UNION CITY, NJ-There was intense interest in an apartment building with office space here, which sold quickly. An Elizabeth mixed-use retail/office building traded in two weeks, according to Gebroe-Hammer.

SCOTCH PLAINS-A new school being created for the private Newmark Education network via renovation of an office building and construction of two new facilities is nearly complete.

BAYONNE, NJ-The Garden State was showered with attention by the Port Authority as it approved a new cruise ship terminal for Cape Liberty here, a new interchange ramp to the Goethels Bridge and runway work at Newark Liberty International.

EDGEWATER, NJ-A 25-year-old shopping center here will be upgraded and aggressively marketed to upscale retail tenants by its new owner, Capstone Realty Group.

CHERRY HILL, NJ-A warehouse where one micro-brewer grew and made a name for itself is the new home of a new micro-brewery.

ALLENTOWN, PA-A group of investors has purchased a former racquetball/healh club and has plans before the School Board to create a performing arts-oriented charter school there.

NEWARK, NJ-The long-vacant 1901 Hahne's building in downtown Newark is to be restored on the outside and given new life as a mixed-use residential building, according to a plan approved Tuesday.

RED BANK, NJ-The West Side Lofts, including loft apartments and town homes, retail shops and a brew pub, is rising now on the west side of Red Bank.