New Jersey

Middlesex and Watchung, N.J. — Planet Fitness has signed two new leases in New Jersey. The tenant will occupy 15,500 square feet at Middlesex Corner in Middlesex and 21,850 square feet at Blue Star Shopping Center in Watchung. Ed Vasconcellos of Levin Management Corp. represented the landlord of Middlesex Corner in lease negotiations, and Raymond Villafana of Franchise Realty represented Planet Fitness. Jack Chera of RIPCO represented Planet Fitness in lease negotiations for Blue Star Shopping Center, with E.J. Moawad of Levin representing the landlord. Franchisees will own and operate the …

Flemington, N.J. — Target will open a 75,500-square-foot store at Flemington Marketplace in Flemington, serving as an anchor tenant at the 239,000-square-foot retail center. Vanessa Kelty of Levin Management Corp. represented the landlord, a client of New York Life Real Estate Investors (NYLREI), in the lease negotiations. Jeff Howard of Ripco Real Estate served as the tenant broker. Target will occupy a former Burlington space at the center. Other tenants at the property include Kohl’s, Michaels, ALDI, Chili’s, Panera Bread, Hallmark, Verizon Wireless, Poke Café, Cold Stone Creamery and Nail Imagine …

Lawrenceville, N.J. — Four new tenants are opening at Mercer on One, a retail development located in Lawrenceville, roughly 40 miles outside Philadelphia. Bloomingdale’s the Outlet Store, Crate & Barrel Outlet and J. Crew Factory are now open at the property, occupying 18,494; 23,446; and 6,100 square feet, respectively. Sephora is also scheduled to open a store at the development on Nov. 15. The landlord, Federal Realty Investment Trust, completed a rebranding of the 551,000-square-foot property, formerly Mercer Mall, in October 2023.