$2.4M NJ Home Was Once A Church — Now It Has A Lazy River $2.4M NJ Home Was Once A Church — Now It Has A Lazy River
$2.4M NJ Home Was Once A Church — Now It Has A Lazy River From the outside, 301 Station Avenue looks like a charming English cottage.  Step inside the Haddon Heights, and you’ll find one of the most unique homes on the market in South Jersey — complete with a lazy river. Built in 1925 as the First Church of Christ, Scientist, the 4,725-square-foot property was designed by New York architect Bernhardt E. Muller in an English cottage style.  Listing agent Michala Costello of Compass said the exterior is “so unassuming,” but the interior — once the worship area — is “just stunning and gorgeously beautiful.” Lovingly converted into a priva…
$255M Refinancing Secured For New 58-Story Journal Square High-Rise In Jersey City $255M Refinancing Secured For New 58-Story Journal Square High-Rise In Jersey City
$255M Refinancing Secured For New 58-Story Journal Square High-Rise In Jersey City A 58-story luxury high-rise in the heart of Jersey City’s Journal Square neighborhood has secured a $255 million refinancing deal, officials announced. JLL Capital Markets said it arranged the 12-year fixed-rate loan for Journal Squared III, the third and final tower in the Journal Squared project. The loan was secured on behalf of a joint venture between Kushner Real Estate Group (KRE) and National Real Estate Advisors, with funding provided by Pacific Life. Located at 595 Pavonia Ave., the new tower sits next to the Journal Square PATH station and connects riders to Manhattan and Newark. …
Home Sales Tumble As Prices Set Records: Here's Why Home Sales Tumble As Prices Set Records: Here's Why
Home Sales Tumble As Prices Set Records: Here's Why US home sales dropped more than expected in June as buyers pulled back amid record-high prices and mortgage rates that have stayed high. Sales of previously owned homes fell 2.7% in June to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.93 million, according to the National Association of REALTORS. Analysts had predicted just a 0.7% drop, CNBC reported. The median sales price nationwide rose 2% from June 2024 to $435,300, setting a new record. The report reflects contracts likely signed in April and May, when the average 30-year mortgage rate hovered above 6.8% and briefly topped 7%, according to M…
King Of The Block: Renovated Hackensack Home Sells For $70K Over Appraised Value King Of The Block: Renovated Hackensack Home Sells For $70K Over Appraised Value
King Of The Block: Renovated Hackensack Home Sells For $70K Over Appraised Value A fully renovated Hackensack home just sold for $70,000 over appraised value. The 4-bedroom, 2.5-bath home at 431 W. Lookout Avenue hit the market on May 14 for $849,900, according to George Mikhael, the New Jersey realtor who represented the seller, a repeat investor client. Within a week, it was under contract for $920,000. But the deal nearly fell apart. “The appraisal came back at $850,000,” Mikhael said. “The buyer got nervous. The lender didn’t want to move forward. We asked for a second appraisal — still $850,000.” With the deal on the line, Mikhael said he stepped in and went to w…
$29.5M Luxury Housing Project For 55+ Coming To Nutley $29.5M Luxury Housing Project For 55+ Coming To Nutley
$29.5M Luxury Housing Project For 55+ Coming To Nutley A luxury housing project for adults 55 and over is coming to North Jersey — and it’s bringing firepits, BBQ grills, and a rooftop pool with it. JLL Capital Markets on Thursday, July 10 announced $29.5 million in construction financing for Soho Park Residences, an 85-unit luxury rental development set to rise at 116 Harrison St. in Nutley. The property, backed by Rock Solid Builders Inc., will include one- and two-bedroom apartments averaging 1,110 square feet. It will feature resort-style amenities including a clubhouse, library, sun deck with pool, firepits, BBQ stations, and a wellness ce…
$85M Sale Of North Jersey Luxury Apartments Finalized $85M Sale Of North Jersey Luxury Apartments Finalized
$85M Sale Of North Jersey Luxury Apartments Finalized A sprawling luxury apartment community in Morris Plains just sold for a whopping $85 million, officials with CBRE announced on Friday, July 11. The buyer, whose name has not been released, purchased Signature Place, a 197-unit Class A complex featuring high-end finishes and resort-style amenities, from Veris Residential, a New Jersey-based real estate investment trust. Built in 2018, Signature Place offers apartments averaging more than 1,000 square feet and is loaded with perks: a pool, yoga studio, golf simulator, movie theater, conference rooms, pet spa, and a clubroom with game tables a…
$4.9M Bergen County Estate Sells In One Weekend After Sitting On Market For Years $4.9M Bergen County Estate Sells In One Weekend After Sitting On Market For Years
