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.

Residential & Mixed Use
Kokes eyes groundbreaking for 190-unit rental project in Riverside

Kokes Properties is slated to break ground later this year on the first piece of a plan to redevelop a long-vacant lot at the site of a former garment factory in Burlington County.

Government & Public Policy
State launches $25 million relief program for small landlords hurt by COVID-19

State officials have unveiled a $25 million grant program for small landlords who have lost rent revenue during the coronavirus crisis.

Residential & Mixed Use
Journal Square apartment buildings fetch $10 million, Gebroe-Hammer says

The longtime owner of two Jersey City apartment buildings has sold the 57-unit portfolio for nearly $10 million, in a newly announced transaction by Gebroe-Hammer Associates.

Finance & Capital Markets
Kennedy Funding inks $750,000 loan for Florida housing development

Kennedy Funding has closed a $750,000 loan to the owner of a residential development site in Southwest Florida, where plans call for more than 300 multifamily and manufactured homes.

Residential & Mixed Use
CPP, L+M launch $123 million rehab of East Orange senior housing complex

A joint venture has started construction on a $123 million overhaul of a 40-year-old, 406-unit affordable housing property in East Orange.

Residential & Mixed Use
Bergen County apartment portfolio trades for $19.2 million

A development and investment firm has sold an 85-unit multifamily portfolio in Bergen County for more than $19 million, according to brokers with The Kislak Co. Inc.

Residential & Mixed Use
Investor, acquires plans conversion of mixed-use Bergenfield building, NAI Hanson says

An investor has acquired a 5,000-square-foot mixed-used building in Bergenfield, with plans to bring new apartments to the property’s ground-floor spaces.

Professional Services
Becht Engineering taps new MEP division manager in Basking Ridge

Becht Engineering BT Inc. has named a new mechanical, electrical and plumbing division manager at its Basking Ridge headquarters.

Office
Mack-Cali still focused on selling suburban portfolio, leasing waterfront, acting CEO says

Mack-Cali Realty Corp. will largely stay the course for now, its interim CEO said this week, with a continued focus on selling its suburban office buildings and stabilizing its waterfront portfolio as it searches for a permanent chief executive.

Government & Public Policy
Relaxed deadlines could bring new attention, momentum to Opportunity Zone projects

The COVID-19 pandemic has threatened to stall many development projects nationwide, including those under the federal Opportunity Zone program, but experts say those investments could gain new momentum after a series of recent steps by regulators.