Real Estate

Ron Ladell Senior vice president AvalonBay Communities Recently got final approvals for W Squared, the $350 million, 25-acre mixed-use residential and retail community that will transform the Princeton Junction train station. Jonathan KushnerJamie LeFrak; Harrison LeFrak

Deb Tantleff Founding principal Tantum Respected mentor to next generation leads by example with opening of 20-unit affordable housing complex for veterans that is filled with social services. Jay SugarmanJoe Taylor

Chris Paladino President New Brunswick Development Corp. He currently has more than $1.5 billion in projects underway in three cities in three regions of the state (including the Hub and the new Morris Cancer Center in New...

Wasseem Boraie Vice president Boraie Development His “Shaq Towers” residential project in Newark could be the largest — and grandest — in the city’s history. Marc BersonRicardo Cardoso

Dave Barry President Ironstate Development Corp. The Wellmont Arts Plaza, a transformative project in Montclair, is just one of many projects Barry completed in 2021. Ralph ZuckerMarc Berson

Ed Cohen; Gene Diaz Principals Prism Capital Partners ON3 gets most of the ink, but the firm’s various multifamily projects are just as impressive. Peter CocozielloShane Connell

Jack Klugmann CEO Accurate Builders and Developers Newark planning board approved all phases of plans to construct 4,200 units and 100,000 sq. ft of commercial space on former Riverfront Stadium site. Jimmy Hanson; Jon HansonJonathan Kushner

John Saraceno and Jonathan Schultz Co-founders and co-managing principals Onyx Equities To be sure, no one is betting bigger on office and a return to the office. But it is their efforts transforming Gateway and Penn Station,...

Jimmy Hanson; Jon Hanson CEO; Founder & chairman The Hampshire Cos. Iconic brand made a splash in Jersey City last summer when it opened RIVET 26, a 199-unit apartment complex located near the campus of New Jersey...

Ed Russo CEO Russo Development The question for perhaps the most prolific developer in the state is not where he’s working – but where he’s not. Steve PozyckiJohn Saraceno and Jonathan Schultz