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The health care effect: Inside the deal for Hackensack Meridian’s new hub at Metropark — and what it says about the industry’s role in commercial real estate
Plans for a high-profile Hackensack Meridian Health facility in Woodbridge are only 18 months in the making. Yet it was the product of relationships that had formed years earlier at the upper levels of New Jersey’s real estate and health care sectors, helping to make good on years of planning by state and local officials to activate the Metropark train station.
Going greener: From rainwater recycling to composting, apartment builders see a new frontier in sustainability
For some apartment developers, LED lighting and electric vehicle chargers just won’t do when it comes to sustainability. A handful of new rental projects in New Jersey are making that clear with more cutting-edge, eco-conscious features such as oversized green spaces, rainwater recycling and even an on-site composting system.
Downtown demand: Developer aims to bring highly coveted, high-end office space to Montclair business district
BDP Holdings has unveiled plans to bring new high-end office space to Montclair as part of a 130,000-square-foot ground-up project, seeking to capture the growing demand for space in downtowns that are easily accessed by the state’s skilled suburban labor pool.
Legacy moment: Inside the landmark deal to bring Nokia Bell Labs to New Brunswick’s HELIX campus
The historic deal to bring Nokia Bell Labs to New Brunswick was nearly a year in the making, beginning in earnest with the company’s visit to a four-acre construction site downtown.
Links and logistics: Inside the public-private partnership behind a 4 million sq. ft. industrial hub (and a new golf course)
A unique public-private partnership has taken shape in Old Bridge, where the developer of a new nine-building, 4.2 million-square-foot industrial park on Route 9 has also planned, funded and built an 18-hole public golf course in the township under an agreement with local officials.
