Office
MetLife leases 181,000 sq. ft. at Warren campus owned by Vision, Rubenstein

Insurance giant MetLife is headed to Warren Corporate Center in Somerset County, where it will lease nearly 181,000 square feet of office space alongside several other blue-chip tenants.

Events
United Way details eight finalists for annual Commercial Real Estate Network awards

The United Way of Northern New Jersey has announced eight finalists for its upcoming commercial real estate awards program, part of an event that serves as its largest annual fundraiser and draws hundreds of top industry professionals.

Health Care & Education
Demand for lab, R&D space in New Jersey still surging as developers hunt for new supply

Turnkey, high-end life sciences space remains in high demand in New Jersey, creating an opportunity for owners of the state’s few remaining legacy pharmaceutical campuses or those that can find other ways to create new space without building speculatively.

Office
Pharma, life sciences users leading New Jersey office leasing in 2022, JLL finds

From leasing to new construction, pharmaceutical and life sciences firms remained a leading force in New Jersey’s commercial real estate market through the first three quarters of 2022.

Office
Insiders: New Jersey office market still ripe for large, blue-chip deals in age of hybrid work

Market experts say large, high-profile office deals are likely still to come in New Jersey, despite the push for hybrid schedules and lingering questions about the return to work.

Office
PTC Therapeutics takes 360,000 sq. ft. at Warren office campus in lease with Rubenstein, Vision

PTC Therapeutics has leased 360,000 square feet for a new corporate headquarters in Warren, in a deal that marks one of New Jersey’s largest office leases of the past decade.

Top News
Highly touted Bridgewater life sciences campus on the market for sale, JLL says

An acclaimed life sciences campus in Bridgewater with some 800,000 square feet of research, manufacturing and office space is on the market — with the potential to sell for $500 million.

Health Care & Education
Developers weigh new lab, research projects as New Jersey market continues to tighten

After decades of consolidation by Big Pharma, demand for modern lab and diagnostic space in New Jersey is on the rise, fueling rent growth and pushing some developers to consider new laboratory projects.

Office
Thor Equities, biopharma firm ink 102,000 sq. ft. lease at Bridgewater campus

Thor Equities Group has landed a major tenant at its newly acquired life sciences campus in Bridgewater, inking a 101,500-square-foot lease with a biopharmaceutical company.

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Life sciences breeding positive momentum in the New Jersey CRE market

The nation’s life sciences sector continues to expand, boosted by technological advancements, growing employment and a strong economy. While Boston and San Francisco remain the country’s main life sciences hub, their tightening inventory and constrained labor force has driven momentum south to the Garden State.