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ROI Influencers: Women in Business 2023 — Top 40
re-nj.com | 3/14/2023
It’s 2023. And it’s time to realize: The future is female — and the future already is here. We’re tired of hearing from people who say they can’t find women to run their company, sit on their board, take a top leadership role or even simply be on a panel of thought leaders. It’s shameful. And, once again, with the release of the 2023 ROI Influencers: Women in Business, we’re proving that the state is overflowing with qualified female leaders who are ready, willing and eager to do all of the above.
Belgiovine sworn in as NJBA president, helming five-member executive board
re-nj.com | 2/14/2023
The New Jersey Builders Association has installed its new executive board, including a 45-year construction and real estate industry veteran as its president for the next 12 months. Frank Belgiovine, CEO and president of Belmont Construction Corp., is among five elected officers who were sworn in this week by the housing industry trade group. He is NJBA’s 70th board president, succeeding Thomas Bovino and helping lead an organization that includes 1,000 member companies such as builders, remodelers, material suppliers, subcontractors, consultants, lenders, utilities and others involved in housing- and building-related fields.
ROI Influencers: Power List 2023; Real Estate — Debra Tantleff
roi-nj.com | 2/8/2023
The Rutgers Center for Real Estate has launched a study that it hopes will capture real-time data on parking usage at residential properties in New Jersey, as it pushes for updates to the decades-old standards that towns and cities use to guide land use and redevelopment.
Rutgers launches study on parking usage at multifamily sites, seeking updated state guidelines
re-nj.com | 1/19/2023
The Rutgers Center for Real Estate has launched a study that it hopes will capture real-time data on parking usage at residential properties in New Jersey, as it pushes for updates to the decades-old standards that towns and cities use to guide land use and redevelopment.
Panel Reveals the Good and Bad About the NJ Economy
njbmagazine.com | 12/1/2022
New Jersey has created robust economic development programs that have helped businesses survive the COVID-19 pandemic and grow the innovation economy. However, a continuing workforce shortage, inflation and recessionary fears, burdensome government regulations, and high taxes, coupled with the high cost of building, are challenges for businesses that want to start up or expand in the state.
Riding into the Horizon
Commercial Construction & Renovation | 11/23/2022
CCR Woman's Routable attendees discuss the trends—and other things—as we head into a new year. There is no discounting the extreme lengths the commercial construction industry went to keep things moving ahead during our recent once in a lifetime pandemic. But if anyone thought that was going to slow down the industry, they were sadly mistaken.
ROI Influencers: Power List 2022 — Real Estate
ROI-NJ.com | 2/23/2022
We get it, residential real estate is hot. But if you’re looking for a new neighborhood featuring four-bedroom homes with a nice yard … you come to the wrong place. These developers are the ones creating the multi-family residential, office, mixed-use and industrial facilities that are needed today (and tomorrow). Their market, in many cases, is just as hot.
Officials Cut Ribbon On Project Built To Give Jersey City Veterans A Home
TapInto.com | 12/13/2021
JERSEY CITY, NJ - Local veterans facing housing insecurity may soon have a roof over their head, thanks to the completion of a 21,700-square-foot veterans’ housing complex in Jersey City, which opened on November 30.
ROI-NJ Presents The Roi Influencers: Real Estate 2021
ROI-NJ.com | 12/2/2021
While elected officials and economic thought leaders debate the merits of any number of programs that can be used to jump-start the post-pandemic economy, business leaders know an old axiom still holds true: Real estate leads the way.
Tantum Cuts Ribbon On Affordable Veterans Housing Community In Jersey City
ROI-NJ.com | 12/1/2021
For Debra Tantleff, founding principal of Tantum Real Estate and a longtime developer in the state, the ribbon-cutting Tuesday at 526 Ocean Ave. in Jersey City was different from the many others she has attended.
Many U.S. Veterans Still Struggling To Find Housing Following The End To The War
Bisnow | 11/10/2021
The longest war in American history has ended, sending the remaining 2,500 U.S. troops home and adding to the nearly 200,000 individuals who leave the armed forces each year, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
‘Meadowlands Cup’ Golf Event Aims To Highlight, Build Support For Destination-Based Economy
RE-NJ.com | 7/13/2021
Long-delayed as it was, the opening of the massive American Dream retail and entertainment complex is making good on its promise of bringing thousands of daily visitors to the Meadowlands, providing a much-needed lift to businesses in the region.
Princeton University Taps C&W To Sell Mixed-Use Development Site
Real Estate Weekly | 7/12/2021
Cushman & Wakefield announced today that the real estate services firm has been retained by Princeton University to arrange for the sale of the Princeton Nurseries development site. Located within the Princeton Forrestal Center, the site totals 271 acres and represents the last large development parcel in its Corporate Office and Research Complex.
Real Estate Could Prosper From Nationwide Infrastructure Investment Strategies
Smart Brief | 6/21/2021
New infrastructure — and particularly transportation infrastructure — should be climate change resistant, value previously marginalized urban neighborhoods and take into consideration changing traffic patterns, according to a panel of real estate and urban development specialists based in the greater New York City metropolitan area.
