NAIOP New Jersey to honor Preston, other industry leaders at 35th annual gala

A longtime development executive will headline the slate of honorees at this year’s NAIOP New Jersey gala, where the organization will also highlight two key service professionals and the firm behind several high-profile projects in the state.

Rockefeller buys 58-acre redevelopment site near Exit 9, in NAI Fennelly-brokered deal

An affiliate of the Rockefeller Group has acquired the site of a vacant 58-acre manufacturing complex in Spotswood — about a 10-minute drive from the New Jersey Turnpike — in a transaction arranged by brokers with NAI Fennelly.

Iron Ore, Deugen complete 11-unit luxury rental project in downtown Maplewood

A construction team has unveiled a 25,000-square-foot project that has brought 11 upscale apartments and new ground-floor retail space to downtown Maplewood.

CBRE: Central Jersey cracks top 10 for large industrial leases, with 4.6 million sq. ft. in 2021

Five of the nation’s 100 largest industrial leases in 2021 occurred in central New Jersey, according to CBRE, accounting for 4.6 million square feet as deal sizes continue to grow.

LAN opens Sussex County office, its fifth overall, for growing surveying team

LAN Associates has continued its recent expansion with the opening of a new office in Vernon, in what will be the dedicated home of its growing surveying department.

Sanzari family foundation awards $50,000 in grants to nine organizations

The Alfred N. Sanzari Family Foundation has awarded nine grants totaling $50,000 as part of its latest round of funding to organizations and community service providers in the region.

Atkins Cos. founder, patriarch Steve Atkins dies at 97

Atkins Cos. is mourning the loss of S. Stephen Atkins, the founder of the multigenerational commercial real estate firm based in West Orange, who died Saturday at age 97.

ESG: An effective agent for positive change and a profitable ROI for CRE

What is ESG — or environmental, social and governance? It is basically a framework to assess how a commercial real estate portfolio manages risks and opportunities resulting from shifting conditions, market and otherwise, to environmental, social and economic systems. Environmental criteria address a company’s impact on and stewardship of the environment. Social criteria refer to how a company manages relationships with and creates value for stakeholders, such as customers, employees, suppliers, communities and shareholders. Governance criteria refer to a company’s leadership and management philosophy, practices, policies, internal controls and shareholder rights, including diversity, equity and inclusion and transparency of procedures and decision-making.  

EDA now taking applications for new Aspire gap financing program

The state’s Economic Development Authority is now accepting applications for Aspire, its new place-based gap financing program for commercial and residential projects.

Kennedy Funding moves to new headquarters in Englewood

Kennedy Funding, the longtime direct private lender, has moved to a new and expanded headquarters in Bergen County as it prepares for additional growth.