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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.

Scannell, Soligent ink 55,000 sq. ft. industrial lease in Millstone, Avison Young says

A solar panel distributor has leased nearly 55,000 square feet of industrial space in the Monmouth County township of Millstone, brokers with Avison Young announced.

Rockabill adds two vice presidents for supportive housing, underwriting teams

Affordable housing developer and consulting firm Rockabill has added two vice presidents to its Hoboken-based team.

Another chapter

As you’ll read in this month’s cover story, the city of New Brunswick ended 2023 on a high note when Nokia announced that it would become the new home of its iconic Bell Labs division. The company, which will move from its historic campus in the Murray Hill section of Union County, plans to occupy a built-to-suit, 360,000-square-foot research tower at the new HELIX campus by 2028. It’s slated to do so under a lease with SJP Properties, which will build the facility in partnership with New Brunswick Development Corp., the project’s master developer, in a signature deal for the city and for the three-building, multibillion-dollar redevelopment project.

Veteran brokers Tragash, Pine detail launch of SAGE Investment Real Estate Advisors

A new Morristown-based brokerage firm is marking its first two deals and a series of new assignments in the region after launching the business at the start of 2024.

Logistics firm inks full-building, 469,000 sq. ft. sublease at Piscataway warehouse, C&W says

A logistics user has signed a sublease to take over a 469,000-square-foot industrial building in Piscataway, in a newly announced deal by Cushman & Wakefield.

Blau & Berg: PSEG buys Kenilworth warehouses amid plan to expand substation

Public Service Electric & Gas has acquired two adjacent properties in Kenilworth that will allow it to expand its electrical grid, brokers The Blau & Berg Co. announced Monday.

Bridge Industrial buys two-level, 128,000 sq. ft. property in Queens

Bridge Industrial has added to its footprint in the region after acquiring more than 128,000 square feet in the New York City borough of Queens.

Kennedy Funding provides $5 million loan to owner of Long Island estate

Kennedy Funding has closed a $5 million loan to the owner of a residential estate on the North Shore of Long Island, the Englewood-based lender announced.

An uneven recovery? NAIOP panelists see different paths for different asset types in 2024

The state’s industrial and office sectors both faced headwinds in 2023, but the year ahead for each asset class may be decidedly different. That was a key takeaway last week from panelists at NAIOP New Jersey’s Annual Meeting and Commercial Real Estate Outlook, who noted that demand for warehouse and logistics space has normalized after a record-breaking run during the pandemic. Office landlords, meantime, are still grappling with shrinking corporate footprints and remote work policies, further straining submarkets that are both aging and oversupplied.

JLL: Buyer wanted for Woodland Park office campus, potential redevelopment site

An office campus in Woodland Park is on the market for sale as a potential redevelopment opportunity spanning more than 30 acres, according to brokers with JLL.