SECAUCUS, NJ-Fire safety equipment provider Simplex Grinnell will take over a combination of retail and flex/warehouse space.

ELIZABETH, NJ-The 260-key former Sheraton has reopened as the Crowne Plaza Newark Airport, operated by IHG.

CLIFTON, NJ-Morris Cos.' four-year-old 261 River Rd. is listed for lease or sale in the wake of occupant EK Success' departure.

VINELAND, NJ-While some high-end retailers and properties are struggling, leases, sales and makeovers are still getting done across the state.

MAHWAH, NJ-The pick-up comes just as a nearby 119,000-square-foot Hampshire-owned building gone vacant hits the market for lease.

BERNARDS TWP., NJ-BEA Systems has vacated SJP Properties' 140 Allen Rd., leaving it ready for a full lease.

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ-The newsstand and gift shop operator has doubled its space at ING Clarion's 422,000-square-foot Metropolitan Center.

PRINCETON, NJ-The two firms are looking to work out "creative solutions" for companies looking for financing in a tough market.