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.

New-look Gateway taking shape in Newark, with commitments from eight new restaurants

Eight new restaurants are coming to Newark’s Gateway Center, marking the latest step in a $40 million overhaul of the four-building office complex and its signature concourse.

Retail leasing veteran joins R.J. Brunelli brokerage team

R.J. Brunelli & Co. has bolstered its brokerage team with a 22-year veteran of retail real estate.

Kumon adds locations in Princeton, Bucks County, Lee & Associates New Jersey says

A learning center chain is expanding its footprint in the region with the completion of new leases in central New Jersey and Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

Monmouth shopping center trades for $6.8 million, Marcus says

A private entity has sold a nearly 34,000-square-foot highway shopping center in Monmouth County, under a newly completed transaction by Marcus & Millichap.

CHA eyes 2022 delivery for 66-unit rental project in Wharton

Construction is underway on a project that will bring 66 new upscale apartments and retail space to the Morris County borough of Wharton.

Petrucci, TD+ Partners break ground on 172-unit rental project in East Orange

A development team has broken ground on more than 170 apartments in East Orange, adding to the city’s fast-growing construction pipeline of market-rate and affordable units.

It’s here: Preparing for the upcoming recreational cannabis haze and craze

It is anticipated that state regulators will unveil the application process at any time within the next several weeks in order to commence the processing and issuance of recreational cannabis licenses in New Jersey. Thus, there is considerable excitement amongst real estate operators and potential cannabis businesses for the inevitable rapid and (likely) significant growth of the cannabis industry in New Jersey in the coming months and years. Notwithstanding such, as cannabis businesses will be highly regulated at both the state and local level (and remain illegal under federal law), it is critical that property owners and business owners fully evaluate the many regulatory, zoning, operational, and financing challenges associated with utilizing properties for cannabis uses.

Ex-bank building in Atlantic County changes hands, Vantage Commercial says

A consumer reporting agency has purchased a former bank building in Atlantic County, in a transaction arranged by Vantage Commercial.

JLL: Bakery chain leasing 2,300 sq. ft. in Newark for third New Jersey location

A well-known bakery is expanding its footprint in New Jersey, inking a new 10-year lease for a retail location in downtown Newark.

T-Mobile takes 2,200 sq. ft. in downtown Newark, Goldstein Group says

T-Mobile is adding a new location in Newark after leasing more than 2,200 square feet at a prominent corner in the downtown, brokers with The Goldstein Group said Monday.