Updated Nov 12, 2026

New Jersey commercial real estate distress

In New Jersey, CREdocket's records show 20 real estate Chapter 11 petitions in the last 90 days; 7 federal lawsuits naming commercial real estate businesses; and 5 lender suits and foreclosure cases on the tracker. They come from county foreclosure notices, CMBS trust filings with the SEC, federal court dockets and the CREdocket tracker, and are updated every day. Records are counted from the last 12 months; each links to its own page and source.

20real estate Chapter 11 petitions, last 90 daysfederal courts 7federal CRE lawsuitslast 12 months on file 5lender suits on the tracker 

Real estate Chapter 11 petitions

Petitions by real estate businesses in the federal bankruptcy courts in New Jersey, newest first.

Federal lawsuits naming CRE businesses

New federal civil cases in New Jersey between businesses that name a commercial real estate company, or that concern real property foreclosure or a lease.

Lender suits and foreclosure cases on the tracker

CREdocket write-ups of commercial lending and foreclosure litigation, with the parties, the amounts at stake and what happened.

  • Lender suit
    American Dream Mall Locks In $850M Tax Cut, Beating Back Bondholder Challenge
    Oct 30, 2026 · Mixed-Use
    New Jersey Tax Court · New Jersey's Tax Court ruled the Freeze Act bars East Rutherford from raising the American Dream Mall's assessment back up for 2026-27, rejecting the bondholder trustee's bid to defeat the freeze.
    $1.9Bother
  • Lender suit
    In re Brass Works Urban Renewal Company, LLC
    Sep 28, 2026 · Multifamily
    United States Bankruptcy Court, District of New Jersey · A New Jersey bankruptcy judge dismissed for cause the Chapter 11 of Brass Works, sponsor of a Jersey City loft conversion, filed after preferred-equity investor AS
    $18.0Mother
  • Lender suit
    Brightline's Real Estate Arms Land in Chapter 11 as Rail Parent Restructures $5.5B Debt
    Sep 24, 2026
    U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of New Jersey · Brightline Holdings and sixteen affiliates, including station-area developers New Flagler Development and Brightline Property Holdings, filed Chapter 11 to restructure roug
    $5.5Bloan
  • Lender suit
    U.S. Bank National Association v. Lenox Drive Office Park LLC
    Aug 12, 2026
    U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey · U.S. Bank, as trustee for a 2016 CMBS trust, sued to foreclose on an office complex in Princeton Pike Corporate Center in Lawrence Township, NJ after a $130M loan matured unp
    $130Mloan
  • Lender suit
    Computershare Trust Co. v. Showboat Properties LLC
    Jun 30, 2026 · Hospitality
    Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division, Atlantic County · Computershare, as CMBS trustee, seeks to foreclose on part of Atlantic City's Showboat hotel complex, including at least 475 rooms and the garage, over a

Other commercial real estate litigation in New Jersey

All New Jersey matters on the tracker

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About these records. A foreclosure posting is a notice that a sale may happen, not that it did. A lawsuit is an allegation, and a Chapter 11 petition does not mean a property will be lost. Loan figures are the amounts stated in each record (CMBS balance at the last report, original loan amount in a notice), never estimates. Federal bankruptcies and lawsuits are placed by the federal district that holds them. Individuals are never listed. Full sources on the Distress Radar.