Residential & Mixed Use
Jersey City building with 18 apartments, commercial spaces trades for $4.3 million

A private investor has sold an 18-unit apartment building in Jersey City for nearly $4.3 million, brokers with Marcus & Millichap announced last week.

Residential & Mixed Use
Boutique apartment building in Bergen-Lafayette is 50 percent leased

A new 38-unit apartment building in Jersey City’s Bergen-Lafayette section is now more than 50 percent leased after hitting the market earlier this year.

Residential & Mixed Use
New 337-unit rental complex rising in Jersey City’s West Side neighborhood, JRM says

Construction is progressing on a new 337-unit luxury apartment building in Jersey City’s fast-changing West Side neighborhood, the project’s general contractor said Monday.

Retail
Grid inks flurry of restaurant, retail leases among 16 deals in Hudson County

A new barbecue restaurant is coming to the base of a Jersey City apartment building, under one of several recent Hudson County retail leases by Grid Real Estate.

Editor’s Note
Sustained success

As you’ll read in this month’s cover story, the state’s Community Solar Energy Pilot Program has made it both easier and more lucrative for commercial property owners in New Jersey to go green, allowing solar developers to lease their rooftops and sell power to nearby residents. The policy has been critical to the growth of Solar Landscape, a solar developer founded in 2012 that’s been integral to the program’s rollout. Based in Asbury Park, the 10-year-old firm has leased more than 20 million square feet of rooftop space in New Jersey, making it a key player in the commercial real estate market in just a few years.

Top News
Marchetto Higgins Stieve Architects rebrands, touts growing pipeline of high-rise projects

MHS Architecture’s portfolio of high-rise projects in New Jersey includes Liberty Harbor Development’s 33-story 88 Regent project in Jersey City. — Courtesy: MHS Architecture By Joshua Burd One of the state’s best-known design firms for multifamily and mixed-use projects has…

Hospitality & Tourism
Veris completes sale of Hyatt Regency Jersey City to Taconic, HEI

Veris Residential Inc. has completed its sale of the Hyatt Regency Jersey City, as the real estate investment trust continues to shed properties outside the luxury apartment sector.

Finance & Capital Markets
C&W: Owner of The Beacon in Jersey City seeking up to $325 million in refinancing

The owner of a landmark 1,155-unit residential complex in Jersey City is seeking to refinance the property for up to $325 million, brokers with Cushman & Wakefield announced.

Residential & Mixed Use
Micro-apartments coming to Newark, as concept expands in New Jersey cities

A developer is set to open more than 100 micro-apartments in downtown Newark, marking at least the second such project in New Jersey and the growth of a concept that could soon spread to other small and midsized cities.

Office
CBRE: Harborside 5 and 6 listed for sale as Veris continues to prune Jersey City campus

Veris Residential Inc. is seeking a buyer for two additional pieces of its Harborside campus in Jersey City, following news that it was under contract to sell its three flagship office buildings at the property for $420 million.