WOODBRIDGE, NJ—Joni Sweetwood, a senior vice president with The Kislak Company, Inc., is driving substantial activity for the firm in Essex and Union Counties, with $18.3 million in sales involving 219 residential units completed in the second half of 2014.

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PHOENIX—Thomas Bradford Communities has acquired Newport Mesa Apartments at 1620 W. Southern Ave. in Mesa's Fiesta District and is launching an urban repositioning campaign that will bring a fresh, updated feel to the 156-unit property.