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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.

EverWest buys Somerset industrial building for $28 million, adding to growing portfolio

An investment manager has acquired a nearly 126,000-square-foot industrial building in Somerset County, marking its third such purchase in the region in two months.

Stone company leases 24,000 sq. ft. at Meadowlands warehouse, NAI Hanson says

A family-owned stone company is taking more than 24,000 square feet of industrial space in East Rutherford, according to a brokerage team with NAI James E. Hanson.

Larken breaks ground on 19,000 sq. ft. office building in Branchburg

Larken Associates has broken ground on a new boutique office building in Branchburg, in what will mark the expansion of an existing property that the real estate firm purchased in 2017.

Retail leasing veteran joins R.J. Brunelli brokerage team

R.J. Brunelli & Co. has bolstered its brokerage team with a 22-year veteran of retail real estate.

Developers tout lease-up of 126-unit luxury apartment property in Netcong

A developer is hailing the lease-up of a new 126-unit apartment complex in Morris County that has revitalized the former site of a blighted industrial property.

Colliers: Private equity firm adds 30,000 sq. ft. medical office building in Edison

A private equity firm has purchased a 30,000-square-foot medical office building in Edison, under a newly completed transaction by Colliers International.

Kumon adds locations in Princeton, Bucks County, Lee & Associates New Jersey says

A learning center chain is expanding its footprint in the region with the completion of new leases in central New Jersey and Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

Starting anew

The debate over New Jersey’s corporate incentive programs has been well-chronicled in recent years, but regardless of where you fall on the issue, there’s no denying their influence on the state’s commercial real estate market. That influence was all but gone for two years after Grow New Jersey and other subsidy programs were allowed to expire in summer 2019, with no immediate replacements in sight until Gov. Phil Murphy and lawmakers agreed on new incentives late last year. The state is now putting those offerings to work, starting with the jobs-based Emerge program that will fill the void left by Grow New Jersey.

Brookfield acquires Ridgefield site, eyes 338,000 sq. ft. logistics center

Brookfield Properties is set to develop nearly 340,000 square feet of new industrial space in Ridgefield, following an affiliate’s purchase of a 19-acre parcel along Route 46.

NYT: Netflix to bid on 289-acre Fort Monmouth parcel, eyeing massive production hub

Netflix has declared its intention to bid on nearly 300 acres of property at Fort Monmouth, where it reportedly wants to build a sprawling production studio after outreach by Gov. Phil Murphy.