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Eric (left) and Paul Silverman, brothers and principals of SILVERMAN, are pictured at Andco North, a coworking space within their newest mixed-use development in Jersey City’s Hamilton Park section. — Photo by Aaron Houston for Real Estate NJ

By Joshua Burd

Sarah Sacco may well be the quintessential resident and business owner in Jersey City’s Hamilton Park neighborhood.

Her landlord, Paul Silverman, is understandably eager to explain why, starting with when he convinced Sacco, a onetime tenant at the developer’s artist studio space on Erie Street, to hold a pop-up store at one of his nearby residential properties. The response to her lifestyle and home goods products dwarfed the business she was doing at weekend events in Brooklyn, he said, prompting her to drop the commute and open a permanent store at the firm’s Hamilton Square building in late 2022.

Sacco’s shop, Love the Clutter, is also just a block from her apartment at another Silverman-owned building.

“Sarah is one of my life success stories,” said Silverman, who cofounded the development firm SILVERMAN in 1981 alongside his brother Eric. “Love the Clutter is a great example of that.”

Hamilton Park, the idyllic, brownstone-lined enclave that surrounds the five-acre green space of the same name, is filled with such stories. The Silvermans have had much to do with it, having built some 500 residential units and 150,000 square feet of commercial space in the neighborhood over the past 35 years. Equally if not more important is their highly visible, hands-on style and high level of engagement with their tenants that continues long after their buildings open — creating an ecosystem where many residents live and work, often helping them move from one SILVERMAN property to another as their families and businesses grow.

The firm is marking its latest milestone in Hamilton Park — which sits just south of the Holland Tunnel approach and west of the city’s Newport section — with the mixed-use project known as Swift & Co. Located at 220 9^th St., the nine-story building houses 59 apartments and 80,000 square feet of commercial space that’s now fully leased, including office space that is home to a real estate brokerage, marketing and engineering firms and multiple health care users, as well as businesses such as a bagel shop, a ceramics studio and a hair salon, filling out a neighborhood that now seemingly wants for nothing.

Importantly, the building also houses an upscale, 20,000-square-foot coworking space known as Andco North, supporting dozens of other entrepreneurs and providing much-needed event space for local businesses and community groups.

“It’s been a real hub for activities there and a magnet for the neighborhood and for business production,” Paul Silverman said. “People can be very productive walking to work and meeting people locally.”

The brothers’ Hamilton Park story is more than 40 years in the making. Eric Silverman recalls being in Jersey City in the early 1980s, when he was working for the developer that would repurpose a sprawling warehouse on Erie Street into what’s now the Port Authority Technical Center. Fresh out of college, he made a point of exploring the neighborhood and came upon Hamilton Park just three blocks to the south, where he found a space with an unsightly chain link fence but a “nice square” shape that fit seamlessly with the street grid.

“It popped into my mind that this has some kind of future,” Eric Silverman said. “I guess, at that point, it resonated as a personal ambition to fixing up that neighborhood.”

SILVERMAN’s earliest acquisitions in the city, in the mid-1980s, included a condominium building about two blocks from the park. In 1998, the brothers purchased a century-old former brass foundry building at 10^th Street and Jersey Avenue, a block north of Hamilton Park, which they would restore and repurpose to create luxury apartments that were accented by the structure’s historic industrial features.

Their plans to develop other projects in the area leapt forward in 2006, when SILVERMAN acquired the defunct St. Francis Hospital complex that included five buildings on a two-acre superblock just east of the park, between 8th and 9th streets. The firm began by rehabilitating a large, 11-story section of the former hospital along Pavonia Avenue to create Hamilton Square, a collection of 124 condominiums and 50,000 square feet of retail space that opened in 2009.

It was also in those years that SILVERMAN opened the 60-unit Schroeder Lofts at 234 10^th St. and another 25 homes at 210 9^th St., in 2007 and 2013, respectively, in projects that also included a restaurant and a school. In 2018, it unveiled a ground-up, 99-unit luxury apartment building adjacent to Hamilton Square known as Park Francis with additional retail and restaurant space.

