Professional Services

It might be the developers and investors who dream big, but they rely on thousands of service professionals every day to bring their plans to fruition.

People
Blau & Berg promotes Meade to senior associate

A broker with The Blau & Berg Co. has earned a promotion to senior associate.

Professional Services
Coffey, Gianetti named co-chairs of Day Pitney real estate and environmental group

Day Pitney LLP has tapped two of its New Jersey-based partners as co-chairs of the law firm’s real estate and environmental practice.

Office
Karafiol, longtime Onyx executive, joins JLL agency team in New Jersey

A key executive with Onyx Equities has returned to brokerage, joining JLL as an executive vice president with the firm’s New Jersey team.

Professional Services
Webster-led team joins Connell Foley real estate practice in Newark

A team led by prominent real estate attorney Elnardo Webster II has moved to Connell Foley LLP, helping to deepen the practice group and the firm’s Newark office.

Professional Services
Sheldon Gross Realty hires new corporate sales rep focused on Central Jersey

Sheldon Gross Realty has made another addition to its fast-growing team, hiring a Bridgewater resident as a corporate sales representative.

Professional Services
DIGroup-designed school in Perth Amboy notches LEED silver certification

A Perth Amboy elementary school designed by DIGroup Architecture has earned certification on the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design scale.

Professional Services
Four Rutgers Center for Real Estate students joining Walker & Dunlop

Walker & Dunlop, a corporate sponsor of the Rutgers Center for Real Estate, has hired four students thanks in part to their participation in the Rutgers Business School program.

Editor’s Note
Finding a spark

We all know that developing in New Jersey is not for the faint of heart. Just ask any of the countless builders who have endured delays or scrapped projects altogether in the face of pushback by residents and a litany of regulatory hurdles.

The flip side? A supportive local government can go a long way in sparking new investment, as we’ve seen in what appears to be a growing list of municipalities in our state. That group includes the city of Orange in eastern Essex County, where at least 1,000 luxury apartments have been planned near two train stations with Midtown Direct service. As you’ll read in this month’s cover story, the projects have the potential to breathe new life into the town of 30,000 residents in 2.2 square miles, following decades of struggles despite its prime location on Interstate 280 and just west of Newark.

Professional Services
Zoltek adds sales, leasing specialist to Fair Lawn-based team

Zoltek Commercial Real Estate Services has announced the hiring of Kristina Khomenko, who joins the firm as the newest member of its Fair Lawn-based sales team.

Professional Services
Kislak sees opportunity in market uncertainty, backed by deep ties and decades of service

Leaders of The Kislak Co. Inc. see a resilient market and sustained demand from property investors in 2023 — despite a short-term slowdown amid rising borrowing costs — arguing that buyers and sellers will still find value in multifamily and commercial assets.