Residential & Mixed Use
Larken near full occupancy across 2,500-unit multifamily portfolio after strong 2023

Larken Associates is eyeing continued growth for its residential platform after a strong year of leasing activity across its existing portfolio of some 2,500 apartments.

Residential & Mixed Use
Larken marks lease-up of new luxury rental properties in Bordentown, Whitehouse Station

Larken Associates has leased up a combined 526 apartments across two newly completed luxury multifamily properties in Burlington and Hunterdon counties.

Residential & Mixed Use
Larken marks completion of new 254-unit luxury rental complex in Whitehouse Station

Larken Associates has unveiled its new 254-unit multifamily development in Readington, adding another completed project to its growing residential portfolio.

Industrial
Kislak inks sale of 44,000 sq. ft. industrial building in Hunterdon

A warehouse and manufacturing building in Hunterdon County has changed hands for nearly $4 million, in a transaction arranged by The Kislak Co. Inc.

Retail
National gas, convenience chain to acquire QuickChek for $645 million

An Arkansas-based gas and convenience chain is acquiring QuickChek Corp., the Readington-based owner of more than 150 stores across New Jersey and New York.

Office
Merck moving headquarters back to Rahway, reportedly selling Kenilworth site

Merck & Co. is leaving its Kenilworth headquarters and returning its front office to Rahway, in a move that is slated to take place by the end of 2023.

Office
NKF: New Jersey office market bounces back, gains new ground in 2018

A stronger 2018 helped New Jersey’s office market reverse the losses of the prior two years, Newmark Knight Frank found, thanks in part to healthier demand and leasing in some of the state’s key submarkets.

Top News
UNICOM has bold plans for technology, community hub after acquiring former Merck HQ in Readington

UNICOM, the California-based company that has acquired the former Merck campus in Readington, is doing far more than simply backfilling space at one of New Jersey’s largest stranded assets — with plans to create a dynamic, inclusive technology campus that will attract other tenants and serve as a regional hub for research and innovation.

Editor’s Note
A white knight for Whitehouse Station

For all the buzz around walkable, urban submarkets and higher-density workplaces, our readers have never lost interest in the fate of the Merck property in Whitehouse Station. I was reminded of that on Jan. 3, when a story about a potential buyer for the complex quickly became the most-read item we’ve ever had on RE-NJ.com.

Office
Sale of former Merck campus in Whitehouse Station complete, UNICOM says

A California-based IT services firm has closed on its purchase of the former Merck & Co. headquarters campus in Readington, where it now plans to establish a regional headquarters.