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Industry Thought Leaders Discuss the Princeton Commercial Real Estate Market
This morning’s MIDJersey Chamber Breakfast Forum had a great turnout, despite the cold rainy start to the day. Attendees sipped coffee and snacked on pastries as Jerry Fennelly (NAI Fennelly), Sab Russo (Mercer Oak Realty) and David Lodato (Credit Union of New Jersey) took turns speaking about various important aspects of the current Princeton Commercial…
Urban Renewal Without an Urban Center
Urban crawl: After many years, the time is right for towns to create urban pockets where none exists Urban renewal has worked in Montclair. It has worked in Morristown. But what can developers and local officials do when they have no urban center to renew? They can create one. Read the full story on njbiz.com
Breakfast Forum: Commercial Real Estate Trends in Central NJ
What’s your Thursday morning look like? Have time to grab a cup of coffee and danish with us? Our President, Sab Russo will be joining MIDJersey Chamber’s Commercial Real Estate Trends in Central NJ panel this Thursday morning, October 23rd, from 8 am until 10 am at Mountain View Golf Course. Sab will be speaking…
Steps for Scotch Road
The owners of the property in Hopewell formerly owned by Merrill Lynch have decided to abandon the current zoning, which calls for office use. They are seeking new zoning that would allow a proposed development dominated by multi-family with some retail and 94,000 sf of office (down from 1,000,000+ sf of office). Recently, Bristol-Myers Squibb…
Thank YOU!
Despite Saturday morning’s rain, over 100 people still came to the Trenton Y5K as 5K runners or 1 mile walkers. This year’s event raised $60,000 for the Trenton YMCA. Thank you to all sponsors & participants! The Mercer Oak Realty team had a great time and looks forward to next year’s event being bigger and…
Join us Tomorrow: Trenton Y5K
Mercer Oak Realty is proud to be sponsor of the Trenton YMCA’s second annual Y5K this Saturday, October 3rd. This is Mercer Oak’s second year sponsoring and attending the event. So far this year, the Trenton YMCA has raised over $55,000 with the Y5K. Those proceeds fund the programs the organization puts in place for…
The Princeton Address: Why Companies Need It
Our CEO, Aubrey Haines, chats with NJBiz about the importance of the Princeton address for Companies in the area. “Most international companies want the Princeton name because they want to be able to say their U.S. headquarters is in a place where other people from around the world will recognize,” said Aubrey Haines, CEO of…
Local LifeScience Aquisition, Redevelopment on Route 1 & BMS Makes 650,000 sf Announcement: News Around Mercer County
Integra LifeSciences to acquire Medtronic’s ENT, laparoscopy equipment lines Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation and Medtronic Inc. announced Wednesday an agreement in which Integra will acquire Medtronic’s MicroFrance and Xomed manual ENT and laparoscopy medical equipment lines for approximately $60 million. Read the full story on njbiz.com here. Owners of long-vacant American Cyanamid site in West…
Princeton Forrestal Village Hopes to Add Residential to the Mix
Mixed use without residential doesn’t work. After 28 years, Princeton Forrestal Village is proposing multifamily residential units. “It’s a nice, cute pedestrian village surrounded by a sea of parking that never really succeeded,” Robert Schenkel, senior director of development at Lincoln Equities Group, said. “It was a high-end boutique mall, a discount mall and lots…
Mercer Oak Realty represents Newgrange in purchase of 31,500 sf facility
Princeton, NJ – Mercer Oak Realty, a leader in Princeton Area Commercial Real Estate, represented The Newgrange School in the purchase of a 31,500 sf building. Mercer Oak’s affiliate, Princeton Property Management, is managing the reconstruction of the new facility at 800 North Road in Hopewell, NJ. The 31,500 sf at 800 North Road gives…
Princeton Property Partners Negotiates the Purchase of a 32,000 sf School Facility for Newgrange and Laurel Schools in Hopewell, NJ
Princeton Property Partners (PPP) has advised client Newgrange and Laurel Schools in the purchase of a 32,000 square foot building at 800 North Road in Hopewell, NJ. PPP worked with the Schools’ legal team to obtain a variance to use the property as a school. Then, during Covid, PPP managed a significant reconstruction of the building to…
Princeton Property Partners Negotiates a New Lease for United Fire Group in Ewing, NJ and Simultaneously Completes a Sale Transaction of its Pennington, NJ Office Building
Princeton Property Partners (PPP) has advised client United Fire Group (UFG) in its lease of a 16,000 square foot space at PrincetonSouth Corporate Center in Ewing, NJ. PPP simultaneously negotiated a sale of UFG’s 26,000 sf office building in Pennington, NJ. “PPP achieved the seemingly impossible – negotiating a lease for our new modern offices in…
Mercer Oak Realty Negotiates 30,000 SF Lab Sublease with CSPC in Ewing
The third largest pharmaceutical company in China, CSPC, has consolidated several US operating divisions into 801 PrincetonSouth Corporate Center in Ewing, NJ.Mercer Oak Realty and CBRE worked on behalf of CSPC to secure an 11-year sublease for 30,000 sf with DuPont, who was represented by JLL.This Class A, 56,000 square foot biology lab building was…
Mercer Oak Realty Negotiates 3,969 SF Office Sublease with Frauscher Sensor Technology at Roszel Square in W. Windsor
Frauscher Sensors Technology, the Austrian based Rail Services company, has signed a long-term sublease for 3,969 SF at 21 Roszel Rd, West Windsor, NJ. Frauscher provides industry-leading wheel sensors and axle counters to monitor rail traffic for passenger, freight and mass transit applications. Frauscher will relocate its North American Headquarters to 21 Roszel Rd in…
J. Knipper Company Extends Lease at 1009 Lenox Drive in Lawrenceville
Sab Russo, President of Mercer Oak Realty, announced today that MOR, in conjunction with The Flynn Company of Philadelphia, has extended J. Knipper Company’s 23,000 sf lease at Princeton Pike Corporate Center.Knipper Company is one of the largest pharmaceutical direct marketing and drug sampling firms in the US.Mercer Oak Realty and Flynn represented Knipper in…
Mercer Oak Realty Negotiates 13,450 SF Lease with Essential Property Realty Trust
Mercer Oak Realty announced today that they negotiated a long-term lease for 13,450 SF on behalf of Essential Properties Realty Trust (NYSE: EPRT). EPRT will relocate its Headquarters to 902 Carnegie Center in Princeton. Sab Russo, President of Mercer Oak represented EPRT. Peter Hedley of Hilton Realty represented the owner of 902 Carnegie. This is the…
Mercer Oak Realty Represents Universal Display in 88,000 SF Purchase
Sab Russo, President of Mercer Oak Realty, announced today that Universal Display Corporation (UDC) had acquired two single story office buildings to accommodate its expansion in Ewing, NJ. UDC, the creator of OLEDs (Organic Light Emitting Diodes) used in newer flat screen TVs, cell phones, as well as cutting edge lighting applications, acquired the adjoining…
2018 Market Report
Mercer Oak Realty, Princeton Property Partners & Princeton Property Management are proud to present our 2018 Market Report (click to download). See our take on latest trends in the market.
