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The building, which will be adjacent
to a custom playground, will feature
a sleek seating area that transforms
from indoor to outdoor space
through signature guillotine glass
doors designed by Seatle-based
Olson Kundig. That’s in addition to
some 60,000 square feet of street-
level retail space that Connell is
now marketing to would-be tenants,
alongside a planned 20,000-square-
foot spa by New York City-based
Bathhouse.
Upon completion, the corridor
will be akin to a Main Street that
connects offi ce users at RT 300 and
400 to the Embassy Suites.
“This is a 10-year plan, and we’re a
little bit more than halfway,” Connell
said. “It’s one thing to build a great
yard, but if your house isn’t great, no
one’s going to buy that house.
“So we had to fi x the house fi rst,” he
added, referring to the modernized
offi ce space, “and now we’re
building the yard. That’s the phasing
and that’s the program.”
Notably, renters at RT Residences
will have membership to Fieldhouse
400, the full-service health club
for RT 300 and 400. Connell
also recently launched a public
membership program for the gym
that’s available to the community
at large, while it plans to roll out
a “social membership” known as
Penta that will provide even broader
access to The Park’s services and
amenities, offering VIP access to
restaurants, use of the facilities and
other perks.
Whether the public takes to the
social club concept remains to be
seen, Connell said, but the new
offerings will undoubtedly boost the
value of the offi ce space.
“We’re going to do this because it’s a
tenant amenity,” he said. “And then
the question is: Is there a culture
of people that have left New York
City, where there is a social club
scene that’s really popular, and
they’re coming out here, where
a golf course is maybe the only
opportunity for them to join some
sort of club? So is there is a social
need of young millennials who are
coming to the suburbs looking for
something?
“We’ll see. We have to do it
Courtesy: The Connell Co.
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