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.

Industrial
Blau & Berg tapped to sell Elizabeth warehouse site

The Blau & Berg Co. has been named the exclusive agent for the sale of a 400,000-square-foot warehouse complex in the ever-tightening Elizabeth submarket, the firm announced Tuesday.

Health Care & Education
A new lease on life: Prism, local officials prepare for ‘next chapter’ of Roche campus

The resurrection of the Roche property in Nutley and Clifton is well underway — and Prism Capital Partners is already seeing tangible signs of the promise that its sprawling campus holds.

Professional Services
AY to open new N.J. office after acquiring former Cresa team

Real estate services firm Avison Young has added a team of seven from the brokerage formerly known as Cresa NJ-North/Central LLC, as part of an acquisition of the business and a move to open a second New Jersey office in Middlesex County.

Industrial
Petrucci plans new spec warehouse in central N.J.

J.G. Petrucci Co. Inc. is set to develop a speculative 187,500-square-foot industrial facility in Somerset County after recently acquiring an 18-acre site, the firm said Monday.

Retail
Pierson: Four new tenants join Mercer County development

Pierson Commercial has brokered leases for four new retailers at the mixed-use development known as Downtown Robbinsville, the retail real estate services firm said Monday.

Industrial
Snack maker is latest tenant to move to N.J. from NYC, Bussel says

A snack manufacturer is relocating to Edison from Brooklyn after acquiring a 35,316-square-foot industrial property in the township, Bussel Realty Corp. said Monday.

Retail
Monmouth County strip center sold for $9.2M

An investor has paid more than $9 million to acquire a Hazlet shopping center, part of a recent 1031 exchange transaction brokered by Marcus & Millichap.

Office
Not your average fixer-upper: Prism plans major renovations at remaining Roche buildings

For all the appeal of the five modern, institutional-grade office and R&D buildings that were left standing on the former Roche campus, there is still work to be done. In fact, Prism Capital Partners is planning a multimillion-dollar renovation at three of the buildings.

Health Care & Education
Turnkey R&D space, utility plant fueling interest from tenants

The planned Seton Hall-Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine is undoubtedly driving much of the interest at the former Roche campus. But it’s certainly not the only attraction.

Events
Are incentives here to stay in N.J.? Gubernatorial hopefuls weigh in at NAIOP forum

Two of the candidates in this year’s gubernatorial election would look to scale back or reconfigure the state’s development and business incentives, while three others appear ready to continue the existing programs as a way to extend the growth of New Jersey’s economy.