Industrial
I.CON wrap-up: Opportunity remains for industrial in New Jersey, nationally

As New Jersey has shown, the industrial sector has become the new darling of commercial real estate in recent years. That was all too clear from the sold-out crowd of more than 850 development executives and other key players who descended on this year’s I.CON event in Jersey City.

Industrial
CBRE: Lease terms continue to grow in booming N.J. industrial market

Developers and owners have reaped the benefits of rent growth in New Jersey’s surging industrial market, but they’ve also scored big with increasingly longer lease terms.

Events
SIOR New Jersey honors top office, industrial deals of 2017

Many of the state’s top commercial brokers gathered recently for an annual event hosted by the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors, where the organization recognized some of the Garden State’s top deals of 2017.

Professional Services
CBRE announces new investment sale brokers in New Jersey

CBRE has added to its team of investment sale brokers in New Jersey with three new hires.

Office
LEG inks leases at Princeton, Morristown-area properties

Lincoln Equities Group has completed new leases and a renewal at properties near Princeton and Morristown, including deals with a hospital network and a major financial services organization.

Industrial
Duke Realty details 354,000 sq. ft. Perth Amboy lease with ecommerce logistics firm

A fulfillment and logistics firm will be the latest tenant at a new three-building, 1.3 million-square-foot industrial complex in Perth Amboy acquired by Duke Realty late last year.

Government & Public Policy
Planting the seed: The time to prepare for legal cannabis is now, real estate experts say

Insiders say the prospect of legalized recreational marijuana could have substantial benefits for New Jersey’s commercial real estate market, even with a long list of risks and complexities.

Retail
Edison shopping center sells for $53 million, CBRE says

A private investor has paid $53 million for a grocery-anchored, 153,000-square-foot shopping center in Edison, according to CBRE brokers who arranged the deal.

Industrial
CBRE touts $1.5 million industrial sale in Hackettstown

An industrial building in Hackettstown has changed hands for $1.5 million, following an investment sale announced Thursday by CBRE.

Industrial
Developers grapple with scarce opportunities, soaring prices while riding N.J. industrial wave

In New Jersey’s booming industrial market — where rent growth is unprecedented and speculative development is rewarded — owners and investors still face a major challenge when it comes to deploying capital and keeping their pipelines filled.