Joint venture acquires Gateway 1, 2 and 4 in Newark, plans concourse transformation

A joint venture has acquired 1, 2 and 4 Gateway Center in Newark, bringing 1.6 million square feet of office space under a common ownership and paving the way for a sweeping, multimillion-dollar plan to modernize the complex’s concourse and streetscape.

NAIOP: Comptroller report only reinforces need for updated incentives in New Jersey

New Jersey’s use of tax incentives drew harsh criticism from a new audit by a state watchdog agency, but commercial real estate leaders say they welcome the scrutiny — and see it as a step toward updating and renewing the programs later this year.

A new day for Gateway: How Onyx plans to transform Newark’s iconic office complex

A joint venture announced that it has acquired 1, 2 and 4 Gateway Center, allowing it to consolidate ownership of 1.6 million square feet of office space. Onyx Equities LLC is part of that group and is now spearheading the effort to modernize the network of pathways, part of a high-profile effort to overhaul the complex.

HFF: Buyer wanted for 119,000 sq. ft. office building in Montvale

The owner of a 119,000-square-foot office building in Montvale, which houses the U.S. headquarters of a well-known travel company, has put the building on the market.

Amboy Bank chairman Scharpf dies at 78

Amboy Bank is mourning the death of its longtime leader, George E. Scharpf, who spent more than 50 years with the Old Bridge-based community lender.

The changing landscape of stormwater management: New rule will require innovative techniques

On Dec. 3, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection published amendments to the state’s Stormwater Management Rule (NJAC 7.8) that, when adopted, will change fundamentally the way stormwater management systems are designed in New Jersey. The key amendment will replace the existing requirement, which asks developers to incorporate so-called non-structural strategies “to the maximum extent practicable,” with a firm requirement to use a technique known as green infrastructure in new development.

BRC touts lease-up of new flex, incubator park in South Plainfield

A newly built, 54,000-square-foot flex industrial park in South Plainfield is now fully leased after a year-long effort by Bussel Realty Corp.

Mack-Cali sells Westchester industrial park for $70 million

Mack-Cali Realty Corp. has reaped more than $70 million from the sale of a six-building industrial park in Westchester County, New York, its latest move to exit the flex warehouse business as it focuses on the Hudson waterfront in New Jersey.

A winning formula: How CBRE helped engineer some of New Jersey’s top office sales

In a time when investors have reaped windfalls from upgraded office buildings in New Jersey, CBRE’s capital markets team has been on the front lines — spearheading a host of high-profile deals involving newly stabilized, Class A buildings in the state.

NAI DiLeo-Bram mourns Jeffry Jones

The state’s commercial real estate community is mourning the loss of Jeffry Jones, a longtime broker with NAI DiLeo-Bram & Co.