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.

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Russo Development is bullish on Kearny — and the ability to tap an underserved market

Russo Development has delivered more than 500 apartments in Kearny since mid-2018, with hundreds more in its pipeline, seeing an opportunity in a town that is minutes from downtown Newark and the ability to capture renters who are priced out of neighboring submarkets.

Residential & Mixed Use
Kislak: Bergen County rental portfolio fetches $15.7 million

An affiliate of Alfred Sanzari Enterprises has sold an 87-unit apartment portfolio in Bergen County for nearly $16 million, in a series of deals arranged by The Kislak Co. Inc.

People
SJP names new director of asset management amid growing third-party business

SJP Properties has hired a veteran property manager to support its growing line of construction services and other third-party offerings.

Residential & Mixed Use
Affordable apartments in Newark rehabbed with LIHTC tax credits

State and local officials cut a ceremonial ribbon Thursday to mark the major rehabilitation of a decades-old building with 200 apartments for working families in the city’s Central Ward.

Residential & Mixed Use
Miami apartment owner invests in 401-unit Newark high-rise

A high-rise apartment complex in Newark’s Forest Hill section has changed hands for $73 million, drawing a preferred equity investment from a Miami-based multifamily owner.

Residential & Mixed Use
PAM Properties, Cervelli lead turnaround of Ocean County apartment complex

An ownership and management team is hailing the turnaround of a 344-unit apartment complex in Ocean County, spurring improved retention and an increase in rental rates as part of an effort that has garnered acclaim from the industry’s top trade association.

Finance & Capital Markets
JLL details equity, debt package for 267-unit Elizabeth project

The firms behind a high-profile redevelopment project in Elizabeth have landed more than $20 million in equity alongside a $55 million construction loan, under a set of transactions by JLL.

Residential & Mixed Use
Marcus inks sale of Hoboken, Union City apartments

Two Hudson County apartment properties have changed hands for a combined $5.86 million, under a set of newly announced transactions by Marcus & Millichap.

Professional Services
Marchetto wins prestigious ‘firm of the year’ honor from AIA-NJ

Marchetto Higgins Stieve Architects has earned a prestigious honor from a top industry association, thanks in part to its major expansion amid the state’s ongoing apartment boom.

Finance & Capital Markets
Procida inks $39 million construction loan for 200-unit Middlesex project

A developer has landed $39 million in construction financing for a new 200-unit apartment complex in Middlesex County, under a newly closed transaction by Procida Funding.