As you’ll read in this month’s cover story, 601W Cos. is drawing on that experience as it prepares to reposition the 2 million-square-foot Harborside property, which it acquired earlier this year from Veris Residential Inc. for a whopping $420 million. Its plans include the addition of important but notably absent amenities such as a fitness center, a conference center and a tenant lounge, as well as a 10,000-square-foot rooftop deck that will provide uninterrupted views of Manhattan. That vision will take shape in the months ahead as 601W looks to meet the demand for dynamic, upscale spaces despite unease within the office market — with the belief that the best is still to come for Jersey City.
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New Jersey’s office market is evolving by the day, but this fact remains: The state’s location and educated workforce make it a highly desirable place for tenants of all shapes and sizes.
Owners Council Q&A: Sam Morreale
The market is greatly divided today between corporations that are making major investments in new facilities to attract and retain employees in a still-to-be-determined “back to work” versus “hybrid employment” environment. The remaining part of the market is indecision of corporations on utilization of their current office footprints versus the potential of downsizing due to a work at home component. Decisions also need to be made for improvements on an existing facility, whether it be to potentially right-size or relocate to a more modern and amenitized facility consistent with the employer leaders mentioned earlier.
