The Birch Group and JLL announced a series of leasing transactions at 700 Alexander Park in Princeton, N.J., bringing the 72,000-square-foot Class A office property close to 90 percent occupancy.  Lingraphica, a medical devices company offering aphasia and online speech therapy, signed a long-term lease for 9,000 square feet of office space on the first floor of the three-story building. The company has relocated its back-office operations and consulting staff to Alexander Park from Carnegie Center on nearby Rt. 1. Semiconductor and infrastructure software designer and manufacturer, Broad ..read more

Crow Holdings Development, the development platform of Crow Holdings and one of the nation’s largest industrial developers, has broken ground for its state-of-the-art new 206,826-square-foot industrial property on the site of the former Marcal Paper factory in Elmwood Park, N.J. Four years after fire ravaged the historic Bergen County mill, 1 Market Street will be transformed into a prominent logistics hub, able to accommodate companies seeking modern logistics space in one of the country’s tightest industrial markets. With a highly visible location just off Exit 61 of I-80, the speculative ne ..read more

EAH Housing, one of the largest and most respected nonprofit housing development and management organizations in the western United States, today announced the start of its two-phase affordable housing project – Nevin Plaza. Located in Richmond, Calif., at 2400 Nevin Ave., the former public housing property will cater to seniors and people with disabilities. Phase I, set to complete in late 2024, will focus on rehabilitating the existing seven-story building, including 138 units, with designs and interiors led by HKIT Architects. The project has received funding from the U.S. Department of Hou ..read more

Affiliates of The McBride Cohen Company (“McBride Cohen”) a preeminent real estate  development company, Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P., (“Cantor Fitzgerald”) a leading global financial services firm and real assets  investment company, and Silverstein Properties (“Silverstein”) a leading global full-service real estate development,  investment, and management firm, announce the latest closing of construction financing for the first phase of South Pier at  Tempe Town Lake, an investment of Cantor Silverstein Opportunity Zone Trust, Inc.   $223 million in construction fin ..read more

Post Brothers, a nationally recognized leader in development, innovation and sustainability, is pleased to announce the purchase of 2100 M Street, a West End Office Building, for $66.77 million.  Given the existing 300,000 SF building’s irregular shape and deep floor plates, the Post Brothers organization may plan to demolish the existing building or undertake a complex construction project to convert the office building into approximately 300 residential units at an estimated construction cost of $300 million. The new structure will incorporate creative unit features and expansive a ..read more

As growth in New Jersey’s life sciences sector accelerates demand for modern lab and innovation space, SJP Properties, in collaboration with New Brunswick Development Corporation (DEVCO), has unveiled plans to develop H-2, the second phase of HELIX Health + Life Science Exchange — the dynamic innovation district currently under development on a four-acre site in downtown New Brunswick. HDR has been appointed as the lead architect for H-2 and JLL will serve as the building’s leasing agent. HELIX aims to bring together the power of academia and public and private sector research under one roof a ..read more

Unity Bank is opening a new full-service branch in Lake Hiawatha, the community bank’s first location in Morris County and third new retail banking site since December. The new branch, located at 66 N. Beverwyck Road, will increase Unity’s retail banking presence to 21 branches in Bergen, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Morris, Ocean, Somerset, Union, and Warren Counties in New Jersey and Northampton County in Pennsylvania. “The bank’s business and residential lending programs have been active in Morris County for some time, making the new branch a logical expansion of our retail service footprint,” sai ..read more

BWE, a national commercial and multifamily mortgage banking company, today announced the closing of a $4,500,000 loan to provide long-term financing to Legacy at Walton Trail, a newly constructed affordable housing development specifically targeted for seniors in Villa Rica, GA, part of the Atlanta metropolitan area. Victor Agusta, Jr., Executive Vice President in BWE’s Raleigh, NC office, originated the Freddie Mac Targeted Affordable Housing loan on behalf of Walton Communities. “The Legacy at Walton Trail is the result of many years of hard work and collaboration between the Villa Rica Hous ..read more

On May 19, Moss Construction, in collaboration with El-Ad National Properties, celebrated the topping out of ALINA 220, an award-winning luxury residential tower in the heart of Boca Raton.   More than 500 people attended the celebratory barbecue, complete with music and raffle prizes for the construction team. A palm tree was hoisted up to the top floor to commemorate this milestone – a signal that the building’s outer structure is complete and has reached its final height.  “We are proud to be a part of the project team for the remarkable ALINA Residences Boca Raton. This topp ..read more

Taconic Partners officially launched leasing at 121 West 125th Street, the long-awaited mixed-use development featuring 90,000 square feet of cutting-edge office space in the heart of Harlem alongside the National Urban League’s new headquarters and New York City’s first civil rights museum. The building represents a unique opportunity for tenants looking not only for state-of-the-art space, but also to make a statement by planting a flag in an exciting and dynamic market. The block-through destination is located along Harlem’s bustling and transit-rich commercial corridor – a mere three block ..read more