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.

People

Litt steps down from Mack-Cali board

Activist investor Jonathan Litt has resigned as a director of Mack-Cali Realty Corp., the Jersey City-based real estate investment trust announce

Mack-Cali touts Q2 leasing totals

Mack-Cali Realty Corp. leased more than 650,000 square feet of office and flex space in the second quarter, including more than 150,000 square feet in new deals.

Professional Services

Luzzi finds new role with Kimmerle Group

Kimmerle Group, an architectural and interior design company offering real estate planning and development services, has announced that Patrick J. Luzzi of Randolph has joined the firm as managing director.

Events

Panel: Embracing new workplace is key to success for landlords

How do you engage people who don’t want their father’s workplace? Many developers and office landlords are still trying to figure that out, but a panel of real estate experts were on hand recently to offer their thoughts. Speaking at a NAIOP New Jersey seminar, industry leaders tackled issues such as co-working, sustainability and employee retention.

Deals

Berger Organization grows office portfolio in downtown Newark

The Berger Organization has acquired a 33,000-square-foot building in downtown Newark that it will renovate and market as a sister property to an adjacent office tower, the firm announced.

Land purchase could signal expansion for Bayer in Hanover

Bayer Healthcare has acquired 86 acres of undeveloped land alongside its East Coast headquarters in Hanover, in a sign the pharmaceutical giant may be primed to expand its footprint at the three-year-old campus.

People

NAIOP N.J. hires Giaquinto as chapter admin

By Real Estate NJ Patricia Giaquinto has joined NAIOP New Jersey as chapter administrator and executive assistant, said Michael McGuinness, CEO of the commercial real estate development group’s New Jersey chapter. Giaquinto, a Somerset resident, will manage office operations and…

Professional Services

Advance picks Minatelli to head asset management

Advance Realty announced that it has hired Jared Minatelli as director of asset management.

Deals

HFF brokers sale of Parsippany office building

By Real Estate NJ Mack-Cali Realty Corp. has sold a 100,000-square-foot office building at 600 Parsippany Road in Parsippany, brokerage firm HFF announced. In a news release, HFF said it represented Mack-Cali in the sale to a joint venture of…