Round Table Residences at The Park in Berkeley Heights will include two luxury apartment buildings with a combined 328 units. — Renderings by Minno & Wasko Architects and Planners/Courtesy: The Connell Co.
By Joshua Burd
The Connell Co. is offering a new glimpse of the two apartment buildings it’s developing at The Park, its flagship business and hospitality campus in Berkeley Heights.
Known as Round Table Residences, the project includes an 11-story, 179-unit property known as RT500 that is under construction at the 185-acre complex just south of Interstate 78. That’s slated to hit the market in February 2026, giving way to an eight-story, 149-unit property known as RT600 that would rise across the street.
The developer this week unveiled new renderings of the buildings, designed by Minno & Wasko Architects and Planners and David M. Sullivan Inc., where it will market a mix of upscale studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom homes with rents starting at just under $2,500. Plans also call for resort-style outdoor pools, entertainment lounges, game rooms, coworking spaces and modern fitness centers, according to a news release, along with a mix of hospitality-based amenities and concierge services that will be available throughout The Park.
“We’re building an urban, walkable, downtown community within a suburban setting at The Park and a critical piece of this model is our residential buildings,” said Shane Connell, executive vice president at The Connell Co. “By creating luxury resort-style residences on site, we’re ensuring that all residents can experience everything The Park has to offer, such as world-class restaurants, large parks and open spaces and high-end amenities all in one campus.”
SLIDESHOW: RT Residences at The Park
Connell added that, as part of an elevated lobby experience, RT500 will be connected to a 6,000-square-foot coffee shop known as Cafe Exchange that is also open to the public. The eatery will offer a selection of beverages and food, while featuring live entertainment, installations from local artists, a book exchange program and an evening wine bar.
RT Residences are part of the firm’s $500 million redevelopment of what was long known as Connell Corporate Park, as it looks to transform what was a 1.5 million-square-foot traditional office campus into a destination neighborhood. Recent milestones at The Park include the renovation of the original office spaces to a modern hospitality-centric work resort and the start of construction for an entertainment building in The District at The Park, which will include a brewery, a steakhouse, duckpin bowling and other offerings.
Office tenants at The Park include the likes of Blackstone, Samsung and Aon. The property is also home to a 176-room Embassy Suites hotel, a luxury fitness and wellness facility known as FIELDHOUSE, Grain & Cane Restaurant, Starbucks, Life Time Fitness, outdoor walking and jogging trails and the coworking social club Round Table Studios.
