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
Ivy Rehab, Poke Bros coming to Hamilton Plaza in two latest LMC-brokered deals

A physical therapy chain and a poké bowl shop are coming to a grocery-anchored retail center in Hamilton, according to a leasing team with Levin Management Corp.

Retail
Nordstrom Rack takes 26,000 sq. ft. at Urban Edge power center in Manalapan

A new Nordstrom Rack is coming to Monmouth County with a newly signed, 26,000-square-foot lease at a Manalapan power center.

Retail
Urban Edge acquires new 87,000 sq. ft. retail center in Watchung for $34 million

Urban Edge Properties has acquired an 87,000-square-foot shopping center in Watchung for $34 million, completing the deal as part of a flurry of recent moves across its portfolio.

Retail
Barnes & Noble takes 14,000 sq. ft. in return to well-known Roxbury site, Goldstein Group says

Barnes & Noble is returning to a familiar retail property in Morris County after signing a lease for nearly 14,000 square feet, brokers with The Goldstein Group announced this week.

Retail
JLL: Investor buys 70,000 sq. ft. grocery-anchored shopping center in Marlboro for $16 million

First Montgomery Group has sold a grocery-anchored shopping center in Monmouth County for $15.9 million, brokers with JLL announced this week.

Government & Public Policy
EDA approves $25 million in grants for Newark, Atlantic City commercial corridors

State officials are sending more than $25 million in grant funds to support 13 businesses and commercial projects in the downtowns of Newark and Atlantic City.

Retail
Single-tenant retail property in downtown Westfield trades for $4.7 million, Marcus says

A local investor has acquired a nearly 36,000-square-foot retail property in downtown Westfield for $4.7 million, brokers with Marcus & Millichap announced Monday.

Finance & Capital Markets
G.S. Wilcox arranges $7 million refi for Union shopping center owner

The owner of a nearly 40,000-square-foot shopping center in Union Township has refinanced the property for $7 million, in a newly announced deal by G.S. Wilcox & Co.

Retail
KABR-led group adds 730,00 sq. ft. Long Island retail center, in JLL-brokered deal

A private investor has sold a nearly 730,000-square-foot shopping center in New York’s Nassau County, in a deal arranged by JLL’s Morristown-based capital markets team.

Cover Story
Downtown demand: Developer aims to bring highly coveted, high-end office space to Montclair business district

BDP Holdings has unveiled plans to bring new high-end office space to Montclair as part of a 130,000-square-foot ground-up project, seeking to capture the growing demand for space in downtowns that are easily accessed by the state’s skilled suburban labor pool.