-based third-party logistics firms have played an increasingly important role in New Jersey’s industrial sector, creating new demand and helping to fill excess inventory after a recent surge in speculative construction. How those firms will be impacted by outsized tariffs and the U.S. trade war with China remains to seen, but developers are optimistic about what is now an established class of tenants.

Automotive equipment firm buys 11,000 sq. ft. Middlesex facility, Boniakowski says

A supplier of automotive lift equipment has acquired an 11,000-square-foot building in Middlesex Borough, in a deal arranged by The Boniakowski Commercial Real Estate Group.

Right place, right time

As you’ll read in this month’s cover story, Asia-based third-party logistics firms have been critical for many Garden State landlords, creating new demand and helping to fill excess inventory after the recent development surge. A spike in 2024 — when the offshore firms accounted for some 42 percent of all Class A industrial leasing in the state — has given way to a more modest pace in 2025. Yet developers expect Asian 3PLs to continue to loom large going forward, even with the cloud of a trade war between the U.S. and China.

STRO, KRE add 134,000 sq. ft. in Florida with two latest industrial deals in Tampa

The STRO Cos. and KRE Group have added to their Southeast industrial portfolio with two recent acquisitions in the Tampa submarket.

NAIDB: Commercial sales in seven northern, central N.J. counties total $1.4 billion in H1

Commercial property sales are trending upward in a key swath of northern and central New Jersey, with industrial, office and retail trades totaling $1.4 billion in the first half of 2025.

Seagis, ecommerce firm ink 211,000 sq. ft. lease at new Kearny warehouse, JLL says

Seagis Property Group has filled more than 211,000 square feet of new industrial space in Kearny after inking a lease with a growing ecommerce firm, according to brokers with JLL.

Secaucus warehouse owner lands $23 million permanent loan, G.S. Wilcox says

The owner of a 200,000-square-foot warehouse in Secaucus has closed on $23 million in permanent financing, in a newly announced deal by G.S. Wilcox & Co.