PLAINFIELD, NJ-The New Jersey Schools Construction Corp. will convert the vacant facility into a middle school as part of the state's $8.6 billion schools construction program.

CRANFORD, NJ-The second quarter results in North and Central New Jersey were bolstered by a 55,000-sf deal with Novartis and two other signings of just under 50,000 sf.

BRIDGEWATER, NJ-The new acquisition, occupied by Aventis Pharmaceuticals as its headquarters, is part of a new, two-building class A complex that has become one very hot property.

WALL, NJ-The transaction, arranged by the Schultz Organization/TCN Worldwide, marks the second time the building has been sold in just the last 12 months.

BERNARDSVILLE, NJ-The separate deals, arranged by PW Funding's local office, include a warehouse and shopping center in New Jersey and two commercial properties in Pennsylvania.

OLD BRIDGE TWP., NJ-The local EDC has set the process in motion with the naming of Schoor DePalma, an engineering and consulting firm, to create a redevelopment plan.

GLASSBORO, NJ-The funding covers a 328-unit apartment complex in this South Jersey community; the borrower plans substantial capital improvements to the newly acquired asset.

DAYTON, NJ-WEL Cos., a Wisconsin-based company, is growing its food distribution operations within a 283,000-sf industrial building owned by Opus East in the Turnpike Crossings II complex.