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.

Building a legacy: Panepinto, a pillar in Jersey City’s redevelopment, has much more to come

Panepinto Properties has had ties to virtually every major project in Jersey City since its founding in the late 1970s — and that involvement is poised to continue through new development downtown and in the resurgent Journal Square neighborhood.

Wilcox inks $25.5 million loan for Bucks County luxury apartments

G.S. Wilcox & Co. has secured $25.5 million in financing for a recently built, 151-unit luxury apartment complex about 20 miles west of Trenton.

Association picks Maplewood rental project as 2018 community of the year

The Metropolitan Builders & Contractors Association of New Jersey has recognized a boutique residential and retail property in Maplewood as its mixed-use community of the year, developer JMF Properties said Monday.

Editor’s note: Mastering the middle

Even before I started covering commercial real estate full-time, I still came across development stories during my earlier days as a metro reporter in Central Jersey. One of those stories came when I was covering Bound Brook, a borough in Somerset County that had a tired downtown and a history of being battered by flooding from the Raritan River. But in early 2011, we learned that a developer named George Capodagli was interested in building the type of new apartments that were starting to crop up elsewhere in the state.

Rudin leaves Mack-Cali after stints as CEO, vice chairman

Mitchell Rudin has stepped down as vice chairman of Mack-Cali Realty Corp., a position he held for just over a year after about two years as the company’s CEO.

Long Branch, Asbury Park sales total $12.6 million, Kislak says

Four properties with a combined 100 apartments have changed hands in Long Branch and Asbury Park, following a set of transactions brokered by The Kislak Co. Inc.

Owner of 135-unit Hackensack rental complex refis for $19 million, Meridian says

Meridian Capital Group has arranged a $19 million loan for a multifamily owner to refinance a 135-unit property in Hackensack.

Montclair rental building earns LEED-silver status

A developer’s plan to create a sustainably designed, energy-efficient apartment building in downtown Montclair has been recognized by the U.S. Green Building Council.

For apartment sector, uncertainty in Washington threatens policy priorities

Despite the benefits of last year’s federal tax reform, the apartment sector is grappling with uncertainty and unpredictability in Washington, D.C., raising questions about the future of affordable housing and other high-stakes policy issues. That was one key message from experts who gathered recently during the New Jersey Apartment Association’s annual conference and expo, which drew a registered crowd of more than 1,600 to the Atlantic City Convention Center.

AvalonBay rebuilds, reopens Edgewater building after 2015 blaze

AvalonBay Communities has unveiled 240 new apartments in Edgewater, following a high-profile fire in 2015 that leveled half of its luxury rental complex in the borough.