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.

High-end ‘hardcore’ gym opens in Morris County

A well-known New Jersey business executive has launched a new fitness venture, offering what he says is the state’s first high-end hardcore gym facility.

LMC adds veteran property management exec

Levin Management Corp. has made another addition to its team, hiring a longtime property management executive to help oversee its growing commercial portfolio.

Mack-Cali debuts Harborside food hall in Jersey City

Mack-Cali Realty Corp. has opened the doors to what it says is Jersey City’s first-ever food hall, the latest upgrade to its flagship Harborside complex.

Goldstein Group inks 3,200 sq. ft. urgent care lease in Aberdeen

An urgent care franchise is expanding with a new 3,200-square-foot location in Aberdeen, where it has taken a space once occupied by a restaurant.

Vantage RES inks sale of Gloucester County retail center

An investor has acquired a nearly 20,500-square-foot shopping center in Gloucester County, under a newly announced transaction by Vantage Real Estate Services.

Mack-Cali, Whole Foods complete deals for new store and Northeast HQ in Jersey City

Mack-Cali Realty Corp. has completed a set of leases with Whole Foods Market that will allow the grocer to open both a retail location and its new Northeast headquarters within the developer’s flagship Harborside complex in Jersey City.

Westfield Garden State Plaza reveals plans for sweeping mixed-use makeover

The owner of the Westfield Garden State Plaza in Paramus has unveiled plans for a new mixed-use town center, one that will include new residential development and commercial and park space at what is already one of the nation’s top-performing malls.

Three businesses debut at Jersey City strip center

Three new tenants have opened their doors at a 94,000-square-foot, grocery-anchored strip center at the border of Jersey City and Bayonne.

Eastman refinances grocery-anchored center in Livingston, HFF says

The owner of a grocery-anchored shopping center in Livingston has refinanced the nearly 96,000-square-foot property, following a transaction arranged by HFF.

Breaking through

As you’ll read in this month’s cover story, Stanbery Development Co. has spent more than four years navigating local politics and state regulations in its quest to redevelop a vacant office complex in Parsippany. But the firm is now on a path toward fulfilling its vision, which calls for a mixed-use, downtown-style development anchored by high-end restaurants and retail.