New EDA grant program to help local agencies buy vacant properties for redevelopment

The state Economic Development Authority has launched a $24 million grant program aimed at helping governmental agencies and nonprofits acquire vacant properties for future redevelopment opportunities.

Developer lands $90 million Aspire tax credit award for 350-unit Newark rental project

A developer has secured a $90 million tax credit award for its plan to build a 14-story, 350-unit apartment building just south of Newark’s Broad Street station.

EDA to launch $10 million Food Desert Relief Act tax credit auction

A program that could spur the construction of new supermarkets in New Jersey is taking shape after key steps by the state Economic Development Authority.

EDA approves $34 million in Aspire tax credits for Newark, Union City senior housing projects

Developers are poised to bring new affordable senior housing to Newark and Union City with the help of a combined $33.9 million in tax credits approved under the state’s Aspire program.

RPM lands $29 million Aspire tax credit for redevelopment of historic Trenton property

A plan to bring 120 new apartments to a historic property in Trenton is moving ahead with the help of more than $29 million in tax credits under the state’s Aspire program.

EDA unveils grant program for development, art projects in transit-served urban areas

The state Economic Development Authority has launched a grant program aimed at sparking new development and art projects in cities that are served by mass transit but saw a drop in commuter foot traffic during the COVID-19 pandemic.

EDA pledges Aspire tax credits for major Newark, Camden and Morristown housing projects

The state has lent its support to three projects that will create or renovate a combined 728 apartments in Newark, Camden and Morristown — most of them for lower-income renters — after awarding nearly $121 million in tax credits under a new gap financing program.

EDA unveils $25 million program to help rescue vacant, underused commercial sites

The state Economic Development Authority has launched a funding program to help reposition properties such as vacant or underused office parks, malls or health care facilities, in another move aimed at rescuing many of New Jersey’s so-called stranded assets.

Biotech firm takes 28,000 sq. ft. in Jersey City, plans move from Brooklyn with EDA tax credit

A biotechnology firm is moving from Brooklyn to Jersey City after being awarded a seven-year, $3.5 million tax credit under the Economic Development Authority’s Emerge program.

Savills: Contract drug maker takes 60,000 sq. ft., doubles footprint at EDA campus on Route 1

A specialty pharmaceutical maker has more than doubled its footprint at a state-owned campus in North Brunswick, where it’s set to occupy nearly 60,000 square feet across a full building.