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.

Retail
R.J. Brunelli adds former Toys R Us real estate exec as VP

A longtime real estate executive for Toys R Us and other retailers has joined R.J. Brunelli & Co. LLC to fill a newly created tenant representation position.

Retail
Hampshire, Pinnacle win approvals to revive Montclair’s Lackawanna Plaza

Local officials have cleared the way for a joint venture to restore and reposition a century-old train station and retail plaza in Montclair, where the firms now hope to deliver more than 200,000 square feet of new commercial and residential space.

Office
Somerset acquires ex-AT&T campus, plans second Bell Works near Chicago

Riding the success of its Bell Works project — the adaptive reuse of the landmark Bell Labs campus in Holmdel — Somerset Development is taking its show on the road.

Retail
Developer acquires 31,000 sq. ft. retail property near Prudential Center

A development firm has acquired a 30,500-square-foot retail space in downtown Newark, in a transaction arranged by The Blau & Berg Co.

Retail
Vantage RES touts new retail leases in Voorhees

Two retailers have inked new leases at a Voorhees shopping center, under a set of newly announced transactions by Vantage Real Estate Services.

Retail
C&W: Retail center inks leases with fitness, burger chains

An Elmwood Park shopping center is now fully leased after recent deals with a fitness operator and a national burger chain, brokers with Cushman & Wakefield said Tuesday.

Retail
Golf simulator, escape room among latest additions to Bell Works atrium

The mixed-use Bell Works complex in Holmdel is expanding its entertainment and experiential retail offerings, adding an indoor golf facility, an escape room and a virtual reality studio to its indoor pedestrian plaza.

Residential & Mixed Use
Developers eye spring opening for 205-unit project in Harrison

A joint venture is nearing completion of more than 200 new apartments in Harrison, the first piece of a $340 million, mixed-use project along the town’s rapidly changing waterfront.

Residential & Mixed Use
NBPAC project unveils newly named theaters, largest-ever gifts for playhouse

The New Brunswick Performing Arts Center, a $172 million mixed-use project rising in the city’s downtown, has added to its cachet with two newly announced naming gifts.

Professional Services
Dresdner Robin touts design, construction services at Jersey City rental project

Consulting firm Dresdner Robin has completed a series of design and development services for a newly delivered, 163-unit luxury apartment project on Jersey City’s west side.