Professional Spotlight
Minno & Wasko Architects and Planners

MINNO & WASKO delivers architectural, planning, interior design, structural and sustainability design solutions for various market sectors including multifamily, transit-oriented mixed-use, hospitality, student housing, senior housing and continuing care.

Professional Services
Land use, redevelopment attorney Silbert joins MSW as counsel

Murphy Schiller & Wilkes LLP has bolstered its land use, zoning and redevelopment team with the addition of Michael E. Silbert as counsel.

Residential & Mixed Use
Would-be developer buys Newark mixed-use portfolio for $5.3 million, IPRG says

An investor has purchased a portfolio of 15 apartments and commercial space in Newark for $5.3 million, in a deal arranged by Investment Property Realty Group.

Professional Services
Gibbons, Frost Brown Todd joining forces to create new coast-to-coast law firm

Gibbons PC, one of New Jersey’s most storied and influential law firms, is merging with Cincinnati-based Frost Brown Todd LLP to create a new midmarket legal powerhouse with some 800 attorneys and reach across the country.

Professional Services
Gilbane taps Anderson as new business leader of New Jersey office

Gilbane Building Co. has a new leader in its New Jersey office after promoting John E. Anderson III, a veteran project manager and member of its team for more than a decade.

Residential & Mixed Use
New 280-unit rental property in Newark more than 50 percent leased, Shorewood says

Shorewood Real Estate Group has rented more than 50 percent of The Ballantine, a new 280-unit luxury rental property at the onetime site of a historic brewery in Newark.

Residential & Mixed Use
Napier Park sells 43-unit Newark portfolio in REO deal, CBRE says

An alternative asset manager has sold an updated two-building, 43-unit apartment portfolio in Newark as part of a real estate owned transaction arranged by CBRE.

Education
Industry meets education: Rutgers Center for Real Estate marks 10 years of growth, with more to come as program leaders look to the future

The Rutgers Center for Real Estate is marking its 10th anniversary, providing a chance for the program’s leaders to reflect on its growth and what’s still to come.

Residential & Mixed Use
EDA approves $93 million in Aspire, historic tax credits to convert historic Newark office tower to affordable housing

A historic office building in downtown Newark is one step closer to becoming nearly 200 units of affordable housing after securing a pledge for more than $93 million in state tax credits.

Office
Leverage Cos. opens new headquarters in downtown Newark (SLIDESHOW)

Leverage Cos. has a new home in Newark, where it was founded just six years ago, marking another milestone for the fast-growing real estate and financial services firm.