All of which has given way to Swift & Co., where it redeveloped a former hospital parking garage and unveiled the first of its 59 rental homes in early 2022. And the firm recently completed its lease-up of the property’s 80,000-square-foot commercial component, whose tenants also include a veterinarian, Tiger Schulmann’s Martial Arts and a photo studio, among others.

“Now we’re back to 2025 and the story really has emerged perfectly in Hamilton Park, because it’s a great place to live,” said Eric Silverman, whose firm has developed some 1,500 residential units and 250,000 square feet of commercial space overall in Jersey City. “And there’s just so many things, you don’t have to leave the neighborhood.”

That’s especially true for those residents who also work or own businesses in the district. The Silvermans estimate there are 15 or so such examples, including Sacco and Love the Clutter, which have emerged over the past 20 years as they’ve curated a mix of shops, services and eateries with a focus on building an all-inclusive environment.

As the brothers note, that goes hand in hand with constantly walking their properties and speaking to tenants, giving them a real-time sense of the types of services that residents and merchants feel are missing from the neighborhood. They’re also master networkers who are deeply involved in foundations, community events, education and other philanthropic endeavors in Jersey City, which often leads to encounters with or introductions to entrepreneurs that see an opportunity to expand to Hamilton Park.

“It’s a lot of serendipity that way,” said Paul Silverman. He recalls, for instance, convincing the owner of the Jersey City Bicycle Co. to expand from the city’s McGinley Square section to Hamilton Park, in part by giving him pop-up space during the pandemic. The brothers also point to Betty’s Ceramics Club, whose co-owner is the daughter of the Silvermans’ landscape architect. The business opened at Swift & Co. in 2023, but only after several years of coaxing the proprietors, McKendree Key and Sam Spratt, to move from their pottery studio in Brooklyn.

“It’s opposite the model that a lot of the institutional real estate operators have, where they just hire a broker, put up a sign and see who calls them,” Eric Silverman added.

“We’ve flipped it around and we meet with our team and some of the established neighborhood people and say, ‘What do you need?’ and then go after that company.”

While he concedes that “not everything has been a success,” that approach has served the neighborhood well and fostered a diverse environment. That’s also on display at Andco North, whose 160 members include many Hamilton Park residents and range from graphic designers and music producers to doctors who conduct telehealth visits from the site.

Led by John Tokar, the coworking space offers a mix of desks that are available via day pass, 10-day pass or an open membership costing roughly $350 monthly, as well as reserved desks and private offices. Users have access to shared amenity spaces, conference rooms and in-house bar and kitchen areas with filtered water, coffee and beer on tap. All of it adorned by design choices that draw directly from the neighborhood — from hundreds of handmade, custom tiles from Betty’s Ceramics Club to preserved elements from St. Francis Hospital, including clocks from the operating rooms and turquoise pharmacy cabinets that have been incorporated into the kitchenette.

SILVERMAN debuted the space last fall as an expansion of its Andco coworking hub about a mile away at Charles & Co., a mixed-use building on Montgomery Street with 99 apartments and office and retail space. That allowed the firm to enhance its offerings in many ways, including technology such as an app-based entry system and, perhaps most notably, in the realm of event space. To that end, Andco North has a large meeting or lounge area that’s separate from the main coworking space, allowing users to host functions without interrupting the day-to-day activities.

That space is for rent, and not just for Andco members, but for community groups and other users, providing a feature that the Silvermans say was missing from the area. In recent months, it has hosted everything from fundraisers for local nonprofits to a back-to-school night for the neighboring Scandinavian School.

“It definitely fills a need for people who are stuck in their apartments working, people who need a place to go,” Eric Silverman said, noting that the space has hosted roughly 40 events to date. “It’s become a hub in the short amount of time it’s been open.”

