Author: Patricia Alex
How New Jersey Is Reimagining Its Suburban Office Parks
January 8, 2025
As the need for corporate campuses wanes, many office parks are being redeveloped into housing units, warehouses and open spaces.
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Developers Bet on Newark, East Orange and Orange for Renters Priced Out of NYC and Hudson River Waterfront
December 1, 2024
After decades of being stigmatized and shut out of redevelopment trends, the corridor along the train line in eastern Essex County is seeing a surge in luxury-apartment construction.
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As New Jersey’s retail landscape changes, so does the idea of the once-typical shopping district.
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Developers in the Wildwoods are renovating old motels and buildings while trying to embody the spirit of their unique, Doo-Wop stylings.
Seen in: Jersey Shore, Shore & Travel
Small Colleges Are Struggling. Will They Survive?
August 30, 2022
Small private colleges and universities in New Jersey—and around the nation—are facing reduced resources and other challenges in a changing landscape.
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Newark Penn Station: A $190M Vision for an Old Showpiece
January 24, 2022
Preliminary work has begun on a five-year, $190 million plan to refurbish Newark Penn Station.
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Though grateful for a safe landing in the U.S., thousands of refugees—in limbo on a sprawling Pine Barrens military base—now face resettlement challenges.
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New Jersey’s Next Hot Housing Markets
September 3, 2021
Here are 12 towns to watch as housing demand zooms.
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After an unexpectedly disjointed year, the university's new president is eager to finally be back on campus.
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10 Jersey Towns with Soaring Home Sales
November 18, 2020
As households flee urban areas in search of home offices, backyards and more space to ride out the pandemic, demand has gone "through the roof."
Seen in: Coronavirus, Home & Style, Jersey Living