Blackstone Provides $515M Refi for Kushner Mixed-Use in Jersey City

Blackstone Provides $515M Refi for Kushner Mixed-Use in Jersey City
News| July 1, 2025| Paul Bubny
New York & Tri-State + Apartment Buildings

Newmark arranged a $515-million loan on behalf of Kushner Companies for the refinancing of the first phase of The Journal, a newly built 966-unit luxury multifamily building located in Jersey City. The firm’s Jordan Roeschlaub, Nick Scribani and John Caraviello secured the financing from Blackstone.

The property totals 1.4 million square feet across a 63-story glass residential tower and podium, and contains 966 market-rate apartments, 45,000 square feet of amenity space, a 983-space parking garage, and 40,000 square feet of ground-level retail space which is fully leased to Target.

The property was recently completed and is the first phase of Kushner’s larger development, The Journal, which totals 1,723 units and 2.1 million gross square feet across two residential towers. The Journal is located adjacent to the Journal Square PATH station, offering tenants direct access to Manhattan, Hoboken and Downtown Jersey City.

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