J&L, Newark councilman partner for ‘Build-a-Backpack’ event for Ironbound schools

Newark-based J&L Cos. joined forces with City Councilman Michael Silva last week to support students in the Ironbound neighborhood, collecting backpacks and classroom supplies to distribute ahead of the first day of school.

Distribution business takes 16,000 sq. ft. near Port Newark, Blau & Berg says

A distribution company has leased 16,000 square feet of industrial space roughly a mile from Port Newark-Elizabeth, in a newly announced deal by The Blau & Berg Co.

Newark awards $1.2 million to seven city small businesses, supporting growing retail scene

Newark city officials are giving a boost to local businesses, pledging $1.2 million in funding for seven restaurants and organizations as part of a plan to activate its retail corridors.

Spencer closes loans for Bridgewater medical office building, Newark housing project

The owner of a medical office building in Bridgewater has secured nearly $8 million in permanent financing, in one of two recent closings by Spencer Savings Bank.

MSW welcomes Brendan Pytka as director of tax credits and incentives

Murphy Schiller & Wilkes LLP has tapped Brendan Pytka as its director of tax credits and incentives, further bolstering the law firm’s offerings for commercial real estate developers.

Paramount Assets, Girl Scouts host ‘wall-breaking’ for new leadership center in Newark

Paramount Assets has kicked off a project in Newark that will create a new program and events hub for some 13,000 Girl Scouts and 9,000 adult volunteers in the region.

State OKs $22 million Aspire package for Newark health care center project

State officials have given a major boost to another development in Newark, approving a nearly $22 million tax credit award for a new ground-up health care project in the South Ward.

Mahoney named principal with Gensler’s Morristown office

Gensler has named longtime architect Erin Mahoney as the latest principal in its Morristown office, touting her technical prowess and her more than 25 years of experience.

Blau & Berg: Warehousing, distribution user acquires 12,000 sq. ft. Newark industrial building

The longtime owners of a 12,000-square-foot industrial building in Newark have sold the facility, according to a brokerage team with The Blau & Berg Co.

EDA approves $74 million tax credit, boosting award for planned 207-unit Newark high-rise

A project that would bring more than 200 new apartments to downtown Newark is moving ahead with expanded support from the state, securing approvals for up to $74 million in Aspire tax credits from the Economic Development Authority.