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.

Residential & Mixed Use
FREIT, Kushner Cos. agree to $266.5 million sale of 1,000-unit rental portfolio

A real estate investment trust is selling seven apartments properties in New Jersey and New York for $266.5 million, as the portfolio’s buyer continues to grow its suburban multifamily holdings.

People
MHS Architects hires project manager to support growing pipeline

Marchetto Higgins Stieve Architects has made its first new hire of 2020, continuing its rapid expansion amid the ongoing boom for luxury residential projects.

Residential & Mixed Use
Gold Coast condo building more than 75 percent sold

A waterfront residential building in West New York is more than 75 percent sold, thanks in large part to low mortgage rates and a rare winter surge in home buying activity.

Office
WCRE: Consulting firm inks 9,200 sq. ft. lease in Burlington County

A consulting firm has leased more than 9,000 square feet at a Moorestown commercial building, under a newly announced transaction by Wolf Commercial Real Estate.

Residential & Mixed Use
Developers unveil luxury apartments in Rahway, eye second phase

A joint venture has taken the wraps off a new 116-unit high-end apartment building in downtown Rahway, the first of two planned phases of a site just minutes from the city’s train station.

Retail
Developers announce LA Fitness, Lidl among new retailers at Bayonne project

A joint venture has added a national fitness operator and a grocery chain to its tenant mix at a development in Bayonne, the largest of five newly announced retail leases at the site.

Retail
Ripco named leasing agent for final phase of Pier Village retail space

Kushner Cos. has tapped Ripco Real Estate to oversee leasing and marketing for 40,000 square feet of retail space at Pier Village in Long Branch, as the well-known oceanfront development enters its third and final phase.

Government & Public Policy
EDA, NJIT announce new center for brownfields cleanup

The state Economic Development Authority is teaming with the New Jersey Institute of Technology to establish a new initiative aimed at helping local governments clean up and reposition brownfield sites within their borders.

Finance & Capital Markets
Procida hails strong 2019, with $134 million in loan activity

Procida Funding & Advisors is touting the completion of nearly $135 million in originations in 2019, including a recent loan to help redevelop a historic pier destroyed by Hurricane Sandy.

Industrial
Team Resources: Flooring maker takes 73,000 sq. ft. in Somerset

A flooring manufacturer has leased more than 70,000 square feet at a Somerset County industrial building, in the largest of several newly announced transactions by Team Resources Inc.