Murphy Appoints 77 New Members To New Jersey-Israel Commission
ROI-NJ.com | 4/15/2021
Governor Phil Murphy announced the appointments of 77 public members to the New Jersey-Israel Commission, including a second co-chair, Karin Elkis. Elkis will serve as co-chair along with Mark Levenson, who was one of 21 members who were reappointed. Andrew Gross serves as the executive director. The appointments to the commission were announced Wednesday, Israel’s 73rd Independence Day, in celebration of the friendship and longstanding relationship between New Jersey and Israel
N.J. Builders Association Installs President, ’21-22 Officers
ROI-NJ.com | 4/15/2021
The New Jersey Builders Association has installed its 68th president, it announced this week, along with other members of its 2021-22 slate of officers.
Murphy Announces Appointments To NJ – Israel Commission
NJBMagazine.com | 4/14/2021
Gov. Phil Murphy today announced the appointments of 77 public members to the New Jersey – Israel Commission. The appointments to the Commission are being announced on Israel’s 73rd Independence Day, in celebration of the friendship and longstanding relationship between New Jersey and Israel.
Governor Murphy Announces Sweeping Set Of Appointments To New Jersey – Israel Commission
InsiderNJ.com | 4/14/2021
TRENTON – Governor Phil Murphy today announced the appointments of 77 public members to the New Jersey – Israel Commission. The appointments to the Commission are being announced on Israel’s 73rd Independence Day, in celebration of the friendship and longstanding relationship between New Jersey and Israel.
Know These Successful Women In Commercial Real Estate?
American Investment Properties | 3/12/2021
March was Women’s History Month. It’s important we recognize the accomplishments of all women, but we found it crucial to highlight women in commercial real estate. Known as a male-dominated industry, there are women who have broken gender barriers and made huge strides. Below we cover nine women in the commercial real estate industry.
Renderings Released For Approved ‘Hue Soul’ Mixed-Use Project In East Orange
Jersey Digs | 2/15/2021
Recently released renderings illustrate what a five-story building that is being envisioned for the Soul Food Factory site between East Orange’s two train stations could look like if it ends up coming to fruition.
Tantleff, Herbold Named Trustees Of Meadowlands Chamber’s 2040 Foundation
ROI-NJ.com | 11/20/2020
Debra Tantleff, principal of Tantum Real Estate, and Amy Herbold, vice president for American Dream, were named as trustees to the Meadowlands Regional 2040 Foundation earlier this week.
ROI-NJ Presents The 2020 ROI Influencers: Real Estate List
ROI-NJ.com | 11/18/2020
The COVID-19 pandemic may have changed the commercial real estate sector, but it didn’t stop it. The pandemic led to a pivot, one that still is impacting CRE today — and one that figures to do so in the months (even years) ahead.
Tantleff, Manicone Join N.J. Builders Association Leadership Team
ROI-NJ.com | 6/23/2020
Two prominent women in the real estate industry have joined the New Jersey Builders Association’s leadership team, the organization announced Monday.
20 Inspiring Women Who Are Changing The Culture In Real Estate
Facilio Blog | 3/12/2020
It wasn’t too long ago when a remark like “That’s a man’s job” was just accepted as the norm. For the longest time, the choices we made in the workforce were dictated not by an individual’s calibre but by their gender.
Real Foresight: ROI-NJ Asks Real Estate Experts What They See Ahead In 2020
ROI-NJ | 1/2/2020
It’s an annual tradition here at ROI-NJ: Kicking off the new year by surveying some of the New Jersey real estate industry’s top experts to find out what they see for the coming year. Read on for the 2020 edition!
How A Small Town Tries Working With Developers To Grow
CoStar News | 6/25/2019
Red Bank, a riverfront town in New Jersey about 50 miles from Midtown Manhattan, had been sleeping on its laurels in terms of fostering new development, according to its mayor. But that's changing. The borough recently welcomed several new projects and has others in the works.
Red Bank Lost Its Mojo To Asbury, Long Branch. Could Downtown Housing Bring It Back?
App.com | 6/17/2019
New Jersey Monthly magazine called it “the hippest town in New Jersey.” A few years later, the 12,000-resident borough landed on Smithsonian magazine’s list of the “hippest enclaves on the East Coast.”
Panelists Offer Up Guidance On Making TOD Real
NJTOD.org | 6/17/2019
The first installment of the new TOD in Your Downtown Forum Series, organized by Downtown New Jersey (DNJ) and NJTOD.org, was held on May 30 at Rutgers University, New Brunswick. Planners, municipal officials, and other practitioners assembled at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy to hear from expert panelists who work on the front lines of planning and implementing transit-oriented development.
Element At Red Bank Called Game-Changing Development For Community
ROI-NJ.com | 5/30/2019
Red Bank Mayor Pasquale Menna was thrilled. As he stood beside Tantum Real Estate founder and President Debra Tantleff and development partner Joe Bezzone and cut a bright red ribbon signifying the grand opening of The Element at Red Bank, he said the boutique urban infill development will help change the heart of downtown Red Bank.
