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Multifamily projects, public investments setting the stage for new-look downtown in Berkeley Heights
A spate of public and private investment is transforming the area around the train station in Berkeley Heights and allowing this small township on the western edge of Union County to reimagine a walkable and commuter-friendly downtown.
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.
Real Estate NJ’s 2024 Market Forecast
After finding its footing in the pandemic, the commercial real estate market was back on its heels by late 2022 thanks to fast-rising interest rates and fears that the worst is still to come. Developers, investors and other industry stakeholders in New Jersey are now bracing themselves for more uncertainty in 2023, as they also prepare to seize the opportunities that often come with economic distress.
NAIOP NJ’s New Year’s resolution: Let’s get the next Energy Master Plan right
Overhauling the Energy Master Plan is an opportunity for impacted stakeholders, like you, to help improve what is currently an unrealistic policy document that has done little to accelerate achieving its lofty goals. Perhaps most striking about the current EMP is it lacks an unbiased estimate of what it’ll cost ratepayers, including commercial real estate owners and tenants. Gov. Phil Murphy acknowledged this glaring omission when he announced the 2024 EMP will “seek to better capture economic costs and benefits, as well as ratepayer impacts.”
The best of The Briefing 2023
With the holidays upon us, we’re excited to bring you a look back at our top stories of 2023, including our most-read items and a few editor’s picks. You can catch up on our daily “best of” emails below. We will also keep you updated in the event of any breaking news.
