Professional Services
Studio 1200, marking 20th anniversary, named AIA-NJ Firm of the Year

Studio 1200 is starting the year on a high note after winning AIA New Jersey’s Firm of the Year award, a top honor recognizing excellence in design, practice and service to the profession.

Office
JLL tapped to sell 230,000 sq. ft. Bedminster campus fully leased to AT&T

The two-building, 230,000-square-foot office campus in Bedminster that serves as a key corporate hub for AT&T is on the market for sale, according to brokers with JLL.

Professional Services
SOCO Construction promotes Perry, 41-year industry veteran, to general superintendent

SOCO Construction Co. has promoted Benjamin Perry to general superintendent, touting his more than four decades in the industry and a passion for building that began as a teenager.

Retail
Longpoint buys 110,000 sq. ft. Kings-anchored center in Bedminster, JLL says

A global investment manager has sold a more than 110,000-square-foot, grocery-anchored shopping center in Bedminster, brokers with JLL announced Monday.

Professional Spotlight
SOCO Construction

From private developers to Fortune 500 corporations, and small retail constructions to sprawling institutional campuses, our clients can count on us to get the job done on time and within budget. We leverage our long-term relationships and unique expertise, empowering our clients to envision, engineer and construct enduring, iconic properties. Our talented construction professionals have the in-depth knowledge and extensive experience to successfully budget, plan, procure and build virtually any project, regardless of type or size.

Office
Advance, Freshpet break ground on pet food maker’s 30,000 sq. ft. headquarters in Bedminster

Construction is underway on Freshpet Inc.’s new global headquarters in Bedminster, in a rare ground-up office project that will support the growth of the New Jersey-born premium pet food maker and anchor the development of a mixed-use campus on Route 206.

Office
Advance eyes new retail, dining at Bedminster campus with Freshpet headquarters as a catalyst

Advance Realty Investors is breaking ground in Bedminster on a build-to-suit, 30,000-square-foot global headquarters for Freshpet, with plans to add 20,000 square feet of new retail space as part of a broader plan to transform a campus on Route 206. — Rendering courtesy: Advance

Top News
JLL: Iconic former AT&T campus in Bedminster on the market for lease or sale to users in life sciences, technology

MetLife Investment Management has tapped JLL to reposition and market the nearly 1 million-square-foot former AT&T campus in Bedminster, providing what the brokerage team says is a prime opportunity for new users or a developer seeking to reinvent the property.

Community
Iron Hill golf outing raises $382,000 in 2023, its 20th year supporting military veterans, families

Nearly two dozen organizations supporting veterans, military personnel and their families are benefiting this year with the help of a golf outing that recently marked its 20th year, drawing broad support from companies across the state’s commercial real estate sector.

Current Issue
Owners Council Q&A: Alex Cocoziello

It feels that the market is at an inflection point. Geographic location, product type and risk profile determine the ability to raise capital, both debt and equity. Fundamental demand remains firm across the multifamily, industrial, life science and the retail sector, but volatility in monetary policy, the rates market and uncertainty surrounding construction costs have kept capital deployment tepid.