ATLANTIC CITY, NJ-As part of the state's balance-the-budget effort, the gaming halls have been hit with several new levies, including a controversial tax on net profits. New taxes against slot machine companies and gamblers themselves could raise the take to $90 million.

PEAPACK-GLADSTONE, NJ-The project, which would be fashioned out of an estate

EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ-The first phase of the condo complex, which is being developed by Kushner Cos. and built by its Westminster Communities division, will debut next spring.

FRANKLIN TWP., NJ-The space was freed up when the consumer products company consolidated its R&D operations to its HQ in Englewood Cliffs, NJ. CB Richard Ellis has the assignment.

CARLSTADT, NJ-Wildcat International will take over part of the 102,000 sf of space vacated when GiftCertificates.com moved its fulfillment operations to Omaha last year.

EDISON, NJ-The 369,000-sf asset, owned by a local investment group, houses the warehousing/distribution operations of Popular Club Inc. Principal Global Investors provided the money.

FRANKLIN TWP., NJ-SJP Properties, owner of the four-building Somerset Research Center, has hired Cushman & Wakefield's Technology Group to fill the newly vacant space.

PRINCETON, NJ-Paramount Hotel Group is teaming up with a local private investment group to introduce the brand to this prestigious market. The property will be located within the two million-sf Carnegie Center Office Park.