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.

Office
Sanzari, fencing solutions firm ink 4,000 sq. ft. office lease in Elmwood Park

Alfred Sanzari Enterprises has welcomed a fencing solutions company to Elmwood Park Plaza, a 68,000-square-foot office building in the Bergen County borough.

Finance & Capital Markets
Vision, Birch Group refi 228,000 sq. ft. Florham Park office building

Vision Properties and The Birch Group have closed on a long-term refinance of a 228,000-square-foot office building in Florham Park, brokers with Cushman & Wakefield announced.

Health Care & Education
Onyx taps Outshine Properties as leasing, asset management partner as renovations begin at NEST life sciences campus in Kenilworth

Onyx Equities is set to begin renovations at the 2 million-square-foot former Merck & Co. campus in Kenilworth, having teamed with a known life sciences developer to spearhead its plan to upgrade and bring new tenants to the property.

Office
Boniakowski: Contractor moves from Elizabeth after buying Springfield office building

A construction firm has acquired a 10,000-square-foot office building in Springfield, in a newly announced deal by The Boniakowski Commercial Real Estate Group.

Government & Public Policy
EDA approves $25 million in grants for Newark, Atlantic City commercial corridors

State officials are sending more than $25 million in grant funds to support 13 businesses and commercial projects in the downtowns of Newark and Atlantic City.

Cover Story
Downtown demand: Developer aims to bring highly coveted, high-end office space to Montclair business district

BDP Holdings has unveiled plans to bring new high-end office space to Montclair as part of a 130,000-square-foot ground-up project, seeking to capture the growing demand for space in downtowns that are easily accessed by the state’s skilled suburban labor pool.

Health Care & Education
Lee & Associates: Bridgewater medical office, surgery center asset fetches $10.5 million

A local operator has acquired a medical office and surgery center property in Bridgewater for $10.5 million, brokers with Lee & Associates New Jersey announced Wednesday.

Events
ULI Northern New Jersey unveils honorees for April awards gala

The Urban Land Institute’s Northern New Jersey chapter has announced the winners of its 2024 Excellence Awards, highlighting a host of projects and professionals involved in land use and development in the state.

Health Care & Education
NAI Hanson: Three tenants combine for 9,400 sq. ft. at Kearny medical office building

A medical office building in Kearny has welcomed three new tenants after a set of leases totaling more than 9,400 square feet, brokers with NAI James E. Hanson announced Tuesday.

Finance & Capital Markets
NAIDB: Morris, Middlesex counties shine in subdued capital markets environment

In a somewhat muted environment for commercial real estate investment, Morris and Middlesex counties were two bright spots in New Jersey in the second half of 2023.