Residential & Mixed Use
NJPAC details plans for $150 million expansion, transformation of Newark campus (SLIDESHOW)

A long-awaited plan to expand the New Jersey Performing Arts Center campus in Newark — with new residential, commercial and cultural space — is slated to break ground next year.

Finance & Capital Markets
Developers land $94 million financing package for revival of iconic Paterson stadium

A development team has closed on more than $90 million in financing for a project that centers on restoring Paterson’s historic Hinchcliffe Stadium.

Government & Public Policy
EDA now taking applications for rebooted residential ERG program

The state Economic Development Authority is once again accepting applications for a popular gap financing program that lapsed two years ago, but has since been rebooted.

Government & Public Policy
EDA: Applications open for Emerge program, successor to key jobs-based tax incentive

The state Economic Development Authority is now accepting applications for the jobs-based tax incentive known as Emerge, the long-awaited successor to the Grow New Jersey program.

Government & Public Policy
EDA opens application period for grant program aimed at stranded office, retail buildings

The state Economic Development Authority is now accepting applications for a grant program aimed at helping communities revitalize underutilized retail or office properties.

Government & Public Policy
Mixed-use project in Paterson advances with support from EDA, HFMA

A partnership is eyeing plans to bring 74 new apartments to Paterson, in a project that calls for both new construction and the restoration of a historic mill property near the city’s Great Falls.

Government & Public Policy
EDA to start accepting applications for new jobs-based incentives program

The state Economic Development Authority is set to begin accepting applications for a long-awaited new incentive program, following the adoption of short-term rules for the subsidies.

Government & Public Policy
EDA to accept applications for reopened residential ERG program starting June 1

Residential builders seeking tax credits under the state’s relaunched Economic Redevelopment and Growth program can apply for the subsidy starting June 1, officials announced Tuesday.

Government & Public Policy
Developers join public officials, ex-baseball stars to hail Paterson stadium revival

A development team has broken ground on a long-awaited plan to revitalize and reopen Paterson’s historic Hinchliffe Stadium, joining a host of public officials and retired baseball stars to mark the start of the $94 million project.

Health Care & Education
New Jersey needs turnkey lab space, faster approvals to compete for life sciences users

Experts say New Jersey faces a growing challenge: While it’s still a major draw for pharmaceutical research and development, speed to market has become increasingly important to life sciences users. That means the state’s lack of move-in-ready lab space — and its lengthy approval process for new construction — puts it at a disadvantage to competing markets.