Well, none really stand out to me. The sketch ones are better than the final versions.

I really dislike the font on the bottom 2 and the fact that you obscure the "lofts". Actually, I don't care for any of the fonts.

In the sketched versions:

I like some with the lines and top and bottom look. I do not like the mountains (not very lofty or industrial) You are going for an industrial look and these don't seem industrial to me. In fact I think I like the sketches the most because they remind me of an architects plan.

Also, label the samples so we can crit easier!

Oh, and just a note. NJ is industrial, but not VERY. Remember we are "The garden State".....believe it or not...outside of the Newark area, we are mostly wooded and/or farms. Anyway, stick with the name...I like it. (even if it is based on a misnomer)

Nice work... and thanks for posting the original sketches. I agree with you that the middle logo on the left is the strongest. The rest of the fonts aren't appropriate to this concept in my opinion. Now it's time to play with different arrangements and options. I usually do about 10-20 of those after I narrow down a couple of designs I like. [Also play with different font combinations]

The extreme vertical nature of the "J" coming up gives a nice sense of growing or building up. The style has a heavy, solid feel to it and everything shows as a strong visual but I feel it overpowers the rest of the type with it resting in the lower right corner. Here's a quick idea of what it would look like with a slight position change. You still get the 'rising up' concept but it's a little more balanced. [Similar to the 3rd sketch down on the far left] I'd also try increasing the size of 'ersey Lofts' slightly.

One Last Hint: Don't link to an image larger than 450 pixels wide or it will get 'horizontally distorted'.