Professional Services
Greenbaum Rowe adds two real estate attorneys

Two experienced real estate attorneys are among several recent hires at Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP.

Residential & Mixed Use
Bijou promotes development exec, eyes expansion into Montclair and Morristown

Bijou Properties has announced a key promotion within its ranks as part of a plan to expand beyond its hometown of Hoboken and into markets such as Montclair and Morristown.

Government & Public Policy
The changing landscape of stormwater management: New rule will require innovative techniques

On Dec. 3, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection published amendments to the state’s Stormwater Management Rule (NJAC 7.8) that, when adopted, will change fundamentally the way stormwater management systems are designed in New Jersey. The key amendment will replace the existing requirement, which asks developers to incorporate so-called non-structural strategies “to the maximum extent practicable,” with a firm requirement to use a technique known as green infrastructure in new development.

Government & Public Policy
Murphy signs law to create new TOD office at NJ Transit

Gov. Phil Murphy has signed into law a bill that requires NJ Transit to establish an office of transit-oriented development and conduct an annual inventory of its real estate holdings, potentially paving the way for new opportunities across the state.

Roundtable
What infrastructure improvements does New Jersey need to support development for the next 20 years?

What infrastructure improvements does New Jersey need to support development for the next 20 years? We assembled a panel of industry experts to tackle this month’s question.

Government & Public Policy
Lawmakers pass bill to create TOD office within NJ Transit

State lawmakers have approved a bill that would create an office of transit-oriented development within NJ Transit and require an annual inventory of the agency’s real estate holdings.

Editor’s Note
A growth industry in the making

Insiders say that now is the time to discern which municipalities will be receptive to the prospect of legalized recreational cannabis, if and when it becomes a legal industry in New Jersey. That prospect is likely many months from being a reality, if not more, but the concept has the support of Gov. Phil Murphy and several well-known lawmakers.

Government & Public Policy
Liquor license reform in focus at New Jersey Future forum

What can state government do to help redevelopment in New Jersey? The real estate community certainly has its own ideas, but so does a lawmaker and a former longtime mayor. Assemblyman Jim Kennedy answered that very question last week, raising the need for liquor license reform and highlighting what has become been a top priority for New Jersey’s commercial real estate sector.

Office
New Jersey Future to honor Kearny shipyard redevelopment, other projects

A developer’s plan to transform a 2 million-square-foot former shipyard in Kearny is among several projects that will be honored later this spring by the organization New Jersey Future.