Top Ten Leaders (A to Z)

The strength of the New Jersey Builders Association was on display last week as the organization hosted a record-setting fundraiser for its influential political action committee. The annual event, the Summer Soiree, drew a large crowd to the Highlawn in West Orange for a program that will ensure that the homebuilding industry is heard in Trenton and beyond, NJBA said. That’s especially critical in a gubernatorial election year, as the group pushes for a policy environment that fosters growth, affordability and opportunity.

LONG BRANCH - A plan to develop the vacant lots across the street from Slocum Park and City Hall on Broadway with a mixed-use apartment building is another step closer after the city declared the properties an area in need of redevelopment.

Debra Tantleff is the founding principal of TANTUM Real Estate, a Jersey City-based certified Women’s Business Enterprise specializing in multifamily and mixed-use developments. 

The Atlantic Builders Convention has returned to Atlantic City this week, a year after Gov. Phil Murphy signed a landmark bill to expand affordable housing across New Jersey and potentially impact the thousands of professionals who attend the conference. With this year’s event now underway, organizers say the law has set the stage for a long-overdue, broad-based focus on housing by state policymakers, from mentions in Murphy’s State of the State and budget addresses to a package of bills now moving through the Legislature. ...

Governor Phil Murphy welcomed 2025 by celebrating the year-over-year population growth rate in New Jersey, where the number of residents climbing to an estimated 9,500,851, according to the latest data from the U.S. Census Bureau, an increase of 1.3% or 121,209 from 2023. According to the governor’s Office, “New Jersey experienced a 2.3% population increase — or 211,837 new residents — since April 2020, which marked the release of the Decennial Census data. This consistent growth highlights New Jersey's ongoing upward population trend.” 

The New Jersey Builders Association has installed Debra Tantleff as its chair for a second term, as it prepares for the rollout of the state’s new affordable housing law and other key policies. The organization said Tantleff, the founding principal of TANTUM Real Estate and an active member for more than 20 years, was elected earlier this week alongside six other officers for 2025. 

On December 19, the Simon Wiesenthal Center brought one of its nationally renowned Mobile Museums of Tolerance to the State House in Trenton for a legislative showcase. The event is part of an effort to have the State of New Jersey join its counterparts in New York, Illinois, California, Florida, Massachusetts, Hawaii, and even Canada in sponsoring one of these critical educational assets.

The new chair of the N.J. Builders Association continues to be a role model for so many for her consistent support of affordable housing, veterans housing, women in the industry, the next generation of real estate professionals — and for Israel.

Over the past decade, the homebuilding industry in New Jersey has welcomed and supported countless new rule proposals and code changes that advance the resiliency and energy efficiency of new homes. From mandatory electric vehicle charging stations to enhanced green infrastructure stormwater requirements, the New Jersey Builders Association continues to recognize that new home construction represents the best opportunity to further efficiency and resiliency in the face of a changing climate.  ...

Group’s biennial event details the journey and the road ahead for women in workforce.  Ruthi Zinn Byrne, during a delightful fireside chat with Jeannie LaRue Tuesday night, entertained the crowd with a story about the first time she entered a room as a board member.  ...

The most significant factor contributing to New Jersey’s housing affordability crisis is a lack of supply.   Add in other factors such as high property taxes, decades of suppressed housing production, a lack of developable land, restrictive land constraints, high regulatory costs, and a shortage of labor.  ...

It's no secret that affordable housing is one of the area's biggest needs. Here's a solution to the region's ongoing crisis, advocates say.

Developers are cautiously optimistic about new legislation to streamline affordable housing production in New Jersey, but it’s far from their only public policy objective in 2024. Chief among them is a law that was enacted last year, drawing praise from the New Jersey Builders Association and other groups, allowing building owners to hire third-party, private-sector professionals to obtain faster code inspections.

It’s time to get with the times. We’ve grown tired of hearing from people who say they can’t find women to run their company, be in a top leadership role, sit on a board — or even be on a panel.

It’s time to get with the times. We’ve grown tired of hearing from people who say they can’t find women to run their company, be in a top leadership role, sit on a board — or even be on a panel.

Multifamily projects proliferate as Garden State outbuilds New York.  For Bruce Beal, the view from his office at 30 Hudson Yards is a persistent reminder of being late to the party. Looking west from the 73rd floor, the Related Companies president can see the Jersey City skyline, where glassy towers have rapidly sprouted up along the Hudson River.

