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.

Waterfront reboot

As you’ll read in this month’s cover story, 601W Cos. is drawing on that experience as it prepares to reposition the 2 million-square-foot Harborside property, which it acquired earlier this year from Veris Residential Inc. for a whopping $420 million. Its plans include the addition of important but notably absent amenities such as a fitness center, a conference center and a tenant lounge, as well as a 10,000-square-foot rooftop deck that will provide uninterrupted views of Manhattan. That vision will take shape in the months ahead as 601W looks to meet the demand for dynamic, upscale spaces despite unease within the office market — with the belief that the best is still to come for Jersey City.

Rutgers Center for Real Estate adds Dynamic Engineering as corporate sponsor

The Rutgers Center for Real Estate has welcomed Dynamic Engineering Consultants PC as its newest corporate sponsor.

Eden Autism Services honors Fennelly, touting his role in raising $2.8 million for nonprofit

Eden Autism Services has recognized Fennelly Associates President Jerry Fennelly for his efforts to help raise $2.8 million over the past two decades.

Tulfra welcomes hundreds for annual ‘Octulfrafest’ event in Rochelle Park (SLIDESHOW)

A throng of real estate professionals converged on Rochelle Park recently for Octulfrafest, Tulfra Real Estate’s annual mash-up of business networking and German-themed revelry.

DeSimone Consulting Engineering acquires Decipher, U.K.-based construction consultancy

DeSimone Consulting Engineering, a Manhattan-based firm whose work includes multiple New Jersey projects, has acquired the construction consultancy known as Decipher.

Blue Water Wave honors real estate, business leaders at first-ever Wave Awards (SLIDESHOW)

A group of business leaders gathered in West Orange last week to celebrate their peers, as Blue Water Wave held its first-ever awards ceremony for excellence in real estate and other sectors.

C&W, with new-look multifamily team, aims to grow its share of private client investment sales

Cushman & Wakefield is leaning into New Jersey’s middle-market apartment sector, seeking to capture new business within the asset class while exposing a new crop of private clients to the firm’s well-established, highly accomplished capital markets team in the region.

NAIOP New Jersey unveils President’s Awards, Hall of Fame honorees for Nov. 6 program

NAIOP New Jersey will honor eight members and commercial real estate industry leaders next month when it hosts its annual President’s Awards and Hall of Fame Dinner.

Construction firm Magnico bolsters service lines with Newlines, Alpine Air alliances

Construction management firm Magnico has announced two new partnerships aimed at expanding its offerings for clients along the East Coast.

Rowan graduate joins Newmark Associates sales team

Newmark Associates CRE has expanded its brokerage team with the addition of a Morris County native and recent Rowan University graduate.