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Getting a building permit in New Jersey is about to get easier

The implications of the newly signed New Jersey Design Professional Self-Certification Act are significant. Depending on a project’s size and complexity, some permit approvals can now be made in a matter of days.

Government & Public Policy
Scutari, acting governor, signs law to allow self-certification of construction documents

Commercial real estate leaders are cheering a newly enacted state law that will allow architects and engineers to self-certify applications for construction permits and other documents, touting it as another step toward streamlining development and cutting red tape.

Government & Public Policy
NAIOP NJ unveils energy position paper, calls for state to slow timeline for full building electrification and focus on costs, grid reliability

State officials must slow the timeline for commercial buildings to become fully electrified, ensuring landlords will have reliable access to power and allowing policymakers to take a harder look at the costs and other hurdles to reaching that milestone by 2035.

Events
NAIOP celebrates the best in New Jersey commercial real estate, drawing 800 for 37th annual awards gala

The annual reception and networking extravaganza drew more than 800 industry leaders, as the chapter honored a series of key real estate players and transformative deals in New Jersey.

Events
NAIOP unveils Deal of the Year finalists for industrial, winners for office and mixed-use

NAIOP New Jersey has announced its Deal of the Year winners in the office and mixed-use categories as well as three finalists for the industrial sector, with plans to highlight the honorees at its 37th annual Commercial Real Estate Awards Gala in mid-May.

Events
Denholtz, McGuinness among honorees slated for NAIOP New Jersey gala in May

Denholtz Properties CEO Steven Denholtz will be the latest recipient of NAIOP New Jersey’s lifetime achievement award, headlining a list of honorees for the chapter’s spring gala that will also include its own former longtime chief executive.

Government & Public Policy
Gutierrez-Scaccetti to NAIOP: Warehouse fee would fund much-needed truck traffic planning

Business groups have lined up against Gov. Phil Murphy’s proposal to charge a fee on warehouses for each truck they receive, but a top state official said the levy is needed to address a chronic lack of traffic planning around new industrial developments.

Events
An uneven recovery? NAIOP panelists see different paths for different asset types in 2024

The state’s industrial and office sectors both faced headwinds in 2023, but the year ahead for each asset class may be decidedly different. That was a key takeaway last week from panelists at NAIOP New Jersey’s Annual Meeting and Commercial Real Estate Outlook, who noted that demand for warehouse and logistics space has normalized after a record-breaking run during the pandemic. Office landlords, meantime, are still grappling with shrinking corporate footprints and remote work policies, further straining submarkets that are both aging and oversupplied.

Government & Public Policy
Murphy signs law to revive unused liquor licenses, ease restrictions on craft breweries

Gov. Phil Murphy has signed a bill to update the state’s nearly century-old liquor license laws, seeking to activate nearly 1,400 dormant retail licenses and expand the supply of an asset that many see as critical to economic development.

Events
NAIOP New Jersey to host annual meeting, commercial real estate outlook on Jan. 25

NAIOP New Jersey will welcome hundreds of industry leaders next week for its first event of the year, where experts will highlight economic trends and their impact on commercial real estate.