North Jersey apartment rents grow again in 2016, report finds

Apartment rental rates in northern New Jersey will grow for the sixth consecutive year, a new report has found, as leasing activity keeps pace with the roaring pace of new construction.

Second of three buildings coming to Exit 8A industrial park

Construction is underway on a nearly 190,000-square-foot distribution center in South Brunswick, the second of three phases in a planned industrial complex off New Jersey Turnpike Exit 8A.

Report: Project could bring 750 units, school to Jersey City

Developers are proposing to build a 52-story, 750-unit high-rise in downtown Jersey City that would include a new public school at what is now a parking lot, a published report said.

HFF: Mack-Cali seeking buyer for 2.2M sq. ft. Bergen County portfolio

With a continued focus on right-sizing its office holdings, Mack-Cali Realty Corp. is looking to sell a sprawling nine-building, 2.2 million-square-foot portfolio in Bergen County.

Investors announces more than $300M in CRE loans

Investors Bank has originated than $308 million in loans in recent weeks, financing more than a dozen transactions involving multifamily and commercial properties.

NAI Mertz marketing Camden County office space

Brokerage firm NAI Mertz has been tapped to lease a five-building, 33,400-square-foot office park in Berlin.

Developers sell iconic Panasonic tower in Newark for $165M

SJP Properties and Matrix Development Group have sold Panasonic’s North American headquarters building in Newark to an overseas investor for a reported $165 million, the firms announced Wednesday.

Report: Land sale clears way for new largest park in Hoboken

Hoboken is set to pay $30 million to buy more than six acres in its northwestern end to build the city’s largest park, according to a published report.

American Water HQ set to kick off massive waterfront makeover in Camden

With more than a year of due diligence, entitlements and land assemblage in the books, Liberty Property Trust is set to break ground on the first piece of a $1 billion, mixed-use project to transform Camden’s waterfront.

Report: Whole Foods store in Newark coming by late winter

A new Whole Foods store, the retail centerpiece of a project to revitalize the historic Hahne & Co. building in downtown Newark, is expected to open within just a few months.