CHATHAM, NJ–In its Q1 report, Cassidy Turley attributes increased asking rents, decreased vacancy and positive absorption in northern and central New Jersey's office market to a better employment and economic picture.

PITTSBURGH-J.J. Gumberg, the international real estate company based here, obtained $165 million in financing for a four-property retail acquisition in two states through HFF.

FAIRLESS HILLS, PA–A 43-year-old shopping center here was sold to a New Jersey firm for redevelopment in a $9.5 million deal brokered by CBRE.

JERSEY CITY, NJ-In this UPDATE to the news about 377 rental units Mill Creek plans to create in a renovated historic warehouse here, HFF reports that the waterfront pipeline for apartments already includes more than 10,000 units.

PHILADELPHIA-Boston's Wahlburgers, founded by three brothers, is planning to open a handful of its restaurants in the City of Brotherly Love and its suburbs.

EDISON, NJ—Mack-Cali acquired an apartment building in Andover, MA, in pursuit of its continuing push to become a dominant multi-family player in the Northeast.

MALVERN, PA–Saint-Gobain will begin work this month at a 65-acre Malvern site it chose for a new headquarters for itself and subsidiary CertainTeed after an extensive search conducted by Binswanger.

CLIFTON, NJ-NAI James E. Hanson completed three deals in Clifton, including one in which a warehouse company will relocate into a former manufacturing facility. Also, Atlantic Holdings took 110,000 square feet at a Jersey City facility in a deal negotiated by Bussel Realty.