Professional Services

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Professional Services
Lee & Associates New Jersey names youngest-ever partner

A broker with Lee & Associates New Jersey is now a partner, making him the youngest agent to ascend to the position with the firm.

Professional Spotlight
RC Andersen to join STO Building Group, as firms eye growth in industrial sector

RC Andersen Construction, a Fairfield-based contractor, is joining the STO Building Group in a merger aimed at helping both firms expand their foothold in the industrial market.

Residential & Mixed Use
Fort Lee’s Horizon House taps architect Steven Kratchman for master-plan, renovations

The board of Horizon House, a large multifamily complex in Fort Lee, has appointed Steven Kratchman Architect PC of New York to create a long-range master plan that will be the first phase of a longer-term strategy to reinvigorate the residential property.

Editor’s Note
A winning team

Commercial real estate truly is a people business, which explains why our stories highlighting new hires, promotions and other personnel moves are among the most popular. We’re fortunate to see a steady diet of these updates from all corners of the industry, including the types of announcements that have come from DMR Architects just about every year since we launched Real Estate NJ — five hires here, three new additions there — all to support a growing pipeline and portfolio that includes everything from apartments and hospitals to government buildings.

Professional Services
MSB adds two real estate, land use attorneys

McManimon, Scotland & Baumann LLC has made two additions to its team of commercial real estate and land use attorneys.

Professional Services
BLS adds tax credit expert to manage compliance for incentives recipients

Biggins Lacy Shapiro & Co. LLC, the Princeton-based site selection and advisory firm, has hired a new senior manager focused on compliance for recipients of government tax incentives.

Government & Public Policy
Murphy vetoes bill to allow third-party code inspections, calls for two-year study by DCA

A bill that would streamline construction code inspections in New Jersey using third-party, private-sector consultants is all but dead for now, following a conditional veto by Gov. Phil Murphy that shelved the proposal in favor of a two-year study by state officials.

Professional Services
Veteran finance exec rejoins FirstService Residential on east region team

FirstService Residential has named a new executive vice president of finance for its east region, tapping a former member of its team who is returning after two years.

Policy Page
Third-party inspectors would solve shrinkage of public employees

As of this writing, legislation to facilitate the timely review and inspection of construction activities, which have been on the rebound now that the worst of the pandemic is behind us, is awaiting Gov. Phil Murphy’s signature. We need the third-party option because the number of public-sector inspectors has substantially diminished over the last 10 years and will continue to do so.

Professional Services
Environmental attorney joins Scarinci Hollenbeck

Scarinci Hollenbeck has bolstered its New Jersey environmental practice with the addition of a veteran attorney in the field.