SADDLE BROOK, NJ—New York-based investors in small retail are hitting the river crossings in droves and squeezing out traditional New Jersey-based buyers of smaller retail properties and strip centers, according to Marcus & Millichap's New Jersey retail team, which had a $100 million-plus first half this year.
“Anything with smaller units and good demographics, we're really getting a tremendous amount of activity on,” says Alan Cafiero, who leads the retail team with Ben Sgambati. Cafiero and Sgambati are both directors and first vice presidents of the firm. Cafiero has been with Marcus & Millichap since 2007, specializing in shopping centers, net lease properties, mixed-use buildings and office and industrial properties. Sgambati worked in technology and office equipment sales before moving into commercial real estate three decades ago. The pair have closed more than 300 commercial real estate deals in 26 states worth more than $1 billion.
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