Red Bank Apartments At The Element Go For Up To $5k A Month
APP.com | 5/30/2019
RED BANK - The Element, an upscale 35-unit “boutique” apartment building marketed for well-heeled baby boomers and empty nesters, opened its doors Wednesday, marking another milestone in the downtown’s budding residential renaissance.
Red Bank’s Element Apartment Building Has Ribbon Cutting
Tapinto.net | 5/30/2019
RED BANK, NJ – The Element apartments had their ribbon cutting ceremony attended by Red Bank Mayor Pat Menna, state senator Vin Gopal, former senator Joe Kyrillos and Freeholder Gerry Scharfenberger, and a host of other political and business notables.
Real Estate Predictions: Experts Tell ROI-NJ Their Thoughts On 2019
ROI-NJ | 1/2/2019
Has multifamily finally hit its peak? Can industrial continue its big push, buoyed by the ports? Will Newark and Jersey City continue to lead the way in urban development? What’s the feeling on retail? And how will Gov. Phil Murphy’s goal of an innovative economy impact all of this?
Demographics, Other Factors Helping To Spur Suburban Revival
NJBIZ | 10/15/2018
Migration from the suburbs to urban areas — a pattern that’s ruled for more than a decade — may finally be turning around, according to a report from the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University.
Rutgers Research Says MF Development Has Bigger Impact On Schools Than Believed
State Broadcast News | 7/27/2018
NEWARK, NJ—(SBN)—Municipalities may need to increase their expectations of how new multifamily construction will affect their schools, and probably should stop using a “one size fits all” model in determining the impact of multifamily construction on local school capacity, according to research released by The Center for Real Estate at Rutgers Business School.
Landmark Rutgers Study Sheds Light On Multifamily Development’s Impact On School-Age Children
New Jersey Business | 7/19/2018
The Center for Real Estate at Rutgers Business School announced the release of its first public policy white paper, “School-Age Children in Rental Units in New Jersey: Results from a Survey of Developers and Property Managers.”
Rutgers Real Estate Center Releases Landmark Study On School-Aged Children In Multifamily Properties
ROI-NJ.com | 7/19/2018
The number of school-age children in multifamily housing units increases with the number of bedrooms, regardless of the residents’ income level and building product type. And, if income and bedrooms are fixed, it can be shown that denser properties will have fewer school-aged children.
New Jersey Builders Association Honors Annual Industry Award Recipients
MyCentralJersey.com | 2/3/2018
ROBBINSVILLE – The New Jersey Builders Association (NJBA) honored its annual Industry Awards recipients recently at the Stone Terrace, by John Henry's in Hamilton. The awards honor members of NJBA who have made outstanding contributions to the housing and/or the building industry in New Jersey during the prior year.
Red Bank: Apartment Project Begins
RedBankGreen.Com | 12/27/2017
Going in opposite Riverside Gardens Park at 55 West Front Street is the Element, a 35-unit apartment building with self-contained parking beneath an elevated patio for tenants.
Debra Tantleff: Blazing A Trail For Women In Real Estate
Pace Advertising | 11/27/2017
Our Common Ground campaign for Gender Equality continues! Today, we salute another pioneering woman in real estate: Debra Tantleff! Debra is Founding Principal of TANTUM Real Estate. We’re proud to shine a spotlight on Debra and so many other trailblazers in the field. These women have paved the way for others to follow. Here’s to every achievement earned, every milestone passed, and every glass ceiling shattered!
Downtown Apartment Complex Approved In Red Bank
Two River Times | 3/16/2017
RED BANK – The borough Zoning Board of Adjustment may have said “no” but the Planning Board said “yes” – after a little nudging from the Borough Council – for the upscale multistory apartment complex intended for the downtown.
Contentious 35-Unit Apartment Project Coming to red Bank
App.com | 3/6/2017
RED BANK — A year ago, the borough's Zoning Board rejected a 35-unit apartment project planned for the heart of downtown. On Monday, the Planning Board approved essentially the same plan, after the proposal took an unorthodox path.
Real Estate Center Assembles Emerging Leaders Council to Connect with Students, Ensure Viabiliy
Rutgers University | 6/7/2016
Packed with industry giants and power players, the advisory board of the Rutgers Business School Center for Real Estate has no shortage of leadership or experience. But the group wants to ensure its viability for decades to come, while connecting with the students it was meant to serve when it was formed last year.
Tantum Real Estate's Debra Tantleff Public-Private Housing Advocacy Recognized with NJBA Award
GlobeSt | 5/12/2016
JERSEY CITY, NJ — Debra Tantleff, founding principal of TANTUM Real Estate, is concerned about the economic forces that are combining to raise development costs across New Jersey, in urban infill and suburban redevelopment locations, and she’s trying to help local governments cope with that reality in her own development practice. Learn more in our exclusive audio interview.