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
Jersey City rental tower by Ironstate, KRE hits 80 percent leased milestone

Renters have leased more than 440 units in six months at a recently opened luxury apartment building in Jersey City, say co-developers Ironstate Development Co. and KRE Group.

Finance & Capital Markets
Kennedy inks $3 million loan for Bahamas developer

Kennedy Funding has closed a $3 million loan to the developer of a new residential community in the Bahamas, the Englewood Cliffs-based direct private lender announced Monday.

Residential & Mixed Use
Joint venture eyes January launch for 116-unit Rahway project

A development group is set to debut a new 116-unit luxury apartment building in Rahway, touting a location just minutes from the city’s NJ Transit rail station.

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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.

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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.