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Residential & Mixed Use
Edgewood expands veterans housing program within growing New Jersey portfolio

With Veterans Day approaching, Edgewood Properties has announced an expansion of a program that helps provide housing to military service members.

Retail
Developers kick off Morris Twp. project with 140,000 sq. ft. retail center, community space

A joint venture has started construction on a new retail center and community space in Morris Township, part of a plan to redevelop a 64-acre former Colgate-Palmolive campus.

Residential & Mixed Use
Developers break ground on housing, nonprofit space at Paterson mill property

A joint venture has broken ground in Paterson on a $26 million project that will bring affordable housing and space for a local nonprofit to the site of a historic mill building.

Government & Public Policy
Insiders see growing (but measured) demand for new, more targeted state incentive program

With the recent approval of the first awards under Emerge, the state’s new jobs-based tax incentive program, officials and other insiders expect to see a measured pace of applications for a subsidy that was designed to be more discerning and targeted than its predecessor.

Residential & Mixed Use
KRE marks expansion of Bayonne project with launch of 213-unit rental property

Kushner Real Estate Group is set to unveil more than 200 new upscale apartments in Bayonne, marking the second leg of a three-phase project in the city’s waterfront redevelopment area.

Government & Public Policy
Developer plans 75 apartments, entertainment space at historic Fort Monmouth complex

A developer has purchased 20 acres at Fort Monmouth, with plans to convert a series of historic buildings to create 75 apartments and new commercial and entertainment space.

Residential & Mixed Use
Developer, local officials mark start of 337-unit rental project in Jersey City

A developer has broken ground on a new 337-unit luxury apartment building in Jersey City, marking the latest investment in the city’s fast-growing West Side neighborhood.

Office
Report: Amazon, Mack-Cali nearing 400,000 sq. ft. office lease in Jersey City

Amazon and Mack-Cali Realty Corp. are reportedly close to inking a 400,000-square-foot office lease in Jersey City, in a potential blockbuster deal for the real estate investment trust and its flagship Harborside complex along the Hudson waterfront.

Policy Page
Third-party inspectors would solve shrinkage of public employees

As of this writing, legislation to facilitate the timely review and inspection of construction activities, which have been on the rebound now that the worst of the pandemic is behind us, is awaiting Gov. Phil Murphy’s signature. We need the third-party option because the number of public-sector inspectors has substantially diminished over the last 10 years and will continue to do so.

Government & Public Policy
Jersey City, MBC unveil 1.5-acre park in growing residential neighborhood

A new public park has opened in Jersey City, serving as a focal point for thousands of apartments that have helped revive a depressed industrial area near the Holland Tunnel.