$4.9M Bergen County Estate Sells In One Weekend After Sitting On Market For Years A luxury estate in Cresskill that had sat on and off the market for years has finally sold—and all it took was one weekend, thanks to a bold reset by two local real estate agents. The property at 184 Vaccaro Dr. closed for $4,936,000 on May 19, after being listed at $4,998,000, according to Jaclyn Chakonis and Stacy Esser of the Stacy Esser Group, who represented the sale. The 7-bedroom, 11-bathroom home had previously been listed nine times by multiple agents between 2021 and 2024 but failed to move—until Chakonis and Esser took over in March 2025. “We knew we were getting the listing and…
Kushner Breaks Ground On New Development At Site Of Westminster Hotel In Livingston Kushner Breaks Ground On New Development At Site Of Westminster Hotel In Livingston
Kushner Breaks Ground On New Development At Site Of Westminster Hotel In Livingston Construction is officially underway on a major new residential project in North Jersey backed by a firm with ties to President Donald Trump. Kushner Companies, the real estate developer owned by Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, broke ground on Thursday, June 26, on a 280-unit apartment complex at the site of the former Westminster Hotel. Located at 550 West Mt. Pleasant Ave., the new community will be called Livana Livingston, part of Kushner’s Livana residential brand. The property spans nine acres and includes the adjacent parcel where the former Somerset Regal Bank building once stood. …
NJ Mansion Tax: Lawmakers Just Quietly Passed A New Bill That Makes Selling Way More Expensive NJ Mansion Tax: Lawmakers Just Quietly Passed A New Bill That Makes Selling Way More Expensive
NJ Mansion Tax: Lawmakers Just Quietly Passed A New Bill That Makes Selling Way More Expensive New Jersey’s luxury real estate market was thrown into turmoil after lawmakers passed a sweeping mansion tax bill on Monday, June 30, shifting the state’s high-end realty transfer fee from buyers to sellers and adding steep new tiers up to 3.5%. Under the new law, Assembly Bill 5804, sellers of homes over $1 million will absorb what had historically been a 1% buyer-paid fee, with significant increases for higher-value properties. The rates for sellers rises to: 2% over $2 million 2.5% over $2.5 million 3% over $3 million 3.5% over $3.5 million That means a seller of a $4 million home will …
New Home Sales Sink In May, Supply Hits Three-Year High As Trump Tariffs Strain Market New Home Sales Sink In May, Supply Hits Three-Year High As Trump Tariffs Strain Market
New Home Sales Sink In May, Supply Hits Three-Year High As Trump Tariffs Strain Market New home sales plunged in May while housing supply surged to a three-year high, as rising prices, growing inventory, and the impact of President Donald Trump's tariffs deepened the US housing slowdown. Sales of new single-family homes fell to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 623,000 in May, the US Census Bureau and Department of Housing and Urban Development said on Wednesday, June 25. That's down 13.7% from April and 6.3% from May 2024. The total also fell far below Wall Street's expectations. The Dow Jones had forecasted 695,000 sales for May, CNBC reported. The actual figur…
1.2M-Square-Foot Warehouse Proposed At Former Sheraton Crossroads In Mahwah 1.2M-Square-Foot Warehouse Proposed At Former Sheraton Crossroads In Mahwah
1.2M-Square-Foot Warehouse Proposed At Former Sheraton Crossroads In Mahwah Just weeks after the iconic Sheraton Crossroads hotel in Mahwah was imploded, redevelopment plans filed with the township show a massive new warehouse facility is proposed to rise in its place. The proposal calls for a 1.2 million-square-foot logistics center, which includes approximately 1.2 million square feet of warehouse space, plus 11,000 square feet of main office space and 1,500 square feet of shipping and receiving office space, according to site plans filed on June 16. The building would rise 40 feet high and include 175 loading dock doors and 4 drive-in doors, according to archite…
New Jersey Home Listed For $1 — Yes, That's Right New Jersey Home Listed For $1 — Yes, That's Right
New Jersey Home Listed For $1 — Yes, That's Right A Newark home can be yours, as long as you have a dollar to spare. The house at 28 Reynolds Pl. has been listed for $1. And while you probably can't own the home for a simple George Washington, it's created quite a stir on the real estate market. Brendan DaSilva, who listed the 3-bedroom, 2-bathroom home, said he has seen homes suffer from being overpriced, but never saw a listing suffer from being undervalued. "The market dictates value, regardless of the listing," DaSilva, who has sold nearly 1,000 homes, 400 in Newark alone, said. Since the $1 listing went up, DaSilva said he receives …