Mercer Oak Realty represents Newgrange in purchase of 31,500 sf facility
Princeton, NJ – Mercer Oak Realty, a leader in Princeton Area Commercial Real Estate, represented The Newgrange School in the purchase of a 31,500 sf building. Mercer Oak’s affiliate, Princeton Property Management, is managing the reconstruction of the new facility at 800 North Road in Hopewell, NJ. The 31,500 sf at 800 North Road gives…
Princeton Property Partners Negotiates the Purchase of a 32,000 sf School Facility for Newgrange and Laurel Schools in Hopewell, NJ
Princeton Property Partners (PPP) has advised client Newgrange and Laurel Schools in the purchase of a 32,000 square foot building at 800 North Road in Hopewell, NJ. PPP worked with the Schools’ legal team to obtain a variance to use the property as a school. Then, during Covid, PPP managed a significant reconstruction of the building to…
Princeton Property Partners Negotiates a New Lease for United Fire Group in Ewing, NJ and Simultaneously Completes a Sale Transaction of its Pennington, NJ Office Building
Princeton Property Partners (PPP) has advised client United Fire Group (UFG) in its lease of a 16,000 square foot space at PrincetonSouth Corporate Center in Ewing, NJ. PPP simultaneously negotiated a sale of UFG’s 26,000 sf office building in Pennington, NJ. “PPP achieved the seemingly impossible – negotiating a lease for our new modern offices in…
Mercer Oak Realty Negotiates 30,000 SF Lab Sublease with CSPC in Ewing
The third largest pharmaceutical company in China, CSPC, has consolidated several US operating divisions into 801 PrincetonSouth Corporate Center in Ewing, NJ.Mercer Oak Realty and CBRE worked on behalf of CSPC to secure an 11-year sublease for 30,000 sf with DuPont, who was represented by JLL.This Class A, 56,000 square foot biology lab building was…
Mercer Oak Realty Negotiates 3,969 SF Office Sublease with Frauscher Sensor Technology at Roszel Square in W. Windsor
Frauscher Sensors Technology, the Austrian based Rail Services company, has signed a long-term sublease for 3,969 SF at 21 Roszel Rd, West Windsor, NJ. Frauscher provides industry-leading wheel sensors and axle counters to monitor rail traffic for passenger, freight and mass transit applications. Frauscher will relocate its North American Headquarters to 21 Roszel Rd in…
J. Knipper Company Extends Lease at 1009 Lenox Drive in Lawrenceville
Sab Russo, President of Mercer Oak Realty, announced today that MOR, in conjunction with The Flynn Company of Philadelphia, has extended J. Knipper Company’s 23,000 sf lease at Princeton Pike Corporate Center.Knipper Company is one of the largest pharmaceutical direct marketing and drug sampling firms in the US.Mercer Oak Realty and Flynn represented Knipper in…
Mercer Oak Realty Negotiates 13,450 SF Lease with Essential Property Realty Trust
Mercer Oak Realty announced today that they negotiated a long-term lease for 13,450 SF on behalf of Essential Properties Realty Trust (NYSE: EPRT). EPRT will relocate its Headquarters to 902 Carnegie Center in Princeton. Sab Russo, President of Mercer Oak represented EPRT. Peter Hedley of Hilton Realty represented the owner of 902 Carnegie. This is the…
Mercer Oak Realty Represents Universal Display in 88,000 SF Purchase
Sab Russo, President of Mercer Oak Realty, announced today that Universal Display Corporation (UDC) had acquired two single story office buildings to accommodate its expansion in Ewing, NJ. UDC, the creator of OLEDs (Organic Light Emitting Diodes) used in newer flat screen TVs, cell phones, as well as cutting edge lighting applications, acquired the adjoining…
2018 Market Report
Mercer Oak Realty, Princeton Property Partners & Princeton Property Management are proud to present our 2018 Market Report (click to download). See our take on latest trends in the market.