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New Jersey has an unmatched location and a population that developers dream about. It’s no wonder the commercial real estate industry is flourishing and evolving across all segments of the market.

Industrial
CBRE: New Jersey logistics space ranks nationally, globally in top-tier rent growth

Owners of high-end industrial space are riding a wave of rent growth — nationally and globally — and landlords in New Jersey are among the biggest winners. That’s according to new research from CBRE, which found that rents for top-tier space in the Garden State grew 9.5 percent, to $8.26 per square foot, in the year ending March 31. That year-over-year growth ranked third among U.S. submarkets, behind only Oakland and Seattle, and seventh worldwide.

Residential & Mixed Use
Condo building opens in Newark’s Lincoln Park section

A developer has completed a new 18-unit condominium project in Newark, joining city officials on Thursday to open the doors to the building.

Finance & Capital Markets
HFF brokers $9.1 million loan for Swedesboro industrial owner

A warehouse owner in Gloucester County has secured $9.1 million in financing for an expansion of its holdings in the area, brokerage firm HFF announced.

Residential & Mixed Use
Kennedy Funding touts $2.1 million loan for California development site

Kennedy Funding has closed on more than $2 million in financing for a developer’s purchase of 17.5 acres in northern California.

Government & Public Policy
Rutgers study seeks to unravel debate over rental units and school children

A new study is shedding new light on a widespread, age-old debate between developers and local governments in New Jersey: Do new apartments mean new school-age children? According to the findings, the answer depends on several key factors.

Government & Public Policy
EDA grant program fueling retail, restaurant growth in Camden

Property owners in Camden have tapped into a state program meant to spur street-level retail and service businesses, adding to the resurgence of one of the city’s main thoroughfares.

Health Care & Education
RWJBarnabas leases 115,000 sq. ft. in Oceanport, NKF says

The state’s largest hospital system is set to expand at a Monmouth County office building, following a nearly 115,000-square-foot lease arranged by Newmark Knight Frank.

Residential & Mixed Use
Roseland launches leasing at 295-unit project, its latest at Port Imperial

Roseland Residential Trust is set to unveil nearly 300 new upscale apartments in Weehawken, the latest addition to the 200-acre Port Imperial development along the Hudson River.

Residential & Mixed Use
Developer announces rebrand, growing multifamily pipeline

With a growing pipeline, a Central Jersey developer is rebranding. Quantum Real Estate Group announced Wednesday that it will now go by Forte Real Estate Development.

Industrial
CBRE: Logistics firm inks 110,000 sq. ft. lease in Kearny

A global logistics provider has leased more than 110,000 square feet at a Kearny industrial building, brokers with CBRE announced Wednesday.