SJP rebrands Jersey City office building, targets science and tech users

SJP Properties has rebranded an office building in downtown Jersey City with an eye toward emerging and specialized industries, tapping JLL as the property’s leasing agent.

Vertical construction underway for Journal Squared phase two (RENDERINGS)

The tallest tower within Kushner Real Estate Group’s three-building, 1,838-unit Journal Squared project in Jersey City is on the rise.

Investors Bank touts $219 million in new commercial, multifamily loans

Investors Bank has inked a $36 million loan for a 144,000-square-foot warehouse in Elizabeth, the largest among 10 recent closings announced by the lender.

Inside Mack-Cali’s suburban overhaul: REIT unveils office upgrades (SLIDESHOW)

Mack-Cali Realty Corp. has completed a sweeping overhaul of its key suburban office portfolio, following more than $50 million in redesigns and renovations at buildings in the Parsippany, Short Hills, Metropark and Red Bank submarkets.

Zimmel: Investors pay $10.5 million for Jersey City industrial building

An investment group has acquired a 105,000-square-foot industrial building off Interstate 78 in Jersey City, under a $10.5 million deal announced this week by Zimmel Associates.

Homestake, HBC complete sale of development parcel in Jersey City

Homestake Capital LLC, a boutique real estate investment firm, has made its entrance to Jersey City with a recent joint venture with Hoboken Brownstone Co.

KRE Group debuts green space outside new Jersey City rental tower

Kushner Real Estate Group has unveiled a new public park outside its recently opened, 397-unit luxury apartment building in downtown Jersey City.

DeMarco, Pozycki see a corporate anchor as the next step for Jersey City waterfront

The sweepstakes for Amazon’s second headquarters had ended just a few hours earlier, but Mike DeMarco invoked the name of another technology giant with an outsized footprint. With less fanfare, comparatively speaking, Google in recent years has steadily grown its presence across Manhattan’s West Side, energizing neighborhoods such as Chelsea and the Meatpacking District. And published reports say the company is preparing for another major expansion that would push its portfolio in the city beyond 6 million square feet.

It’s the kind of story that Jersey City can only hope for. DeMarco doesn’t think it’s so far-fetched, given all the city has to offer.

ULI highlights top New Jersey CRE projects, industry leaders at awards dinner

The Urban Land Institute honored a dozen commercial real estate projects and industry leaders last week as part of an annual awards dinner hosted by its northern New Jersey chapter.

Jersey City details $90 million, mixed-use performing arts complex at NJCU

Officials in Jersey City have taken the wraps off plans for a new $90 million performing arts complex on the city’s west side, the latest piece of a sweeping, mixed-use redevelopment of land owned by New Jersey City University.