Government & Public Policy
Incentives: Insiders expect greater scrutiny, urge proactive approach amid Trenton firestorm

If you’ve begun to collect tax credits under Grow New Jersey and other state incentive programs, experts say now is the time to be proactive and verify that you have met your commitments for job creation and retention.

Residential & Mixed Use
Kislak inks two-building, 35-unit multifamily sale in Newark

Two Newark multifamily properties with a combined 37 units have changed hands for nearly $2.5 million, following a deal arranged by The Kislak Co.

Government & Public Policy
Newark plans search for new economic, housing director with Palmieri set to retire

Newark’s top official for economic and housing development is stepping down next week after a little more than a year on the job.

Residential & Mixed Use
Investment firm has keyed on transit-centric, workforce housing in northern New Jersey

A real estate investment and management firm has quietly built a portfolio of transit-centric, workforce housing properties in northern New Jersey — with local holdings that have grown to some 40 properties with more than 2,000 apartments — and it sees a continued opportunity for expansion in the state and in the region.

Top News
Editor’s note: Dear Amazon, we’re still here if you need us

Amazon said it won’t reopen its search for a second headquarters after pulling out of New York City, but who’s to say that Newark and other shortlisted cities will just quietly step aside?

Industrial
Duke breaks ground on 662,000 sq. ft. warehouse in Newark port submarket

Duke Realty has broken ground on a speculative, 662,000-square-foot industrial building in the heart of Newark’s port district.

Residential & Mixed Use
Hollister, RBH mark topping out for new Rutgers building in Newark

A new residential and academic building for nearly 400 Rutgers University students in Newark is on track to open this summer after topping out earlier this month.

Residential & Mixed Use
Newark redevelopment plan backed by Queen Latifah slated for summer groundbreaking

A development group spearheaded by Queen Latifah is pushing ahead with a project in her native city of Newark, where it’s planning a mix of townhomes and affordable housing.

Industrial
JLL: Investors plan upgrades after acquiring 1.1 million sq. ft. Newark industrial complex

A joint venture has acquired the former Ballantine Brewery site in Newark for $61 million, adding a 1.1 million-square-foot, multitenant industrial complex in the port submarket.

Office
Paramount adds historic 12-story office tower in downtown Newark

Paramount Assets has added to its Newark holdings with the acquisition of a historic, 100,000-square-foot office tower across from Prudential Financial’s world headquarters.