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Suthard of Prudential Fox & Roach Realtors represented tenant Industrial Investments leases 54,750 s/f of ind. space at 11 Perina Blvd., Cherry Hill
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HERRY HILL , NJ — Industrial Invest- ments, Inc. has recently
signed a new long term lease for a total of 54,750 s/f of industrial space at its newly renovated 11 Perina Blvd. property with Stephen Gould Corporation. Stephen Gould Corporation is a privately owned packag- ing sales organization in the United States. They are a pioneering giant in retail and industrial packaging and print- ing. They currently operate 40 branches worldwide which include more than 1.5 million s/f of space dedicated to man- aged inventory and warehouse services. Rich Suthard of Pruden- tial Fox & Roach Realtors represented Stephen Gould Corporation in the transac- tion. Michael Bown , senior, project manager and principal of Industrial Investments, Inc., represented the property’s owner and manager. n
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First quarter report: WCRE finds bullish tone starting to reappear in Southern New Jersey Cre market
Voorhees, NJ — The lo- cal CRE market continued its steady climb in the first quar-
Wolf , founder and principal of WCRE. “We saw several positive trends indicating improving growth, but we are still in a weak labor market, and more robust job growth is needed to lower the overall vacancy figures in our region.” Overall vacancy in the office market for Class A and B product is still hovering in the range of 18-19 percent, but the market has stabilized, and average rental rates continue to improve. WCRE’s research includes snapshots of the office and retail markets, and details on the major deals being consum- mated or planned. According to the WCRE of- fice report, there were approxi- mately 300,000 s/f in new lease and renewals transactions in Southern New Jersey during the first quarter, with new lease transactions comprising almost 43 percent of the trans-
actions. This is only a four percent increase from the first quarter of 2012, but Wolf said that better figures were on the horizon. “There are more than 200,000 s/f of new deals and renewals awaiting signature in April alone, so we expect substantial gains in the next quarter,” he said. Office market highlights from the report: • Average rents for Class A & B product remained at or above the improved level they reached last year, continuing to show strong support in the range of $10-$14.00/s/f NNN with an overall market aver- age of $11.00/s/f NNN for the deals completed during the quarter. • Positive absorption for the first quarter was in the range of 130,000+/-s/f of new deals and/or expansions. This is a gain of 8.5 percent com- pared to the first quarter of
2012, whichWCRE attributes to pent up demand from last year, reflecting that much of the uncertainty of the fourth quarter is behind us. • Healthcare, computer services, insurance, defense contracting, consulting, en- gineering, and financial com- panies all were very active in Southern New Jersey during the first quarter. • Demand for high quality investment properties is high, while supply remains low, intensifying competition for these properties. Retail market highlights from the report include: • Area retailers reported that first quarter sales figures exceeded those from the holi- day shopping season of the previous quarter, an excellent sign for the economy. • Overall retail space va- cancy is still hovering in the 17-18% range, but the market
has stabilized, and commu- nity and lifestyle shopping centers have very little va- cancy, while neighborhood and strip shopping centers have more vacancy and less growth in rental rates. • Average rents for upscale lifestyle centers continue to show strong support in the range of $30-$40.00/s/f NNN, and average rents for neigh- borhood and strip shopping centers remain in the range of $15-$23/s/f NNN. • As with office properties, demand for high quality re- tail investment properties is outpacing supply, driving prices up further and CAP rates down. WCRE is a full-service com- mercial real estate brokerage and advisory firm specializing in office, retail, industrial and investment properties in Southern New Jersey and the Philadelphia region. n
ter, free from the dramatic h e a d l i n e s about natural disasters and government crises that marked the end of 2012, Wolf Com-
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mercial Real Estate said in its latest quarterly analysis of Southern New Jersey. Move- ment in the federal jobs and housing markets fueled con- sumer and investor activity locally, helping the market sus- tain several positive trends. “The Dow Jones reached an all-time high, the Federal and New Jersey unemployment rates fell slightly, home values and retail sales increased, and interest rates remained near historic lows,” said Jason
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