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Hampshire Comes to Hackensack for Its First QOZ Deal

The former Arena Diner at 250 Essex St. in Hackensack, NJ is the first Qualified Opportunity Zone investment for the Hampshire Companies. Pricing wasn’t disclosed. Hampshire is partnering with Paramus, NJ-based Danitom Development to redevelop the 0.69-acre parcel.

“Hackensack was quickly identified as an excellent market for us to make our first Opportunity Zone investment,” said John Durso, VP and portfolio manager at Hampshire. “We have a long history in Hackensack, and are looking forward to working with the city to revitalize the site.”

Hampshire plans to use QOZ investments as a springboard to develop “multifamily, industrial and self-storage assets along the I-95 corridor throughout the Northeast,” said CEO James E. Hanson.

250 Essex benefits from its location directly across the street from Hackensack University Medical Center and less than a quarter mile from NJ Transit’s Essex Street Station. NAI James E. Hanson’s Greg James represented Hampshire in the transaction.

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Paul Bubny serves as Senior Content Director for Connect Commercial Real Estate, a role to which he brings 16-plus years’ experience covering the commercial real estate industry and 30-plus years in business-to-business journalism. In this capacity, he oversees daily operations while also reporting on both local/regional markets and national trends, covering individual transactions across all property types, as well as delving into broader subject matter. He produces 7-10 daily news stories per day and works with the Connect team and clients to develop longer-form content, ranging from Q&As to thought-leadership pieces. Prior to joining Connect, Paul was Managing Editor for both Real Estate Forum and GlobeSt.com at American Lawyer Media, where he oversaw operations at both publications while also producing daily news and feature-length articles. His tenure in B2B publishing stretches back into the print era, and he has served as Editor in Chief on four national trade publications. Since 1999, Paul has volunteered as the newsletter editor of passenger rail advocacy groups (one national, one local).

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