NJ Market Update - August 2023

NEW JERSEY MARKET UPDATE

Plans to Revamp Mall Parcels with New Apartments, Public Space Taking Shape

Across New Jersey

Real Estate NJ, June 29, 2023

“Redevelopment is coming to some of New Jersey’s largest malls, as owners and local officials weigh plans to add apartments, health care facilities and vibrant public spaces meant to infuse them with new foot traffic.

Proponents say the projects are essential to the long-term health of even the most successful assets. In other cases, they’re a potential lifeline to once-dominant shopping hubs that have become obsolete and seen their values plummet in recent years.”

Multifamily Insurance Rates Are Up as Much as 28%

Globest, August 7, 2023

“As GlobeSt.com has previously reported, higher financing costs are not the only fiscal strain on CRE in general and multifamily specifically. Operating expenses have risen sharply and are unlikely to recede with a receding inflation tide. Prices will stay up. That’s bad news for many operators because the increases pare away at net operating income, which puts pressure on debt service coverage ratio. That makes lenders uncomfortable and can derail attempts to refinance.”

Good news for renters: North Jersey is no longer hottest market in U.S. (Bad news: It’s No. 2)

ROINJ, July 12, 2023

“There’s a 96.4% occupancy rate — and a 71% renewal rate. And, with an average of 14 potential renters chasing each available unit, it’s no wonder finding an apartment in North Jersey is so difficult. The only good thing you can say: It’s no longer the hardest spot in the country to find a place. According to RentCafe’s Rental Competitivity Report, which shows how easy or how hard it is for renters to find an apartment in America’s 137 largest rental hotspots, North Jersey has been dethroned. South Florida has taken over the top spot.”

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CRE Carrying Costs Are Nearly as Burdensome as Interest Rates

Globest, July 21, 2023

“According to a Moody’s Investor Service report cited by Barron’s, overall expenses for CRE properties are up by more than a third between 2017 and 2022. Insurance is up 73% over the last five years, utilities are 40% more expensive, and property taxes and other operating expenses rose 27% and 29% respectively. And the lion’s share of these cost burdens, insurance, show little sign of retreating.”

Hudson Tunnel Project Set to Receive $6.88B in Federal Funding

NJBIZ, July 6, 2023

“GDC says that it expects the remainder of the federal funding to become available to the project through the roughly $4 billion in Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Grant Program, Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE), and Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) Grants that have already been applied for.

The organization added that, taken together through those different sources and others, the project is poised to have the federal funding it needs to undertake early work construction this year and major construction next year. Additionally, New Jersey, New York and the Port Authority have committed to fully funding the local share of the project.”

AvalonBay Marks Debut of 374-Unit Somerville Apartment Community

Real Estate NJ, June 22, 2023

“Known as Avalon Somerville Station, the project at 22 Robeson St. is now open after breaking ground some two years ago about a half-mile from Route 206. The site is also 150 feet from Division Street, a thoroughfare in downtown Somerville, providing a key perk that the developer highlighted as part of a recent ribbon-cutting ceremony.”

NJ Town Ranked Best Main Street in America

New Jersey Business Magazine, June 22, 2023

“The Port industry of New York and New Jersey accounted for nearly $15.7 billion in tax revenue, supported over 563,700 jobs, and was responsible for $47.2 billion in personal and $135.3 billion in business income in the region in 2022, according to a new economic impact study released today by Shipping Association of New York and New Jersey.”

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