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.

PREIT inks leases to bring apparel companies, seafood restaurant to Cherry Hill Mall

Levi’s has signed a lease for a new store at the Cherry Hill Mall, in one of three newly announced tenant commitments by the owner of the Route 38 property.

R.J. Brunelli: Asian Food Market takes 27,000 sq. ft. for new East Brunswick store

A new Asian Food Market is coming to a 100,000-square-foot retail property in East Brunswick, in a newly announced deal by R.J. Brunelli & Co. LLC.

Home remodeler takes 1,600 sq. ft. at New Providence office building, NAI Hanson says

A remodeling and custom home building firm has leased more than 1,600 square feet of office space in New Providence, in a newly announced deal by NAI James E. Hanson.

FNRP names Tobiasz as president of expanded, rebranded construction business

First National Realty Partners LLC has tapped a real estate and construction industry veteran to lead a newly branded and expanded division that will serve its own projects and third-party clients.

Bolstering the ranks

As you’ll read in this month’s cover story, Prologis’ growing team is supporting a portfolio that now spans 44 million square feet across 200 properties in New Jersey and New York. Growing that footprint will come in a number of ways, Harty said, including the types of creative, value-add projects that involve redeveloping former office campuses. That, in turn, requires additional development and construction personnel like the kind that Prologis has added in recent months. And it comes as the company also hires for what’s known as its Essentials platform, which provides services to tenants such as helping them source materials for their building fit-outs, in a bid to engage them “beyond the four walls and the real estate.”

Adoni sells 42,000 sq. ft. Somerset retail center for $13 million, C&W says

Adoni Property Group has sold a retail center in the Somerset section of Franklin for nearly $13 million, brokers with Cushman & Wakefield announced Tuesday.

Office, retail building changes hands in Paramus, NAI Hanson says

An investor has purchased a 3,800-square-foot commercial property on Route 17 in Paramus, in a newly announced transaction by NAI James E. Hanson.

JDA taps Pierson Commercial to lease retail development site in Ocean County

JDA Group LLC has named Pierson Commercial as its leasing agent for a retail property in Ocean County, where the firms are touting in-place approvals for new development.

Investor adds triple-net-leased Wawa property in Camden County, WCRE says

An investor has purchased the site of a triple-net-leased Wawa store in the Camden County township of Voorhees, under a recent deal by Wolf Commercial Real Estate.

Larken Associates renews lease with new owners of The Goddard School in Branchburg

Larken Associates has negotiated a lease to keep The Goddard School at its Branchburg Commons campus in Branchburg.