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Fresh Eatontown dispensary joins statewide Cannabis Workers Rising campaign, follows colleagues from Fresh Elizabeth LLC in choosing Local 360

WEST BERLIN, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 360 announced today that more New Jersey cannabis workers have voted to unionize as part of its long-running Cannabis Workers Rising campaign. Employees at Fresh Eatontown LLC, a licensed adult-use cannabis dispensary, are the latest to join the labor movement as it continues to expand across the state’s legal marijuana industry. The latest vote in favor of union membership with Local 360 came at the Fresh Eatontown LLC dispensary in Eatontown, NJ. Fresh Eatontown is one of two dispensaries in New Jersey operated by multi-state cannabis company Fresh Cannabis, which also has locations in Colorado and Delaware. Fresh Cannabis’ other New Jersey dispensary, Fresh Elizabeth LLC, voted to join UFCW Local 360 towards the end of 2024.

New Jersey cannabis workers at Fresh Eatontown LLC, a licensed adult-use cannabis dispensary, have voted to unionize with UFCW Local 360 as part of the long-running Cannabis Workers Rising campaign.

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“I hope the management team at Fresh Eatontown recognizes how lucky it is to have such committed employees,” said Hugh Giordano, UFCW Local 360’s director of organizing. “Voting to unionize is a powerful step. It represents a professional and personal commitment to the future of the company and signals that these cannabis workers want to be partners in creating long-term success.”

For more than a decade, Local 360 has been central to the development and stabilization of the legal cannabis industry in New Jersey, especially through its Cannabis Workers Rising campaign. Thousands of cannabis workers across New Jersey — from budtenders and retail staff to cultivation and processing teams — have joined UFCW Local 360 since the campaign began.

“As this young industry evolves, workers are learning about the value of bona fide unions, like Local 360,” said Giordano. “They choose to unionize because they see that labor membership can mean better conditions, better opportunities, and a brighter future for families, communities and employers. They choose UFCW Local 360 because of our unmatched cannabis industry expertise and our record of success for cannabis workers in collective bargaining, contract negotiations, and worker rights.”

Giordano, who regularly meets with cannabis industry workers, credits the transparency and expertise at the heart of Local 360’s organizing effort for its continued success. He also pointed out UFCW’s commitment to building a successful industry with a thriving, diverse and skilled workforce, wherever cannabis is legalized.

From seed to sale, UFCW is a national leader in cannabis labor organizing and is the official cannabis union recognized by the AFL-CIO. UFCW represents tens of thousands of workers in dispensaries, grow operations, labs, delivery services, and processing facilities across the U.S., working with employees and business owners to achieve the shared goal of a regulated cannabis industry that delivers family-sustaining jobs and is focused on social equity.

About United Food and Commercial Workers: The UFCW International Union represents over 1.3 million hardworking families across the U.S. and Canada. These members work in essential industries such as Retail, Warehousing, Manufacturing, Healthcare, Transportation, the Public Sector and Cannabis. More at https://www.ufcw360.org/

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Media Contact: Hugh Giordano, Director of Organizing, United Food & Commercial Workers, Local 360 609-680-5718 hgiordano@ufcw360.org

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NAIOP New Jersey will roll out the red carpet this week to celebrate its 38th Annual Commercial Real Estate Awards Gala May 15.

In addition to the 2025 Commercial Real Estate Awards, the event will also reveal this year’s Deal of the Year winners. See below for a closer look at all of this year’s honorees.

Dan Kennedy, chief executive officer at NAIOP NJ, highlighted the importance of the marquee gala. “The proceeds from this event serve as a large revenue driver to fund chapter operations and advancing our strategic plan,” he explained. “Our advocacy program is fighting every day to push back on proposed legislation and other policies that are seeking to deflate CRE opportunities.

“This year, more than ever, support for the Gala is needed so we can increase the defense of our interests and get ready for a new Governor in 2026.”

This year, NAIOP NJ will distribute the following Commercial Real Estate Awards:

Charles Klatskin Lifetime Achievement Award – pays tribute to an individual who has had a distinguished record in service to the industry and the community

Jeffrey Milanaik, Northeast region partner, Bridge Industrial LLC and former NAIOP NJ chapter President and corporate chair

Carin S. Franzini Public Partner Award – honors champions of economic development that inspire and transform communities

Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin

Impact Award – recognizing firms that have significantly affected New Jersey’s commercial and industrial real estate development industry

J.G. Petrucci Co. Inc.

