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NJIT launching real estate, entrepreneurship centers with gift from Profeta, its largest ever

The New Jersey Institute of Technology is launching new education and research centers focused on real estate and entrepreneurship, following a gift from The Paul V. Profeta Foundation that amounts to the largest-ever donation to the Newark-based university.

Residential & Mixed Use
Liberty Science Center names developer for 400 apartments at ‘SciTech Scity’ project

The Liberty Science Center in Jersey City has tapped a New York-based developer to build 400 apartments on an adjacent property, with plans to market the units to entrepreneurs, teachers, students and others as part of a sweeping innovation campus alongside the facility.

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CBRE: Tristate data center demand still strong, with inventory still limited

Data center vacancy in the tristate area reached an all-time low in 2020, according to CBRE, thanks in part to demand fueled by cloud providers, health care and financial institutions.

Technology
Technology can be crucial to health, safety in post-COVID office buildings

With some office workers returning to work in New Jersey, landlords have taken steps to keep them safe and healthy in their buildings. Those steps involve not only physical upgrades and new on-site technology, but the use of apps and digital platforms aimed at keeping employees informed, engaged and connected.

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Smart building tech provides a path to energy savings, sustainability

Landlords and technology firms say tools such as smart meters, sensors and cloud-based platforms can help reduce a building’s carbon footprint, which can come with the equal or greater selling point of cost savings on energy.

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Proptech is a door to opportunity for real estate firms

At Wiss, we are very pleased to partner on this very first feature on proptech and innovation in the premier real estate publication and website in New Jersey. Not only is real estate one of the core industries we serve, it’s an industry that’s ripe for technological evolution. And we are keen about helping those in the real estate and property sector see how proptech can help them thrive.

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Design, construction technology holds great promise for those who can embrace it

A host of new technologies and other innovations are poised to transform the design and construction industry, experts say, but come with hurdles tied to adoption and integration.

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Real estate firms will see substantial increases in efficiency by embracing accounting automation

The way companies work changed fast because of the COVID-19 pandemic, sending them scrambling to learn how to manage a distributed workforce and quickly transition to more automated processes. But, aside from enabling a distributed workforce, automation has much broader advantages for businesses.

Finance & Capital Markets
Data-driven approach has proved crucial for upstart value-add investment firm

A fast-growing, Newark-based investment firm is thriving two years after its founding, using a trove of data and an in-house platform to help it identify potential sellers and properties.

Office
Virtual tours, open houses providing exposure for commercial properties during pandemic

As pandemic continues, landlords and brokers have turned to virtual open houses and other tools to showcase their newly upgraded office buildings in New Jersey.