MARLTON, N.J. — Norman’s Hallmark has opened a 6,200-square-foot store at Marlton Crossing in Southern New Jersey. The store offers a complete line of Hallmark products, cards and Keepsake Ornaments, as well as apparel, accessories, books, stationery, games, home décor, candy and gourmet foods. Norman’s Hallmark, which operates 75 stores nationwide, also recently opened a 7,280-square-foot store in nearby Plymouth Meeting.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — West Side Square Development Fund, which is a partnership between LanTree Developments, Altree Developments Inc., Lanterra Developments Inc. and Westdale Properties, has broken ground on a 477-unit multifamily project in Jersey City. West Side Square will be located in the Journal Square area and will house studio, one- and two-bedroom units, as well as 9,841 square feet of retail space. Amenities will include an outdoor deck with a pool and grilling stations, fitness center, coworking space, a community room and a dog run. Marchetto Higgins Stieve is the project architect, with Childs Dreyfus Group handling interior design. Completion is slated for summer 2026.
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — JLL has arranged an $18.6 million loan for the refinancing of an 83-unit apartment complex in the Journal Square area of Jersey City. The six-story building at 39 High St. was delivered earlier this year and houses a mix of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Amenities include a fitness center, tenant lounge, children’s playroom and a rooftop terrace. Matthew Pizzolato, Max Custer and John Cumming of JLL arranged the fixed-rate loan through an undisclosed life insurance company. The borrower was a partnership between Spitzer Enterprises and Titanium Realty Group.
ROCHELLE PARK, N.J. — Locally based developer Tulfra Real Estate has begun leasing The Delford at Village Center, a 160-unit apartment complex in the Northern New Jersey community of Rochelle Park. The site is adjacent to Westfield Garden State Plaza Mall. The six-story building houses one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, fitness center, coworking lounge and outdoor grilling and dining areas. Full completion is slated for March. Rents start at $2,400 per month for a one-bedroom apartment.
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. — Chelsea Senior Living has opened The Chelsea at Washington Township, an assisted living and memory care community in Washington Township, a suburb of Philadelphia. Capitol Seniors Housing (CSH) owns the property. The number of units was not disclosed. This will be Chelsea’s second community in Bergen County, 18th in New Jersey and 23rd overall. Chelsea and CSH are working together on their next community in the New York City suburb of West Orange, New Jersey, which is projected to open in 2025.
ISELIN, N.J. — Cushman & Wakefield has negotiated a 40,000-square-foot office lease renewal in the Northern New Jersey community of Iselin. The building at 99 Wood Ave. S is located within the six-building Centerline at Metropark campus and totals 271,988 square feet. Todd Elfand, Kevin Carton, Paul Giannone and Brody Strickland of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, Opal Holdings, in the lease negotiations. The representative of the tenant, law firm Greenbaum Rowe Smith & Davis, was not disclosed.
TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey-based brokerage firm The Kislak Co. Inc. has arranged the $3 million sale of Riverbank Commons, a 30-unit apartment complex in Trenton. The three-story building houses three efficiency apartments, 12 one-bedroom units and 15 two-bedroom units. Barry Waisbrod of Kislak represented the seller, River Bank Rentals LLC, in the transaction. The buyer was an entity doing business as NJ Mercer Investments Realty LLC.
NORTH BERGEN, N.J. — CBRE has brokered the $5.5 million sale of a 30,000-square-foot multifamily development site in North Bergen, located across the Hudson River from Manhattan. The site at 8709 River Road is located across from the Edgewater Harbor lifestyle center. Fahri Ozturk, Richard Gatto, Zach McHale and Jeff Babikian of CBRE represented the seller, AIRN Management, in the transaction and procured an undisclosed, locally based developer as the buyer.
CARTERET AND WEST CALDWELL, N.J. — Newmark has brokered the sale of a portfolio of five newly constructed industrial buildings totaling 404,713 square feet in Northern New Jersey. Three of the buildings are located in Carteret, and the other two are in West Caldwell. The buildings sit on a combined 28.4 acres, range in size from 50,802 to 134,453 square feet and feature clear heights of 32 to 36 feet and an aggregate parking ratio of 1.1 spaces per 1,000 square feet. Kevin Welsh, Brian Schulz, Jack Fraker and Dustin Volz of Newmark brokered the deal. The buyer and seller were not disclosed. The portfolio was fully leased at the time of sale.
OCEAN TOWNSHIP, N.J. — New Jersey-based investment firm TFE Properties has acquired a 30,230-square-foot industrial building in Ocean Township, located along the Jersey Shore. The building at 42 Cindy Lane was constructed on five acres in 1989. According to LoopNet Inc., the property features a clear height of 18 feet and four drive-in doors. The property was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Cooper Electric and KMSCO Inc. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.