Retail

The New Jersey retail landscape has changed, but the spending power of its residents hasn’t. Owners of malls, shopping centers and mixed-use projects will continue to adapt and invest in the state.

Professional Services
Wickner Realty debuts tech-driven third-party management firm

Wickner Realty Development Corp. has launched a new third-party management affiliate that will combine its own experience with what it described as the latest technologies.

Retail
Toms River OKs Doren Development plan to build new Starbucks on Route 37

Doren Development is advancing plans to build a new Starbucks in Toms River after receiving local approval for the freestanding project.

Office
Calabrese Development buys 9,000 sq. ft. commercial building in downtown Raritan Borough

Calabrese Development Group has acquired a commercial building in Raritan Borough that will serve as its new headquarters while providing long-term redevelopment potential.

Events
Retail Reimagined: Join us April 23 as we discuss the future of New Jersey’s iconic malls and other shopping and dining destinations

Join us as commercial real estate leaders explore the future of New Jersey’s retail sector, from major mixed-use developments around legacy malls to food and beverage trends and regulatory changes that loom large for the asset class.

Retail
Kislak: Longtime owner sells CVS-anchored, 14,000 sq. ft. retail property in Freehold

A private investor has purchased a nearly 14,000-square-foot commercial building in downtown Freehold for $1.95 million, in a newly announced deal by The Kislak Co. Inc.

Retail
LMC: D1 Training studio inks 4,500 sq. ft. lease at Bridgewater shopping center

A national fitness concept has taken 4,500 square feet at the Somerset Shopping Center in Bridgewater, in a newly announced deal by Levin Management Corp.

Retail
Café plans first location with new 2,200 sq. ft. lease in Ringwood, Azarian says

A new café is opening in Ringwood after leasing nearly 2,200 square feet at the Fieldstone Park Shopping Center, according to a leasing team with Azarian Realty Co.

Professional Services
NAIDB highlights top producers, special honorees in 2025 broker celebration

NAI DiLeo-Bram & Co. is recognizing seven standout brokers from 2025, a group that includes a mix of veteran producers and rising talent at the Woodbridge-based firm.

Retail
Doren Development set to welcome 7 Brew Coffee to revitalized highway retail site in Winslow

Doren Development has completed a redevelopment in Winslow Township that will bring a growing coffee chain to what was the site of a vacant bank branch.

Editor’s Note
Things to do

As you’ll read in this month’s cover story, the Queen City is now working to attract new retail, recreation and dining options to support its growing population. Look no further than PickleRage, the new 40,000-square-foot pickleball club that just opened under a project by ECA Developers. That’s just one example, according to the story by Marlaina Cockcroft, coming alongside a new $10 million aquatics complex that debuted last summer and plans for a 55,000-square-foot recreation and cultural center with a pool, event and performance space, workforce development facilities and an art gallery, as well as a building with 220 affordable units.