Market Sectors

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.

Personalities

Family tradition: With clients that go back decades, Zimmel Associates spans three generations

For Zimmel Associates, continuity goes hand in hand with a business that he founded with his late father, Bernard Zimmel, and one that now includes a third generation. Not one, but three of Zimmel’s four sons work at Zimmel Associates today, positioning it for continued success in the years ahead.

Office

Archer P.C. among law firm renewals at Sanzari campus in Hackensack

A flurry of renewals with law and accounting firms have helped drive recent leasing at an office complex in downtown Hackensack, owner Alfred Sanzari Enterprises announced.

Professional Services

Veteran CRE attorney joins national title insurance firm in New Jersey

A national provider of title insurance has hired a seasoned commercial real estate attorney as its new state counsel and vice president for its operations in New Jersey.

Residential & Mixed Use

Lotus names four architecture firms for Newark stadium redevelopment

The firm seeking to redevelop the Newark Bears baseball stadium has lined up a team of architects for the ambitious project, which could create up to 2,000 residential units, 400,000 square feet of office space and a mix of retail, cultural and public spaces.

Office

Allergan subsidiary leases, acquires Branchburg office buildings, NKF says

A subsidiary of the pharmaceutical company Allergan has acquired two Branchburg office buildings where it had just signed leases for more than 280,000 square feet, according to the real estate services firm Newmark Knight Frank.

Hospitality & Tourism

Meridian brokers $7.8 million refinance for Jersey Shore hotel

The owner of a Toms River hotel is refinancing for $7.8 million, following a transaction arranged by brokers with Meridian Capital Group.

Finance & Capital Markets

G.S. Wilcox secures $6 million for Essex County warehouse owner

G.S. Wilcox & Co. has completed $6 million in financing for a five-building industrial portfolio in Orange, working on behalf of a private equity firm that owns the properties.

Industrial

Tulfra, Hampshire ink 204,000 sq. ft. lease at repositioned Clifton building

A joint venture has leased 204,000 square feet in Clifton to a well-known bakery business, in the completion of its effort to redevelop a 50-year-old manufacturing plant into new industrial space.

Rutgers announces 2017 advisory board members

The Center for Real Estate at the Rutgers Business School has unveiled its 2017 advisory board and council of emerging leaders, adding to a roster that has come to include dozens of industry heavyweights and top professionals in New Jersey.

HFF’s midyear 2017 industrial capital markets brief

From an equity markets perspective, demand for industrial product continues to be strong with institutions and private funds that are underweight in northeast industrial properties. The reason we are not seeing more activity is because there has been — and continues to be — a lack of quality offerings in the most sought after markets from the Meadowlands down along the Interstate 95/Turnpike Corridor to Exits 8A/7A.