Government & Public Policy
Hinchliffe Stadium, Westfield downtown among 2023 Smart Growth Award winners

New Jersey Future has unveiled the winners of this year’s Smart Growth Awards, highlighting projects from Paterson to Westfield with a major focus on planning and redevelopment.

Government & Public Policy
Westfield pushes ahead with sweeping downtown redevelopment, despite opposition

Westfield has set the stage for more than $400 million in mixed-use redevelopment that town leaders say will revitalize their business district and serve as a model for other mature suburbs, with hopes of breaking ground early next year despite opposition by some residents.

Retail
JLL: Five retailers take 11,000 sq. ft. in Westfield, as remote workers boost foot traffic

A stretch of downtown Westfield is seeing a spike in retail leasing amid increased traffic from remote workers in the bedroom community, according to brokers with JLL.

Professional Services
REDCOM names new CEO, eyeing continued expansion

REDCOM has named a new CEO as part of a larger plan to expand the Westfield-based design-build engineering, architecture and contracting firm.

Government & Public Policy
Westfield council greenlights HBC redevelopment of Lord & Taylor site, nearby lots

Local officials in Westfield have cleared the way for the Hudson’s Bay Co. to redevelop a vacant Lord & Taylor site and several adjacent blocks downtown, with plans calling for more than 300,000 square feet of office space and some 200 residential units.

Office
Meal delivery service for seniors buys Westfield commercial building, Sheldon Gross says

A meal delivery business has acquired a 1,500-square-foot commercial building in Westfield for $650,000, in a newly announced deal by Sheldon Gross Realty.

Retail
TFE acquires distinctive 12,000 sq. ft. retail property in downtown Westfield

TFE Properties LLC has purchased a former bank building in downtown Westfield that in recent years has been home to an Urban Outfitters store, the firm announced.

Government & Public Policy
Hudson Bay eyes sweeping redevelopment plan for Lord & Taylor site, downtown Westfield

Hudson’s Bay Co. has unveiled a plan to transform the site of a vacant Lord & Taylor building in downtown Westfield and several adjacent blocks, with a proposal that includes nearly 340,000 square feet of office and retail space and more than 200 residential units.

Professional Spotlight
Lindabury, McCormick, Estabrook & Cooper PC

Lindabury’s Commercial Real Estate practice is comprised of attorneys from many disciplines, which allows us to represent a broad spectrum of clients in the industry. We represent developers of projects for residential, commercial, institutional and industrial use including both residential and office condominiums as well as other high-density developments. Of particular interest to many of our developer clients is our firm’s experience in the efficient procurement of development-related permits and approvals at all government levels including zoning and planning boards, regional authorities and approvals pertaining to wetlands, brownfields and other environmentally sensitive sites.

Retail
Leases by CityMD, SportsMed among newest New Jersey deals by Goldstein Group

CityMD is expanding its footprint in New Jersey with a nearly 4,000-square-foot lease in Bergen County, in one of several newly announced deals by The Goldstein Group.