Editor’s Note
Into the future

There are plenty of parallels between the decline of the suburban office building and that of the legacy shopping mall, but the latter feels much more personal. I’m sure many of you would agree, especially in New Jersey, so you’ll find no lack of interest in the growing number of developers seeking to reinvent these once-proud retail hubs.

Health Care
Kushner, KABR eye new-look health care hub at Journal Square building with Clinical Group as its leasing team

Kushner and KABR Group have picked The Clinical Group as their leasing team for a well-known 111,000-square-foot office building in the heart of Jersey City’s Journal Square district.

Residential & Mixed Use
Kushner unveils ‘The Journal’ as leasing surges at long-awaited 1,723-unit project in Jersey City

Kushner has already hit a key leasing milestone at The Journal, a response that matches not only the scale of the property but the anticipation for its long-awaited arrival in Jersey City.

Residential & Mixed Use
Atlantic City: Kushner advances long-awaited waterfront rental project with CRDA approval

Kushner has taken another step in a plan to build 180 new apartments in Atlantic City, securing a key entitlement from the state’s Casino Reinvestment Development Authority.

Government & Public Policy
Kushner project poised to revive Perth Amboy waterfront secures planning board approval

A proposal to bring more than 600 new apartments, public space and other uses to the Perth Amboy waterfront has taken another key step forward after a vote by the city’s planning board.

Food & Beverage
Kushner inks deal with Felice to bring Italian eatery’s first N.J. location to Monmouth Square

Felice, a well-known Italian restaurant and wine bar, is coming to the new-look Monmouth Square property in Eatontown under a newly announced lease with Kushner.

Finance & Capital Markets
Newmark: Kushner lands $515 million refi for first phase of ‘The Journal’ in Jersey City

Kushner has secured a $515 million loan from Blackstone for the 966-unit first phase of The Journal, its high-profile multifamily project in Jersey City’s booming Journal Square district.

Residential & Mixed Use
Kushner launches leasing at 307-unit luxury senior housing property in Fair Lawn

Leasing is underway at a collection of more than 300 upscale, age-restricted apartments in Fair Lawn as part of the latest addition to Kushner’s portfolio of new suburban rental properties.

Residential & Mixed Use
‘The Journal’ takes center stage at Jersey City Summit as Kushner team discusses landmark 1,723-unit project

The team behind one of New Jersey’s largest-ever residential projects took the stage at the Jersey City Summit to discuss the project’s pending completion, its impact on the resurgent Journal Square neighborhood and what’s still to come for the surrounding blocks.

Events
Ten finalists vying for NAIOP N.J. Deal of the Year honors, as chapter hits 90 percent sold mark for must-attend gala

Nearly a dozen transactions and projects will take center stage next week as contenders for NAIOP New Jersey’s Deal of the Year awards, as the organization prepares for what’s poised to be another sellout for its annual Commercial Real Estate Awards Gala.