Sprucing it up

New Jersey is largely built out, at least as far as the best locations are concerned, meaning redevelopment is often the only option. That’s driving a series of new investments by shopping center owners that have secured new deals with supermarkets and other big-box tenants. Those landlords are now renovating their assets in conjunction with the new anchor leases, which figures to help attract new retailers to those properties.

Hartz delivers new 515,000 sq. ft. warehouse in Teterboro, with JLL as its leasing team

Hartz Mountain Industries has taken the wraps off more than 515,000 square feet of new industrial space in Teterboro, as it markets the property alongside brokers with JLL.

Sweetgreen, first retailer at SJP’s M Station, opens its doors in downtown Morristown

Fast-casual restaurant Sweetgreen has opened at the M Station campus in Morristown, marking the debut of the first retail tenant at the high-profile development by SJP Properties.

A focused expansion: Scarinci Hollenbeck says it’s now a one-stop shop for real estate — with clear growth potential

It’s one thing to become the proverbial one-stop shop, as Scarinci Hollenbeck LLC has sought to do with a series of recent additions to its real estate department. But the Little Falls-based law firm has also keyed on what it sees as important growth areas in the space. That strategy is now taking shape at Scarinci, whose long-established real estate team has grown to 15 full-time attorneys from nine last summer, adding new expertise in everything from affordable housing and litigation to foreclosures and landlord-tenant disputes in the wake of the pandemic.

Zoltek seeking buyer for development site across from Monmouth Park in Long Branch

A nearly one-acre development site across from Monmouth Park in Long Branch is on the market for sale, in a newly announced offering by Zoltek Commercial Real Estate Services.

JLL: Well-known 466,000 sq. ft. office building in Secaucus on the market for sale

The owner of a well-known office building in Secaucus is seeking a buyer for the property, the home of major tenants including The Children’s Place and Quest Diagnostics.

Woodmont, local officials unveil 300-unit Woodmont Forge at Hopewell

Woodmont Properties welcomed local officials last week to mark the opening of Woodmont Forge at Hopewell, its new 300-unit luxury apartment complex in Mercer County.

Prism eyes fall debut for new Starbucks in Clifton, its first retail tenant at ON3 campus

A highly anticipated Starbucks in Clifton is on track to open this fall, with construction well underway at Prism Capital Partners’ mixed-use ON3 campus.

Sanzari taps RIPCO as leasing team for grocery-anchored retail center in Hackensack

Alfred Sanzari Enterprises has named RIPCO Real Estate as its leasing broker for a 100,000-square-foot, grocery-anchored shopping center in Hackensack.

EDA approves $74 million tax credit, boosting award for planned 207-unit Newark high-rise

A project that would bring more than 200 new apartments to downtown Newark is moving ahead with expanded support from the state, securing approvals for up to $74 million in Aspire tax credits from the Economic Development Authority.