Office
Real estate, law firms among newest tenants at revamped West Orange office building

The owner of a repositioned office building in West Orange has secured seven new tenants with nearly 74,000 square feet of leasing activity, brokers with JLL announced.

Retail
LMC: Dogtopia, Club Pilates join tenant roster at new-look retail center in West Orange

A plan to redevelop a grocery-anchored retail center in West Orange is bearing fruit with the addition of new tenants in the pet and fitness categories and several more in the pipeline.

Health Care
Concierge medical practice takes 1,100 sq. ft. in West Orange, NAI Hanson says

A concierge medical practice has leased more than 1,100 square feet of medical office space in West Orange, brokers with NAI James E. Hanson announced Thursday.

Residential & Mixed Use
West Orange site, once home to ailing office park, now thriving with 423 rentals, public library

A sweeping new development with more than 400 apartments and a public library has taken shape in West Orange, revitalizing what was an ailing office park overlooking Interstate 280.

Government & Public Policy
Apartment industry leaders, lawmakers gather for annual NJAA PAC reception (SLIDESHOW)

The strength of the New Jersey Apartment Association was on display this week as its members joined some four dozen lawmakers for the organization’s annual legislative reception.

Professional Services
Sheldon Gross hires Levesque as property manager, sales representative

Sheldon Gross Realty has deepened its bench with the addition of Bill Levesque as a property manager and sales representative, the West Orange-based firm announced.

Residential & Mixed Use
A key step: For Prism, bringing residential property management in-house is a goal years in the making

Prism Capital Partners has reached a long-held goal of taking its residential property management in-house, a move that is already bearing fruit by providing real-time data that can boost performance, while reducing turnover and optimizing rental rates to ensure that the firm is enhancing the value of each property.

Office
Newmark: MELD Law moving, expanding in 9,200 sq. ft. lease in West Orange

Law firm Manzi Epstein Lomurro & DeCataldo LLC has leased more than 9,000 square feet at a well-known office building in West Orange, in a deal arranged by Newmark.

Retail
Retail refresh: Expansion by grocers, big boxes spurring major updates of New Jersey shopping centers

As supermarkets and other anchor tenants look to expand their reach in New Jersey, landlords are accommodating them with renovated shopping centers that are likely to help attract new retailers to those properties.

Editor’s Note
Sprucing it up

New Jersey is largely built out, at least as far as the best locations are concerned, meaning redevelopment is often the only option. That’s driving a series of new investments by shopping center owners that have secured new deals with supermarkets and other big-box tenants. Those landlords are now renovating their assets in conjunction with the new anchor leases, which figures to help attract new retailers to those properties.