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The next chapter: Inside 601W’s plan to reposition Jersey City’s iconic Harborside office complex
Manhattan-based 601W Cos. is advancing its plans to reposition Harborside buildings 1, 2 and 3 in Jersey City, a nearly 2 million-square-foot office complex along the Hudson River, after acquiring the property from Veris Residential Inc. for $420 million.
Kennedy details top policy, organizational goals after taking over as NAIOP New Jersey CEO
Dan Kennedy is now at the helm of NAIOP New Jersey after taking over as CEO on Aug. 1, with plans to tackle a host of key public policy issues and visions of bolstering what is already one of the commercial real estate association’s strongest and most-respected local chapters.
Industrial owners pivot to new (and old) strategies amid challenges to development, capital stack
Industrial owners in New Jersey are adapting to a climate of caution in the capital markets, cooling demand from tenants and growing local resistance to large warehouse projects. Some see it as a chance to double down in a market that they feel is still fundamentally sound, despite a slowdown in big-box leasing, as others pivot to different, more conservative approaches.
Plans to revamp mall parcels with new apartments, public space taking shape across New Jersey
Redevelopment is coming to some of New Jersey’s largest malls, as owners and local officials weigh plans to add apartments, health care facilities and vibrant public spaces meant to infuse them with new foot traffic. Proponents say the projects are essential to the long-term health of even the most successful assets. In other cases, they’re a potential lifeline to once-dominant shopping hubs that have become obsolete and seen their values plummet in recent years.
AT&T is leaving its iconic campus in Bedminster. Local officials say they’re more than ready.
Bedminster Township has spent eight years preparing for the possibility that AT&T would vacate its iconic 1.1 million-square-foot campus near the junction of interstates 78 and 287, culminating in in a recent vote to rezone the 194-acre property. Now that the move is imminent, local officials are confident that their efforts will pay off.
