CRANFORD, NJ-The REITs signings are scattered around the Northern and Central portions of the Garden State, with the biggest chunk of that total at the company's HFC Plaza 5 in Jersey City.

TRENTON, NJ-The projected total covers the next two years with commercial and industrial contracting, school construction, the pharmaceutical business and the utilities looking to lead the way.

EAST WINDSOR, NJ-Atlantic Mills will expand its Lakewood, NJ-based operations with the acquisition, which was arranged by Newmark of New Jersey.

RUTHERFORD, NJ-The signing ups the company's presence at the Meadows Office Complex by 30,000 sf and will consolidate five locations in the region.

NEWARK-The on-again, off-again proposal to turn 13 Downtown acres into an "urban neighborhood" is apparently on track again, although there is still opposition related to displacement of existing residents and businesses.

MORRISTOWN, NJ-The mortgage banking firm's deals cover a variety of property types in New Jersey and New York, with Thrivent Financial as the primary lender.

PERTH AMBOY, NJ-The Landings, which is being developed by a Kushner Cos.' subsidiary, will eventually cover a 49-acre waterfront redevelopment site here with $600 million worth of mixed-use development.

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ-The two buildings, located in the Wick Cos.' BrunsWick Industrial Center, will push the complex close to the one-million-sf mark in total space.