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.

Cover Story
Kennedy details top policy, organizational goals after taking over as NAIOP New Jersey CEO

Dan Kennedy is now at the helm of NAIOP New Jersey after taking over as CEO on Aug. 1, with plans to tackle a host of key public policy issues and visions of bolstering what is already one of the commercial real estate association’s strongest and most-respected local chapters.

Office
Hampshire inks 17,000 sq. ft. office lease in Morristown with Sanofi Consumer Healthcare

The Hampshire Cos. has leased up a newly renovated office building in downtown Morristown after securing a nearly 17,000-square-foot deal with Sanofi’s Consumer Healthcare unit.

People
Larken’s Iacobucci promoted to CFO one year after joining firm

Larken Associates has promoted veteran industry executive David Iacobucci to chief financial officer, the Branchburg-based firm announced Tuesday.

Office
AEP, with Newmark brokers, launches leasing at Harborside 6 after $46 million acquisition

Nearly 200,000 square feet of office space in Jersey City has hit the market for the first time in years, following American Equity Partners’ recent acquisition of what’s known as Harborside 6.

Industrial
Biopharma firm expands to 5,800 sq. ft. in downtown Jersey City, Equity says

A biopharmaceutical company has renewed its lease and expanded in downtown Jersey City, where it now occupies more than 5,800 square feet.

Office
Gilead’s new Parsippany office is a hub of collaboration and comfort — with a purpose

Gilead Sciences has opened its new 96,000-square-foot East Coast hub at Parsippany’s Latitude campus, touting a space that will foster innovation and creativity while helping employees transition back to the office.

Industrial
Aspen acquires 83,000 sq. ft. industrial, office portfolio in Burlington in distressed asset deal

Private equity firm Aspen Real Estate has acquired nearly 83,000 square feet of industrial and office space at the junction of two key thoroughfares in Burlington Township.

Office
JLL: Montvale office building sells for $15 million, trading for third time in 12 years

Nessel Development has sold a nearly 120,000-square-foot office building in Montvale for $14.75 million, under a deal arranged by JLL’s New Jersey capital markets team.

Professional Services
HLW taps Strickland as managing director for New Jersey office

Global architecture, design and planning firm HLW has named Melissa Strickland as its new managing director in New Jersey.

Government & Public Policy
City, state officials break ground on highly touted pedestrian bridge to link Newark’s downtown, Ironbound section

Construction is set to begin on a long-awaited pedestrian bridge that will connect downtown Newark to the city’s acclaimed Ironbound neighborhood, helping to spark new development and create additional access to both Newark Penn Station and the Prudential Center.