PS&S

Industry Service Award – recognizing the firm’s considerable contributions in support of the industry’s goals

Cole Schotz PC

Deal of the Year finalists

NAIOP NJ will also reveal the Deal of the Year winners, recognizing the most impactful commercial real estate transactions in the state across mixed use, industrial, office and – new for this year – emerging markets (such as Government Restricted Municipalities, Energy, Healthcare, Film and Cannabis). Take a closer look at this year’s finalists:

Mixed Use Deal of the Year

Hoboken Connect, Hoboken Involved in the deal: NJ Transit, City of Hoboken and LCOR

Monmouth Square, Eatontown Involved in the deal: Kushner, Rithm Capital Corp., GreenBarn Investment Group and Fortress Investment Group

Vintage City, Elizabeth Involved in the deal: MAS Development Group LLC and LeCesse Development Corp.

Industrial Deal of the Year

Bridge Point Perth Amboy, Perth Amboy Involved in the deal: Bridge Industrial, Colliers, Menlo Engineering Associates, Excel Environmental, Nelson Worldwide, Bob Smith & Associates and the Law Offices of Wanda Chin Monahan

Kingsland Meadowlands Russo Forsgate TJX, Lyndhurst Involved in the deal: Forsgate Industrial Partners and Russo Development

907 Pleasant Valley, Mount Laurel Township Involved in the deal: Greek Design|Build, RLCold and BGO

Office Deal of the Year

Sanofi Flagship at M Station West, Morristown Involved in the deal: SJP Properties, Sanofi, Scotto Properties, Cushman & Wakefield and Gensler

Unilever Headquarters Restructuring, Englewood Involved in the deal: CBRE, SJP Properties, Savills, JLL and UNLMTD Team

Look back at NAIOP New Jersey’s 2024 Commercial Real Estate Awards Gala in our slideshow here.

Emerging Markets Deal of the Year

1888 Studios, Bayonne City Involved in the deal: Togus Urban Renewal LLC, Sills Cummis & Gross PC, Gensler, Turner Construction, Pizzutillo Public Affairs LLC, US Title Solutions, Bayonne City Municipality, New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Biggins Lacy Shapiro & Co. LLC, Benecke Economics, Langan, PS&S, SESI Consulting Engineers and Elysian Consulting Group LLC

MLB Network/Crow Holdings – 25 Market St., Elmwood Park Involved in the deal: Crow Holdings Development, Atlas Holdings, JLL, CBRE and MLB Network

To purchase tickets and for more information, visit NAIOP’s event page.

Commercial Solar Panel Recycling opened a solar panel processing facility and company headquarters in New Jersey.

Commercial Solar Panel Recycling said its Research, Development and Demonstration permit from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection was the first permit of its kind specific to solar recycling.

The company recycles

Commercial Solar Panel Recycling reports that it provides GPS-enabled downstream tracking to ensure visibility throughout the panels’ end-of-life cycle. The company provides other decommissioning services, such as electrical system disconnecting and dismantling, and packing, shipping and logistics.

Along with the Phillipsburg facility, Commercial Solar Panel Recycling also has operational centers in Canajoharie, New York and Atwater, Calif. The company provides nationwide service, including transportation, on-site packing, and advanced processing of used or early loss solar modules.

With many PV systems now starting to reach their end of life, there is growing concern about what happens to solar panels when they are no longer useful. Without an increase in solar recycling, the U.S. is expected to have the second largest number of decommissioned panels in the world, with as many as an estimated 10 million total tons of panels, according to the EPA. Additionally, a report by the EPA and IRENA forecasted that by 2030 there will be 1 million tons of solar panels reaching end of life and 20 years later it will balloon to 10 million tons.

According to the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), only a few states had policies requiring recycling or reuse of components at the time of decommissioning or end of life as of 2024. However, some states have enacted legislation related to waste characterization for solar panels to be recycled, while other states have varying requirements. Maine, for example, requires any recyclable solar components to be recycled by an authorized facility. Texas currently has a bill passed by the House of Representatives to require recycling for decommissioned solar and wind projects.