Office

New Jersey’s office market is evolving by the day, but this fact remains: The state’s location and educated workforce make it a highly desirable place for tenants of all shapes and sizes.

Friends, colleagues recall Stan Simon as a model of integrity in New Jersey real estate

Friends, former colleagues and longtime clients have been paying tribute to the late Stanley Simon, the longtime head of Jacobson Goldfarb & Tanzman LLC, as a “true gentleman” who was among the most effective, honest and respected figures in New Jersey commercial real estate — one who groomed and influenced many of the state’s top brokers.

Health Care & Education

Atkins renews six medical tenants for 13,000 sq. ft. in West Orange

Six tenants have leased a combined 13,000 square feet at a medical office building in West Orange, under a series of renewals announced Monday by Atkins Cos.

Government & Public Policy

Three more co-working locations join EDA program for rent grants

Three female-led co-working spaces have joined the growing list of locations that are eligible for rent support grants under a program offered by the state Economic Development Authority.

Florham Park: Biotech firm set to begin move to new 147,000 sq. ft. headquarters

A biotechnology company is consolidating its headquarters, manufacturing and research and development functions as part of a new full-building, 147,215-square-foot lease in Florham Park.

Gloucester Co. medical office building trades for $525,000

A dental practice has sold its longtime home in Gloucester County, a 7,350-square-foot medical office building, under a newly announced transaction by Rose Commercial Real Estate.

Law firm moving headquarters to Paramus, inks 42,000 sq. ft. lease

A major New Jersey law firm is moving its headquarters to Paramus, under a newly announced, 42,000-square-foot lease arranged by JLL.

Government & Public Policy

Biotech firm, weighing 90,000 sq. ft. HQ in Plainsboro, wins EDA tax credit approval

The state has approved a 10-year, $12.8 million tax credit package to encourage a biotechnology company to expand in Mercer County, with the potential to take 90,000 square feet at a former Bristol-Myers Squibb headquarters campus in Plainsboro.

South Jersey office market holds steady in Q1, WCRE says

The southern New Jersey office market saw modest gains to start the year, recording nearly 375,000 square feet of leasing volume in the region’s three most active counties.

Professional Services

Longtime restaurateur joins NAI Mertz sales team

NAI Mertz has made another addition to its fast-growing brokerage team, hiring a sales associate with a focus on expanding its retail platform.

Insiders: New Jersey has only scratched the surface in co-working, flex office space sector

The country’s largest cluster of co-working and flexible office space is only just across the Hudson River, but the fast-growing industry is still largely absent from New Jersey. Experts say that is due to change — and it’s only a matter of time.