Top News

CBRE tapped as leasing agent for 380,000 sq. ft. Livingston building

Eastman Cos. has hired CBRE as its leasing agent at a 380,065-square-foot office building in Livingston, the real estate services firm announced Monday.

Professional Services

Title agencies in central, southern New Jersey announce merger

Two New Jersey-based title agencies have joined forces in an effort to expand their footprint in the Garden State, the firms announced Monday.

Residential & Mixed Use

Woodmont hails lease-up, new retailers at Metuchen project

Woodmont Properties is touting the lease-up of 273 new apartments in Metuchen, while also marking the addition of three retailers to the mixed-use project.

Industrial

JLL: Developers break ground on 203,000 sq. ft. industrial building in South Brunswick

A joint venture has broken ground on more than 200,000 square feet of new industrial space in South Brunswick, according to brokers with JLL who helped orchestrate the project.

Retail

Pierson picks up beauty chain, salon concept as tenant clients

Pierson Commercial has added to its list of tenant clients, picking up a well-known beauty supplies chain and a new nail salon concept.

Residential & Mixed Use

KRE Group opens nearly 400 units in Jersey City

Kushner Real Estate Group has leased more than two-thirds of a new 397-unit apartment building in Jersey City, as the firm joined local officials last week to mark the opening of the property.

Government & Public Policy

EDA: Consignment startup eyes 492,000 sq. ft. fulfillment center in Perth Amboy

State officials have approved a 10-year, $38.9 million tax credit package to encourage an online luxury consignment shop to open a nearly 500,000-square-foot fulfillment center in Perth Amboy, where it says it would hire close to 800 employees.

State’s Top Housing and Economic Development Officials, Innovators and Key Leaders Among Dynamic Housing and Economic Development Conference Speakers

Now in its 22nd year, the 2018 Governor’s Conference on Housing and Economic Development takes place October 2-3 at Harrah’s Waterfront Conference Center in Atlantic City with over 100 dynamic speakers and a special keynote address by Governor Murphy.

Industrial

Clothing maker weighs 113,000 sq. ft. lease in Kearny

A three-year-old clothing manufacturer could be joining the sprawling Kearny Point redevelopment, following the approval of a 10-year, $37.2 million incentive to support a new 113,000-square-foot facility at the complex.

Building boom, condo tower put Jersey City on the map in skyscraper study

The development boom along the Hudson waterfront has put Jersey City in rare company, making it one of only 18 U.S. cities with at least five skyscrapers. That’s according to a recent study of high-rise architecture by Yardi Matrix, a commercial real estate research and data platform, which also found that Jersey City currently has the fourth-tallest building under construction in the U.S. That project, 99 Hudson, is a 79-story luxury condominium tower that is slated to rise 889 feet when it opens next year.