Editor’s Note
Metaphorically speaking

As you’ll read in this month’s cover story, Vision Real Estate has thrived with what it describes as “an assembly line mentality” for transforming old corporate campuses, with the right mix of creativity and capital and a full-service, in-house team that has landed some of the state’s most coveted tenants. It’s now building on that track record with other high-profile projects in Morris County and a growing list of value-add investments across northern and central New Jersey.

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Vision touts expansion, upgrades at Barclays campus in Whippany

Vision Real Estate Partners has completed the first phase of improvements at a Whippany office park, following its sale of the campus last year to Barclays Capital.

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SLIDESHOW: March of Dimes’ annual New Jersey real estate reception

Hundreds turned out recently to honor Sam Morreale, founder and managing partner of Vision Real Estate Partners, as part of the annual real estate award reception hosted by the March of Dimes North Central New Jersey.

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Vision Real Estate, PCCP detail acquisition of J&J site in Morris County

A joint venture has closed on its purchase of a former Johnson & Johnson campus in Morris Plains, where it’s planning a redevelopment anchored by an existing Class A office building.

Events
Show of support: March of Dimes fundraiser will honor Morreale, drawing top execs and CRE leaders

Industry leaders will come together in early June for the March of Dimes’ annual real estate award reception for northern and central New Jersey, honoring developer Sam Morreale to support efforts to improve the health of mothers and babies.

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Coast to coast: VREP, Rubenstein unveil plans to connect, transform Parsippany campuses (RENDERINGS)

Vision Real Estate Partners has unveiled its plans to unify and transform two well-known, adjacent office buildings in Parsippany that it acquired recently with Rubenstein Partners.

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Investors acquire Parsippany buildings from Mack-Cali, JLL says

Two former Mack-Cali Realty Corp. buildings in Parsippany are under new ownership, following a set of investment sales announced this week by JLL.

Finance & Capital Markets
NKF details $97 million loan for Parsippany office sale

A private debt lender provided a $97 million loan for a joint venture’s recent acquisition of the Morris Corporate Center IV campus in Parsippany, Newmark Knight Frank said Thursday.

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NKF: Midsized deals in life sciences, tech highlight Q1 office leasing

A lease by a life sciences company in Morristown and a tech firm’s expansion in Hoboken were among New Jersey’s top office deals in the first quarter, as part of a market that saw availability inch downward to start the year.

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Joint venture names NKF leasing agent at Morris Corporate Center IV

The new owners of two high-end office buildings at the Morris Corporate Center campus in Parsippany have tapped Newmark Knight Frank to oversee leasing at the properties.