Office
Matrix adds new food option, touts 37,000 sq. ft. in leasing at Newark Legal Center

Matrix Development Group has announced a flurry of new leasing activity at the office tower known as the Newark Legal Center, where it’s also welcoming a new café operator.

Deals
NAI Hanson inks sale of parking lot, would-be development site in downtown Newark

A prospective developer has acquired a parking lot in Newark’s growing Lincoln Park neighborhood, in a recent deal by NAI James E. Hanson.

Professional Services
Ware Malcomb promotes Rodgers to director of public relations, communications

Design firm Ware Malcomb has elevated Maria Rodgers to director of public relations and communications, marking her second promotion since the start of last year.

Residential & Mixed Use
Buyer wanted for Newark development site approved for 209 rentals, Veerman says

The owner of a Newark property with approvals for 209 new apartments is seeking a buyer for the parcel’s land interest, in a newly announced offering by Veerman Asset Management.

Professional Services
Steady hands: How Genova Burns is helping real estate clients navigate rising rates, market shifts

Genova Burns, home to one of the state’s most prominent real estate practices, is as busy and as integral to the industry as it was before the pandemic and before the Federal Reserve began to raise interest rates last year. Increasingly, though, the Newark-based firm is helping clients either play defense or guide them through this period of uncertainty.

Professional Services
MSW adds former Newark planning director to growing team

The former top planning official for the city of Newark has joined Murphy Schiller & Wilkes LLP, the fast-growing law firm focused on commercial real estate and development.

Professional Services
Shaw to helm Alban Group as partner, executive vice president with Newark-based firm

The Alban Group has named a new partner and executive vice president to lead the construction firm after more than 30 years under the guidance of the late Tim Zerka.

Health Care & Education
Historic Newark church sold for $2.5 million, slated to become charter school

A charter school has purchased a historic church building and two adjoining structures in Newark for $2.5 million, in a deal arranged by Coldwell Banker Realty.

Industrial
Turnbridge, Long Wharf sell Newark logistics complex for $128 million

Turnbridge Equities and Long Wharf Capital have sold a three-building, 738,000-square-foot industrial complex in Newark for nearly $128 million, the firms announced Tuesday.

Government & Public Policy
Lions Gate awarded EDA ‘Studio Partner’ designation, boosting tax credit eligibility

Lions Gate Films Inc. has secured a key designation by the state Economic Development Authority, allowing it to secure additional incentives in connection with a sprawling studio complex that’s now under construction in Newark.