The future of any economy — especially one with a hybrid workforce — is having cool
places to live and work. The people on this list are making that happen.

The New Jersey Builders Association has installed Debra Tantleff as its new board chair, tapping a key figure in the industry as it prepares for a new year of advocacy and education for thousands of professionals involved in housing construction.

The New Jersey Builders Association on Thursday announced that Debra Tantleff was installed as chair of the organization at its Jan. 17 board of directors meeting in Jersey City. Tantleff operates a certified Women’s Business Enterprise boutique development and advisory firm, TANTUM Real Estate, which is focused on creating vibrant multifamily and mixed-use communities in the New Jersey region.

The impact of commercial real estate on business in New Jersey is so far-reaching it can be difficult to measure.

From the booming e-commerce and logistics sector, to the ongoing, long-lasting growth of multifamily …

A recent Rutgers Center for Real Estate (RCRE) report concluded that current state standards inflate the amount of parking spaces needed in new residential developments. The report is part of a series of RCRE white papers that seek to set an educational framework for accurate issues in the real estate industry.

New research suggests reductions in parking space requirements for apartment projects can lower development costs and rents and lessen environmental impacts. Parking regulations are a central zoning component of apartment development in the U.S. But, requiring developers to create more parking than necessary hurts renters and discourages the creation of affordable and workforce housing.

This exclusive list of 150 business leaders will be honored by ROI-NJ, N.J. Chamber at grand event on Nov. 30. Here it is: The list of the Top 150 business leaders in the state of New Jersey. An impressive group — made up of leaders from every sector and from every region of the state.

Reducing parking spaces can save money and minimize environmental impact, a Rutgers University white paper found. The study, which gathered information on parking usage at 28,000 units total, found renters used 1.60 spaces per unit on average at garden-style properties and 1.08 per unit on average at high-rises. Both of these usage ratios are well below New Jersey state requirements.

Pulling into a new multifamily parking lot and finding plenty of available parking is becoming a more common occurrence. And, while it may seem like an ideal situation, it’s not. Too many mandatory parking spots is bad for residents (who have to pay increased costs), bad for the environment (concrete has a carbon problem) — and bad for the creation of additional affordable and workforce housing New Jersey so desperately needs (units are too expensive to build).

Demand for parking at multifamily properties in New Jersey is well below what state guidelines require, according to a newly released study by the Rutgers Center for Real Estate, highlighting the potential to reduce construction costs, improve housing affordability and soften the environmental impact of new development by easing state mandates.

Entrepreneurs like Sadiyyah Maamoon have opened businesses in downtown Woodbury well ahead of a proposed Broad Street residential development and with possible light rail service.

Deb Tantleff of TANTUM Real Estate, Mitch Berkey of Chiesa, Shahinian & Giantomasi and Lindsey & Jared Hutter of Aptitude Development will be honored by Israel Bonds during a 75th anniversary celebration of Israel on Sept. 13 at the Crystal Plaza in Livingston. Tantleff, the founding principal of TANTUM, will be given the Golda Meir Award.

“New Jersey has a storied history of working to address affordable housing. For over five decades, municipalities and developers have collaborated and/or clashed in state agencies and in the courts,“ noted Tom D’Allessio, Vice President of Policy, American Planning Association, NJ Chapter.

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.

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.

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.

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.

From developers and financiers to service providers and sector experts, to public officials and, of course, the icons of the industry, the 2022 ROl Influencers: Real Estate list honors the top players in the sector.

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.

New Jersey is facing an acute housing shortage. Nationally, we are millions of housing units short of meeting demand, and the situation is proportionally worse in New Jersey.

Completed in September of 2021, the Veteran's Housing Project is a new 20-unit, 4-story affordable housing rental project built on a long-vacant corner lot of Ocean Avenue in Jersey City, an area of great need.

Thirteen projects noted for the community and economic benefits they deliver to their respective environments. 

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.

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.

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.

Housing options for veterans expanded in Hudson County at the start of this week with the completion of a 21,700-square-foot complex in Jersey City.

TANTUM Real Estate, local stakeholders, and elected officials recently attended the ribbon-cutting event for the affordable veterans housing community in the Greenville neighborhood of Jersey City.

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.