Office
Fiserv unveils 428,000 sq. ft. fintech innovation hub at The Park in Berkeley Heights

A new fintech hub has arrived in New Jersey with the debut of Fiserv Inc.’s 428,000-square-foot office and research space at The Park in Berkeley Heights.

Office
Valley Bank, CSG each take nearly 120,000 sq. ft. as office leasing rebounds, Newmark says

Office leasing in northern New Jersey hit a two-year high at the end of 2021, thanks in part to large-scale deals by prominent banking and law firm tenants in the state.

Government & Public Policy
Insiders see growing (but measured) demand for new, more targeted state incentive program

With the recent approval of the first awards under Emerge, the state’s new jobs-based tax incentive program, officials and other insiders expect to see a measured pace of applications for a subsidy that was designed to be more discerning and targeted than its predecessor.

Editor’s Note
Starting anew

The debate over New Jersey’s corporate incentive programs has been well-chronicled in recent years, but regardless of where you fall on the issue, there’s no denying their influence on the state’s commercial real estate market. That influence was all but gone for two years after Grow New Jersey and other subsidy programs were allowed to expire in summer 2019, with no immediate replacements in sight until Gov. Phil Murphy and lawmakers agreed on new incentives late last year. The state is now putting those offerings to work, starting with the jobs-based Emerge program that will fill the void left by Grow New Jersey.

Office
How 300 Kimball set the tone in suburban office redevelopment (PHOTOS)

A decision by State Farm Insurance to vacate 300 Kimball Drive in Parsippany was not just an opportunity for Transwestern’s New Jersey team in 2012. It provided a roadmap for other landlords, investors and brokers to create new value within the state’s glut of suburban office stock.