JLL Negotiates Sale of 93,785 SF Shopping Center in Linden, New Jersey
Why this matters
Retail has become a quiet outperformer. A decade of effectively zero new development has left necessity-driven, grocery-anchored, and Sun Belt strip product with negligible vacancy and re-leasing spreads in the high single digits. Cap rates have compressed in step, and the bid for stabilized portfolios is again broad across REITs, pension funds, and institutional core-plus capital. The asset class has effectively rerated as a defensive yield trade rather than a secularly challenged sector.
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On the RET wire
- Disclosed retail deal value tracked in September 2026: $4B across 68 reported transactions. All Retail coverage →
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LINDEN, N.J. — JLL has negotiated the sale of The Shops at Legacy Square, a 93,785-square-foot shopping center located in the Northern New Jersey community of Linden. Built in 2021, the center was roughly 81 percent l…
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