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Judge upholds injunction against Montclair rent control law, landlords say

A group of property owners in Montclair has scored another victory in court, as it looks ahead to a hearing that could determine the fate of a hotly debated rent control ordinance in the town.

Government & Public Policy

Non-essential construction projects in New Jersey can resume Monday, Murphy says

New Jersey will allow non-essential construction to resume starting Monday morning, Gov. Phil Murphy said, while also permitting non-essential retail stores to reopen for curbside pickup.

Policy Page

Re-entry to the new workplace in a post COVID-19 reality

With eyes on recovery, Gov. Phil Murphy has formed a “cabinet-level” advisory commission to focus on the macro issues, including resilience, infrastructure and messaging, and a Restart and Recovery Advisory Council with subcommittees to work out the details of how and when various sectors of the workforce will resume operations. Landlords and tenants will confront myriad issues as the stay-at-home restrictions are lifted and businesses reopen under a new set of protocols.

Industrial

New 300,000 sq. ft. industrial building coming to Florence, brokers say

More than 300,000 square feet of new industrial space is coming to Burlington County, following a sale arranged by brokers with Lee & Associates of Eastern Pennsylvania.

Retail

Weiss Realty helps coffee shop, pizzeria donate to front line workers in Edison

Tenants at an Edison shopping center are helping front-line workers in the COVID-19 crisis, providing meals, snacks and coffee to hospital employees and police and fire personnel.

Office

CBRE named co-subleasing agent at Bridgewater office campus

CBRE has landed a new assignment as the co-subleasing agent for a three-building, 674,000-square-foot office campus in Bridgewater.

Sharbell’s iconic ‘town center’ in Robbinsville, 25 years in the making, is a model for mixed-use

Tom Troy, president of Sharbell Development Corp., has been with the firm since 1987 and has helped spearhead its development of the landmark Washington Town Center project in Robbinsville. — Photo by Aaron Houston for Real Estate NJ By Joshua…

Government & Public Policy

Murphy taps developers, industry leaders economic recovery council

Gov. Phil Murphy has tapped more than three dozen development executives, labor leaders and other industry professionals as part of a new council to help restart New Jersey’s economy.

Office

Mack-Cali eyeing sale of Hoboken office building for $245 million

Mack-Cali Realty Corp. has agreed to sell a nearly 570,000-square-foot office building in Hoboken for more than $240 million, the real estate investment trust said this week.

NJCU: Guarini’s $10 million gift to help fund arts center, international studies

A new $10 million gift to New Jersey City University — the largest in the school’s history — is providing a major boost to a plan to build a new performing arts center in Jersey City.