Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc., in Greenwich, announced Thursday it acquired The Village Shopping Center, in New Providence, for $34.85 million.

After five years of complex environmental cleanup, the developer planning to build a 450-acre “fortress mall” and mixed-use project at a former paint manufacturing site in Sayreville hopes to start construction this fall, a company executive said today.

Real estate investment services firm Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Services, of Elmwood Park, announced Tuesday the sale of three properties, including a mixed-use property in Pompton Lakes.

The full-service mortgage banking firm G.S. Wilcox & Co., of Morristown, announced Tuesday it closed two financings on retail properties totaling $25.8 million.

Mack-Cali Realty Corp., in Edison, announced Monday it sold its office building at 55 Corporate Drive, in Bridgewater, in a $72.3 million deal.

Chambers Street Properties, a self-managed Maryland real estate investment trust in Princeton, announced Monday its intent to list its common shares on the New York Stock Exchange, effective on or about May 21.

It suffered minimal damage during Hurricane Sandy, but the Ocean Place Resort and Spa in Long Branch is undergoing an $18 million renovation to its property, according to General Manager Jerry Broz.

Livingston-based Commercial Mortgage Capital announced Thursday it has recently closed $31.6 million worth of loans, according to a release.

The New Jersey Carpenter Contractor Trust announced it has entered into an agreement with the Empire State Carpenters Labor Management Funds to utilize shared resources for the marketing and promotion of union carpenters and contractors.

Small Cities grants totaling $6.5 million have been awarded by the state Department of Community Affairs to 20 municipalities in eight counties.