Government & Public Policy
Lawmakers pass bill to create TOD office within NJ Transit

State lawmakers have approved a bill that would create an office of transit-oriented development within NJ Transit and require an annual inventory of the agency’s real estate holdings.

Residential & Mixed Use
Montclair apartment building hits leasing milestone

A newly built, 40-unit luxury apartment building in Montclair is fully leased.

Government & Public Policy
Christie, Cuomo pledge more than $5.5 billion to Gateway tunnel project

The states of New Jersey and New York will contribute more than $5.5 billion to building a second tunnel under the Hudson River, a long-awaited project seen as critical to the region’s economy and as protection against future flooding events like Hurricane Sandy.

Residential & Mixed Use
Developer set to begin leasing at new Monmouth County rental project

BNE Real Estate will soon open the doors to its new 227-unit luxury apartment project in Aberdeen, hoping to capitalize on a location just steps from an NJ Transit rail station.

Residential & Mixed Use
Woodmont touts leasing milestone at Metuchen rental project (SLIDESHOW)

Woodmont Properties is marking a leasing milestone at its new project in Metuchen, a 273-unit rental community just steps from the borough’s train station and downtown.

Residential & Mixed Use
C&W brokers sale of 68-unit apartment portfolio in Newark

The longtime owner of two Newark apartment buildings has sold them for $4.8 million, in a 68-unit trade brokered by Cushman & Wakefield’s Metropolitan Area Capital Markets Group.

Retail
Developers, city officials unveil new supermarket in former Elizabeth food desert (SLIDESHOW)

A new 25,000-square-foot supermarket has opened its doors in what had been a food desert in a dense section of Elizabeth, anchoring a $17 million redevelopment project that relied on a medley of private and public funding sources.

Residential & Mixed Use
Getting on track: Successful rental project, flood control measures spur new interest in Bound Brook

A successful rental project is one of two driving forces that now have Bound Brook ready to move ahead with a long-overdue revitalization of its downtown. The borough, whose Main Street has a history of being pummeled by surges from major storms, marked the completion last year of a $143 million flood control project — meaning downtown business and property owners no longer need to spend thousands of dollars on flood insurance.

Residential & Mixed Use
Work set to begin at new 69-unit rental project in Somerville

A developer has received approval to build 69 luxury apartments in downtown Somerville, marking the latest project to move forward in the borough’s ongoing redevelopment.

Residential & Mixed Use
Montclair OKs joint venture’s new rental project

Developers have received approvals to develop 46 upscale rental homes as part of a new boutique multifamily project in downtown Montclair, the joint venture said Thursday.