6B — July 17 - 30, 2015 — New Jersey — M id A tlantic
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S outhern N ew J ersey New investments, large deals & redevelopment plans keep the SNJ market going strong WCRE second quarter report: 2015 continues hot streak M ARLTON, NJ — Commercial real estate brokerage velopments were announced, and GROW NJ drew yet more interest in Camden. near term. Other office market high- lights from the report:
Water and Subaru, and ad- dresses concerns about the vacancies relocating com- panies will leave behind. It also examines ongoing REIT repositioning, and an influx of demand for office space from investors based outside the region. According to WCRE, the second quarter posted ap- proximately 1,038,801 of new leases and renewals executed. This is more than triple the total square feet of transactions that closed during the second quarter a year ago. Several large
transactions contributed to this spike in deal activity. New tenant leases consisted of approximately 289,432 square feet, and renewals and expansions made up ap- proximately 749,369 s/f. New leasing activity represented approximately 27.9% of all deals for the first quarter. Overall, gross absorption for Q2 is in the range of ap- proximately 248,684 s/f. In addition to the consummated deals, there is a pipeline of approximately 250,000 s/f of significant pending lease deals expected to close in the
“This has been another quarter marked by business expansion and improving job growth,” said Jason Wolf , founder and managing prin- cipal of WCRE. “The tone in our region continues to be optimistic, shored up by increasing demand, and a lending climate that remains favorable.” The report details reloca- tion plans by some of the area’s major employers, such as New Jersey American
• Overall vacancy in the market continues to drop, and is now down to approxi- mately 12.9%, an improve- ment of more than half a point over the previous quar- ter. • Average rents for class A &B product continue to show strong support in the range of $10.00-$14.00/sf NNN or $21.00-$24.00/sf gross, with an overall market average showing strong support in the $10.00-$13.00/sf NNN or $20.00-$23.00/sf gross for the deals completed during the quarter. Rents have re- mained stable. • All of the major private owners and REITS showed moderate leasing and pros- pect activity for the quarter – with Burlington County va- cancies tightening up, many larger vacancy opportunities are also shifting towards Camden County, which is not controlled by these owner- ship entities. • Enticed by low interest rates that make the cost of ownership more attractive than leasing, many mid-size businesses are acquiring properties and becoming owner-occupants. WCRE also reported on the local retail market, noting that the job market and lending environment have contributed to a retail development renaissance, bringing new restaurants, healthcare facilities, banks, and stores to many of the major markets across the Philadelphia-Southern New Jersey region. “Retail sales, consumer confidence, and employment figures are all on an upswing, and all of these factors have positively influenced the retail CRE market in Phila- delphia and South Jersey,” said Leor Hemo , executive vice president of WCRE. Highlights from the retail section of the report include: • Overall retail vacancy in the tri-county area is hover- ing around 10.5%, which is unchanged from the first quarter, but is still encourag- ing compared to recent years. • Class A retail product rental rates continue to show strong support in the range of $30.00-$40.00/sf NNN, as rents have remained stable. n
WCRE re- ported in its latest quar- terly analy- sis that 2015 h a s s e e n the market t rans i t i on from hum- ming along
to starting to step on the gas. During the second quarter, several large renewals and new leases were completed, planned relocations and de- Jason Wolf
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