AT A GLANCE
777 Terrace Avenue, Suite 607
Hasbrouck Heights, NJ 07604
Year founded: 1991
Number of architects or design professionals involved in commercial real estate in New Jersey: 26
Areas of expertise in real estate: Architectural design for workplace, residential, mixed-use, health care, retail, municipal, education; Professional planning
OUR CLIENTS
DMR’s target client base is the progressive companies, people and organizations that are transforming communities, solving complex problems and upgrading various infrastructure — no matter the sector or scope. Having played a role in many transformative projects, we seek out clients who will allow us to exercise our creativity or to solve problems we can’t yet predict. Looking back on how we’ve grown over the years, some of our most inspirational and motivating clients came on with complex projects that we had never done before.
OUR ADVANTAGE
The people at DMR set us apart. Our professionals are extremely talented and uniquely qualified, offering a wide range of backgrounds in addition to the anticipated team of architects, planners and designers. Aside from being exceedingly capable, our people are committed. We are committed to our clients, to overcoming the challenges necessary to make our projects a success and to working together. With a collaborative work environment, we feel that all of our clients, regardless of who is assigned to manage day-to-day tasks, benefit from the combination of knowledge and spirit of commitment that exists within our office.
PROJECT SPOTLIGHT
When the new, 27,000 SF municipal building in Ridgefield opened last fall, it marked the next chapter of the borough’s reinvention story with DMR providing a program that integrated innovative planning, public project procurement, architecture and development practices.
The new municipal building now houses the borough’s administrative offices, municipal/court chamber and the police and building departments. The move also paved the way for the sale of the former Borough Hall, which will galvanize the Borough’s main thoroughfare through new development.
Multiple practice areas within the DMR umbrella first completed a feasibility study for the new site and designated it as an area-in-need-of-redevelopment, providing the framework for greater flexibility in the procurement process. From there, DMR created a procurement program that allowed the borough to use an alternative to the traditional local public contracts law and engage redevelopers on a maximum-cost basis.
DMR also designed the facility, creating an intuitive and aesthetic building. Design features include expansive windows and a large skylight, a passive outdoor area that activates nearby restaurants and a layout that seamlessly allows the building to satisfy multiple needs under one roof.
Currently, DMR’s professionals are managing the process of selling the former Borough Hall to a developer.
