Retail
C&W touts flurry of restaurant leases in North Jersey, metro New York

More than a dozen dining operators have combined to lease 37,000 square feet in and around northern New Jersey, in a series of deals arranged by Cushman & Wakefield.

Top News
State unveils Newark affordable housing project with Pennrose, RWJBarnabas

A developer is partnering with one of the state’s largest hospital systems to create dozens of affordable housing units near Newark Beth Israel Medical Center.

Government & Public Policy
Developers eyeing large-scale studio projects in New Jersey, spurred by popular film tax credit

Developers and property owners in New Jersey are betting that a tax credit for film production will get the cameras rolling in the Garden State, with demand already surging and expected to grow after a recent expansion of the program by Gov. Phil Murphy and lawmakers.

Professional Services
Partners in expanded, rebranded firm seeking to break the mold in New Jersey real estate law

Based in Newark, the newly minted Murphy Schiller & Wilkes LLP has built what it feels is a distinctive offering in New Jersey — a full-service, boutique commercial real estate law practice, but one that can match the depth and experience of an institutional firm.

Industrial
NAI Hanson: Three new tenants coming to Newark industrial complex

Three tenants have combined to lease more than 36,000 square feet at a sprawling industrial complex in Newark, under a series of deals by NAI James E. Hanson.

Professional Services
Murphy Partners announces new partners, changes name in key expansion

Murphy Partners LLP, a Newark-based law firm specializing in commercial real estate, has added two veteran attorneys to form a new practice known as Murphy Schiller & Wilkes LLP.

Office
NKF: Parsippany, Park Ridge land top Q4 leases amid steady improvement in office market

Office tenants continued their flight to new and improved spaces as 2019 came to a close, furthering the case for landlords to upgrade or redevelop New Jersey’s aging stock of buildings.

Sponsored Content
What all real-estate companies, developers and professionals need to know about political contributions

With the presidential election now less than a year away, 2020 promises to be a year in which politics is difficult to escape. But before businesses and individuals rush to engage in political activity and make political contributions at the county and municipal levels, it is important to review New Jersey’s pay-to-play laws. Because what the real-estate world doesn’t know about political contributions may come back to hurt it.

Retail
Coffee, halal chains coming to Ironside Newark as first retail tenants

Edison Properties has landed the first two retail tenants at its Ironside Newark project, luring a café operator and an international halal food chain to the adaptive reuse project.

Residential & Mixed Use
Affordable apartments in Newark rehabbed with LIHTC tax credits

State and local officials cut a ceremonial ribbon Thursday to mark the major rehabilitation of a decades-old building with 200 apartments for working families in the city’s Central Ward.