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.

Government & Public Policy
Christie: Newark is ‘the only location for Amazon here in the state of New Jersey’ (VIDEO)

As the state prepares to submit its official bid later this week, Gov. Chris Christie has declared Newark “the clear winner” of the competition among several New Jersey municipalities that have expressed hopes of landing the coveted Amazon HQ2 project.

Industrial
Hampshire, First Westwood unveil ‘integrated’ self-storage building in downtown Westwood (SLIDESHOW)

The newest building in downtown Westwood has the look and feel of many other properties in the neighborhood, yet it’s unlike anything else in the central business district. Jon Hanson knows that to be a winning formula for a self-storage project.

Event Coverage
ULI honors standout projects, CRE leaders at annual awards dinner (SLIDESHOW)

Eight projects and two key figures in New Jersey commercial real estate were among the honorees at an annual awards dinner hosted by the Urban Land Institute’s Northern New Jersey chapter, which drew a crowd of development executives and professionals.

Government & Public Policy
Citing conflicts of interest, town asks state Supreme Court to void affordable housing rulings

A township that alleges that a former judge had conflicts of interest during its recent affordable housing litigation is hoping to take its case to the state Supreme Court.

Residential & Mixed Use
Investment firm acquires 16 apartment buildings for $63 million

A real estate investment firm has paid $63 million to acquire 16 apartment buildings in Essex and Hudson counties, adding more than 500 additional units to its northern New Jersey portfolio.

Residential & Mixed Use
Kushner Cos. acquires Long Branch motel site for $6 million

An affiliate of Kushner Cos. has acquired a 9,600-square-foot motel near its mixed-use Pier Village complex in Long Branch, in a $6 million sale brokered by The Kislak Co. Inc.

Residential & Mixed Use
Kaplan unveils 196-unit rental project behind historic castle in Middlesex County

One of the state’s newest apartment communities is not along the Hudson River or a mass transit line, but on the grounds of a historic castle built by a founding father of Johnson & Johnson.

Residential & Mixed Use
Fisher opens 448-unit residential tower in Jersey City

Fisher Development Associates officially unveiled its fourth project in Jersey City, a 448-unit waterfront apartment building in the city’s Liberty Harbor North neighborhood.

Residential & Mixed Use
Walters Group breaks ground on 88-unit rental complex in Jackson

Walters Group has started construction on an 88-unit, multifamily development in Jackson, one of a series of Jersey Shore and South Jersey residential projects underway for the firm.

Residential & Mixed Use
RBH Group, city officials unveil transformative Teachers Village project in Newark

RBH Group founder and CEO Ron Beit joined Newark Mayor Baraka and other public officials on Tuesday to unveil the $150 million Teachers Village project in downtown Newark. Sitting just west of Halsey Street and north of Pearl Street, the six-building, 400,000-square-foot project has transformed five blocks in the city, resulting in 204 moderately priced apartments, three charter schools, open space and 65,000 square feet of retail space.