VOORHEES, NJ-Wal-Mart is out of the picture at the 1.2-million-sf Echelon Mall, which will now be renamed and turned into a combination of enclosed mall and lifestyle center retail with a residential component.

VOORHEES, NJ-Wal-Mart is out of the picture at the 1.2-million-sf Echelon Mall, which will now be renamed and turned into a combination of enclosed mall and lifestyle center retail with a residential component.

HAMILTON, NJ-George Comfort & Sons formally wraps up its acquisition of the 427,000-sf Quakerbridge Plaza, 90% of which is occupied by state agencies.

LAKEWOOD, NJ-J. Knipper & Co. is consolidating 230 employees from a half-dozen locations in a new $10-million build-to-suit done by Sudler Cos.

WEST ORANGE, NJ-The rehabilitation center has hired Gale Construction to build the new 102,000-sf wing. A 15-month construction period is anticipated.

KEARNY, NJ-In what is one of the largest industrial leases in North Jersey in recent years, the HD Smith Co. will move into a new building at Russo Development's Saw Mill Park.

SOMERSET, NJ-The specialty finance company makes its second credit investment by picking up the fee interest in a 200,000-sf class A office building fully occupied by Philips Electronics.

MONROE TWP., NJ-MS Investments One sells the 13,824-sf Eckerd Drug-occupied building to a local investor.