Government & Public Policy
All business: A decade later, Woodbridge mayor still has economic development at the top of his agenda

Since taking office in late 2006, Woodbridge Mayor John McCormac has emerged as one of the most development-friendly and pro-business mayors in all of New Jersey. He and his economic development team can boast a record that includes two new power plants, millions of square feet of warehouse space and dozens of new retailers, banks and eateries that have opened during that time.

Government & Public Policy
McCormac: Sharing the benefits of redevelopment with school district is ‘common sense’

Woodbridge Mayor John McCormac is proud of the fact that, for all of the administration’s payment in lieu of taxes agreements with developers over the past decade, not one project has impacted the school system.

But Town Hall is still making sure that the school system is benefiting.

Editor’s Note
Life after COAH

Covering real estate had never crossed my mind when I came out of school and started as a metro reporter in Middlesex County. But it wasn’t long before I found myself at council meetings and planning board hearings, listening to developers make their pitch to a town.

Office
NAI Fennelly brokers new deals in Mercer, Middlesex

The owner of six Princeton-area commercial buildings has sold one of the properties for $4.9 million, one of several recent deals announced by NAI Fennelly.

Professional Services
Greenbaum Rowe names co-chair of redevelopment, land use group

Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP has added a veteran commercial real estate attorney to help lead its redevelopment and land use practice.

Retail
Restaurant moves to Woodbridge retail center

A family-owned Pakistani restaurant has leased 6,800 square feet in Woodbridge after outgrowing its space in a neighboring town, Levin Management Corp. said Friday.

Retail
Dave & Buster’s coming to Woodbridge, mayor says

Woodbridge Mayor John McCormac announced that Dave & Buster’s will open a location this November at the Woodbridge Center mall. Construction is set to begin this month on the 34,000-square-foot store, which will occupy an upper level formerly used by Sears, now that retailers in the space have been relocated within the mall.

Industrial
Prologis inks nearly 870K sq. ft. to logistics, retail firms

Industrial real estate giant Prologis has inked two new deals in New Jersey totaling nearly 870,000 square feet, with CBRE Group Inc. serving as its broker in the recent transactions.

Finance & Capital Markets
Investors announces more than $300M in CRE loans

Investors Bank has originated than $308 million in loans in recent weeks, financing more than a dozen transactions involving multifamily and commercial properties.

Finance & Capital Markets
NAI Hanson brokers $25.5M refinance of Woodbridge retail site

The owner of a 122,643-square-foot retail complex with national tenants in Woodbridge has refinanced the property for $25.5 million, following a deal arranged by NAI James E. Hanson.