Editor’s Note
Bearing fruit

I’m as guilty as anyone of overusing words like “transformative” when it comes to major redevelopment projects. But it seems in some instances like there’s no avoiding it. A case in point is a plan for Woodbridge’s Metropark train station, where surface parking lots will become a new office and ambulatory care center spanning nearly 250,000 square feet, as well as 235 luxury apartments and retail space. If you ask me, that seems transformative enough.

Our cover story this month is a deep dive on that project, which Hackensack Meridian Health unveiled in early March alongside Gov. Phil Murphy and a team that includes Russo Development, Onyx Equities and Dinallo Development.

Professional Spotlight
KEA Engineering

For new or potential clients, it only takes one project to get to know KEA Engineers. Our longevity and experience could speak for itself, but architects, developers and building owners choose KEA for more than that. Our team makes it their mission to be available when and where they are needed. Combine that degree of responsiveness with our commitment to excellence in engineering, while paying attention to the economy and practicality of our designs — these are the reasons why our clients choose us over competition.

Professional Services
Greenbaum’s Mlenak picked for prestigious American College of Real Estate Lawyers

Steven G. Mlenak, a top redevelopment and land use attorney with Greenbaum Rowe Smith & Davis LLP, has joined the prestigious American College of Real Estate Lawyers as a fellow with its Class of 2024.

Office
Newmark: Woodbridge office park thriving with 143,000 sq. ft. in leasing since late 2022

A private equity firm is reaping the benefits of upgrading a Woodbridge office campus, where it has secured more than 140,000 square feet of leasing activity since late 2022.

Office
JLL marketing high-end, 240,000 sq. ft. office building in Metropark after Siemens departure

The owner of a nearly 240,000-square-foot office building in Woodbridge has tapped JLL as its leasing agent, in what brokers say is a blank canvas for a corporate or life sciences user.

Industrial
Liu joins Cushman industrial team in New Jersey, eyeing 3PL clients

Veteran industrial broker Jimo Liu has joined Cushman & Wakefield as an executive managing director with its New Jersey team.

Residential & Mixed Use
C&W: Hampshire sells residential development site in Metropark to Woodmont

The Hampshire Cos. has sold a mixed-use development site in the Metropark section of Woodbridge, in a newly announced deal by Cushman & Wakefield.

Professional Spotlight
KEA Engineering

KEA Engineers is proud to represent medium to large architects, developers and building owners on a national level, with a majority of our projects taking place in the Tri-State area.

Retail
P.C. Richard, HomeSense take 57,000 sq. ft. at ex-Bed Bath site in Iselin, Jeffery Realty says

Two well-known retailers have leased a combined 57,000 square feet in the Iselin section of Woodbridge, where they are backfilling a former Bed Bath & Beyond store.

Residential & Mixed Use
JLL: Buyer wanted for newly completed, 356-unit apartment complex in Woodbridge

A new two-building, 356-unit high-end apartment property in Woodbridge is on the market for sale, in a newly announced offering by JLL’s New Jersey capital markets team.