Government & Public Policy
Rutgers conference to shine a light on affordable housing stalemate — and solutions

As the state Supreme Court weighs the issue of affordable housing, stakeholders will gather later this month to shed light on the issue and tackle one of New Jersey’s most divisive and seemingly unsolvable public policy questions of the past three decades.

Office
Cullen and Dykman plants a flag in Newark

Law firm Cullen and Dykman LLP has opened a 9,300-square-foot office in Newark, an outpost that will house its real estate attorneys and other core practice groups.

Deals
Supermarket leases space in Newark, Goldstein Group says

C-Town Supermarket has leased a 9,600-square-foot space in Newark, The Goldstein Group announced.

Residential & Mixed Use
One Theater Square: The right project at the right time

Stakeholders are celebrating a project that is not only a long time coming, but coming at perhaps the perfect time for Newark.

Government & Public Policy
In Newark, a feel-good moment decades in the making

Business leaders and public officials gathered in Newark on Monday for groundbreaking ceremony for One Theater Square, a $116 million residential tower across from the New Jersey Performing Arts Center.

Residential & Mixed Use
N.Y. firm eyes 2.3M sq. ft. redevelopment of Newark stadium

A developer has closed on its acquisition of the former Newark Bears baseball stadium in the state’s largest city, paving the way for it to redevelop the site into a sprawling mixed-use neighborhood.

Residential & Mixed Use
Health care, higher ed fuel leasing at Newark rental project

A focus on “eds and meds” has been a key ingredient in many urban success stories. For 24 Jones, one of the newest residential developments in Newark, the early returns show that to be part of a winning formula.

Finance & Capital Markets
Essex County multifamily deal gets $28M in financing

Eastern Union Funding has arranged nearly $28 million in financing for a private buyer to acquire a 641-unit multifamily portfolio in Newark and Irvington, the firm announced.

Office
Newark tower debuts city’s ultra-fast, low-cost internet program

An office tower is downtown Newark is the proving ground for a new program that gives city residents and businesses access to the highest-speed, commercially available fiber optic internet in the region.

Office
Colliers tapped to market Newark office tower

Heritage Capital Group has hired Colliers International Group to be its exclusive leasing agent for 550 Broad Street, a 270,000-square-foot office tower in downtown Newark.