Residential & Mixed Use

The construction boom in New Jersey is no more evident than in the multifamily and mixed-use sector, thanks to changing demographics and the demand for urban-style living, even in the suburbs.

People
Wassel, Flanagan named principals with Saxum

Saxum Real Estate has named two new principals as the company continues to expand its team and its geographic footprint.

Government & Public Policy
EDA now taking applications for new Aspire gap financing program

The state’s Economic Development Authority is now accepting applications for Aspire, its new place-based gap financing program for commercial and residential projects.

People
Kokes Properties adds construction manager to growing team

Kokes Properties has announced the hiring of a new construction manager to support its growing project pipeline.

Residential & Mixed Use
Larken accounting manager earns expanded role as Yardi systems admin

Larken Associates has announced a promotion on its residential accounting team as part of a plan to further implement a key technology platform.

Editor’s Note
Jumping in

Call me provincial, but I’m always fascinated these days when I hear that an established investor, developer or retailer that operates nationally is only now finding its way into the New Jersey market. With our labor pool, our consumer base and the all-important draw of being a discount from New York City, one can’t help but wonder what took them so long in the first place — especially in an expansion that goes back more than a decade.

Residential & Mixed Use
Gebroe-Hammer cracks $2 billion in 2021 with sale of nearly 12,800 apartments

Gebroe-Hammer Associates is eyeing continued momentum in 2022 after a year in which it brokered the sale of nearly 13,000 apartments, inking some $2 billion in transaction volume.

Cover Story
How Devco does it: Inside $1.5 billion pipeline — and decades of high-profile New Jersey projects

New Brunswick Development Corp. is forging ahead after a year in which it broke ground on more than $1.5 billion worth of projects — a milestone that’s all the more notable for a team that never does the same project twice.

Finance & Capital Markets
JLL: Joint venture refinances two-building, 335-unit apartment portfolio in Rahway

A partnership has refinanced a two-building, 335-unit luxury apartment portfolio in Rahway, in a deal arranged by JLL’s New Jersey capital markets team.

Sponsored Content
Redevelopment trends: New York tristate’s redevelopment in turmoil

Redevelopment activity in the New York Tristate Region is searching for direction. Post-pandemic, there is pressure to redefine business, retail and residential redevelopment programs. The revised target forces everyone to take a longer look and a broader view of the various impacts this redefinition may bring.

Retail
Dentist takes 2,700 sq. ft. at new Eastampton apartments, Vantage Commercial says

A dental practice has leased nearly 2,700 square feet at a newly developed apartment property in Burlington County, in a newly announced transaction by Vantage Commercial.