Government & Public Policy
New Jersey Future announces 2018 Smart Growth Award winners

The nonprofit New Jersey Future will honor major redevelopments in Hoboken, Orange and Trenton, as well as former Gov. James Florio, as part of its annual Smart Growth Awards celebration in early June.

Health Care & Education
Cities: The next frontier for New Jersey R&D

As young life sciences companies search for lab and R&D space, Dan Loughlin sees a new frontier emerging in the years to come — urban centers.

Office
Blau & Berg tapped to market Newark office tower

The owner of a well-known, 18-story office tower in downtown Newark has hired The Blau & Berg Co. to market the building to new tenants.

Residential & Mixed Use
Boraie tops out 168-unit residential tower in Newark

A long-awaited, 168-unit apartment tower in downtown Newark is on track to open late this year, as its developer and public officials gathered Tuesday to mark a milestone in the project.

Residential & Mixed Use
Paramount plans fall opening for 37-unit Newark rental project

A developer is on track to deliver 37 new luxury apartments in Newark this fall, as part of its adaptive reuse of a historic commercial property in the downtown.

Health Care & Education
Charting a course: KIPP New Jersey has been nimble, creative in finding new school locations in Newark

KIPP New Jersey has grown its portfolio of Newark charter schools with the type of nimble, resourceful approach that is often used by developers and real estate investors in urban settings. The proof is in the makeup of its portfolio, which includes everything from new construction and renovated facilities to leased spaces in places like the heralded Teachers Village project.

Residential & Mixed Use
Newark garden apartment complex sells for $50 million

The longtime owner of a 452-unit garden apartment complex in Newark has sold the property for $50 million, in a deal arranged by Gebroe-Hammer Associates.

Event Coverage
New development, Amazon bid highlight potential for Newark office market

Despite high overall vacancy and a recent slowdown in leasing, Newark is starved for modern Class A office space — creating an opportunity for developers that can capture that demand.

Residential & Mixed Use
Newark towers trade for $70 million, Kislak says

An investor has paid more than $70 million for a two-building, 680-unit apartment property just north of downtown Newark, according to brokers with The Kislak Co. Inc.

Industrial
Newark industrial project lands $16.2 million construction loan

HFF has secured $16.2 million in financing for the development of a 290,063-square-foot, speculative industrial building near Newark’s port district.