Residential & Mixed Use
Lease-up nearly complete at 153-unit Jersey City building, Fields says

One of Jersey City’s newest residential buildings is nearly fully leased after just five months, amid continued demand for high-end apartments along the Hudson waterfront.

Residential & Mixed Use
Developers eye fall opening for 144-unit project at NJCU site in Jersey City

A joint venture is marching toward a fall opening for 144 new apartments on the west side of Jersey City, the latest piece of a plan to reshape the campus of New Jersey City University.

Residential & Mixed Use
Toronto developer details 500-unit, mixed-use project in Jersey City

A developer has taken the wraps off a project that would add 500 residential units and 50,000 square feet of retail and gallery space to Jersey City’s Journal Square neighborhood.

Residential & Mixed Use
Equity Residential expands in Jersey City, acquires 131-unit rental building

Equity Residential has acquired a 131-unit apartment community in Jersey City’s waterfront Paulus Hook neighborhood, brokers with Cushman & Wakefield said Monday.

Finance & Capital Markets
Progress inks $21 million refi loan for Jersey City multifamily owner

The owner of 11 multifamily buildings in Jersey City has obtained a $21 million loan to refinance the portfolio, in a transaction arranged by Progress Capital.

Finance & Capital Markets
KRE, National ink $258 million loan for Journal Squared phase two

Kushner Real Estate Group and National Real Estate Advisors LLC have closed on $258 million in construction financing for the second phase of Journal Squared, their high-profile mixed-use development in Jersey City’s historic Journal Square neighborhood.

Editor’s Note
New year, new optimism

Among those of you who shared your predictions for 2019, the worst thing I heard was “I’m not sure yet.” And if uncertainty is the worst thing we have in the year ahead, I think we’re well-equipped to take our chances. In the interim, we’re thrilled to begin our third full year of Real Estate NJ, the only New Jersey-based publication dedicated exclusively to commercial real estate.

Residential & Mixed Use
Mack-Cali to acquire new Jersey City apartment complex, Metropark office tower

Mack-Cali Realty Corp. is in talks to acquire one of Jersey City’s newest luxury residential properties while adding to its office holdings in the Metropark submarket, the latest among several transactions announced Thursday by the real estate investment trust.

Industrial
HFF: Avidan, Elberon add 135,000 sq. ft. warehouse in Jersey City

A joint venture has acquired a vacant, 134,500-square-foot warehouse just off the New Jersey Turnpike extension in Jersey City, in a newly announced transaction by HFF.

Finance & Capital Markets
New York Life inks $31 million loan for Jersey City office building

Hartz Mountain Industries has landed $31 million in financing for a well-known office building on the Hudson waterfront, thanks to a loan provided by New York Life Insurance Co.