New Jersey Business magazine rates Cushman & Wakefield #1. (New Jersey).

New Jersey Business magazine ranked Cushman & Wakefield of New Jersey, Inc. as the state's #1 real estate brokerage firm in its December 2002 Book of Lists. The ranking is based on the firm's 13.4 million SF in sales and leasing transactions from June 2001 to June 2002. Its activity surpassed that of 35 other companies named in the magazine.

The New Jersey Business ranking is the latest in a series of acknowledgements earned by Cushman & Wakefield of New Jersey. This is the second consecutive year that New Jersey Business ranked the firm number 1. In addition, in mid-2001, the company was named the top commercial real estate brokerage firm in the state by another trade publication, Business News New Jersey, based on 2000 leasing and sales transactions.

And in December 2002, the company was acknowledged by Commercial Property News for the top sale and top leasing deals in New Jersey that year. During the past 24 months, a number of additional team and individual awards have been presented to the organization by such notable groups as the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties and the Morris Area Development Group.

Within the context of the larger Cushman & Wakefield organization, the New Jersey offices stand out as well. In 2002, 10 of the company's Top 100 performers in the country, based on transactions completed in 2001, were from Cushman & Wakefield of New Jersey.

"New Jersey is one of the nation's most dynamic real estate markets, with more than 743 million square feet of industrial space and nearly 169 million square feet of office inventory," noted Chris Kinum, senior managing director and branch manager for Cushman & Wakefield of New Jersey. "The state's pro-business environment, excellent highway infrastructure, proximity to Manhattan and reputation as a prime place to conduct business continue to drive our multi-faceted appeal for corporate users."

"These factors have also attracted the most talented real estate professionals to the region, and Cushman & Wakefield employs the best of the best," he added. "Our company's success is a direct result of their expertise and extraordinary commitment to client service. With the support of the global Cushman & Wakefield organization, we are well positioned to maintain our strong momentum well into the future."