Laying the groundwork

As you’ll read in this month’s cover story, stakeholders in Camden have been quietly working to advance the proposed 25-story, 500,000-square-foot office tower that would be known as the Beacon Building. That’s no easy task, given the post-pandemic office market and complex questions of ownership and financial viability. Yet they’re confident in the project’s future, citing commitments from key anchor institutions and the type of cooperation that has helped other large-scale investments in the city come to fruition.

Coming together: Collaboration, partnership in focus as Nokia Bell Labs tower breaks ground in New Brunswick

The groundbreaking for Nokia Bell Labs’ new research and office tower in New Brunswick was a celebration of not just the company’s legacy of collaboration in New Jersey, but the public-private partnerships that have brought the project to life.

State officials promise a proactive approach to repurpose Bell Labs campus in Murray Hill

The news that Nokia Bell Labs will build a new research and development hub in downtown New Brunswick — ensuring that it remains in New Jersey — was undoubtedly triumphant. But it was not lost on Gov. Phil Murphy that the company would be leaving its home of more than 80 years in the Murray Hill section of Berkeley Heights and New Providence.

Nokia to open new 360,000 sq. ft. facility in New Brunswick by 2028, eyeing ‘the next 100 years’ of its historic Bell Labs research arm

Nokia Bell Labs will break ground in 2025 on its new 360,000-square-foot facility in downtown New Brunswick, executives said Monday, as they hailed a project that will allow it to remain at the forefront of innovation while boosting its appeal for the state’s future talent pool.

Nokia Bell Labs moving to New Brunswick as sole tenant at new 360,000 sq. ft. research, office tower at city’s HELIX campus

One of New Jersey’s most iconic technology companies is headed to New Brunswick, where it will occupy a new lab and office building that’s slated to include some 360,000 square feet.

Demand for studio space still growing in New Jersey, as officials move to expand opportunities

New Jersey’s fast-growing film and television industry has created a boom in studio construction and a new market for commercial spaces that can serve as set locations, as state officials take new steps to help more municipalities reap the benefits.

Somerset Development marks milestone for Bell Works, provides $5.2 million to Holmdel

Somerset Development announced that it has provided more than $5 million to the township of Holmdel, fulfilling a redevelopment agreement tied to the acclaimed transformation of the iconic former Bell Labs facility into the 2 million-square-foot, mixed-use Bell Works campus.

Bell Works: Zucker recounts shutdown of iconic complex, eyes reopening after COVID crisis

The coronavirus crisis has upended Bell Works, one of New Jersey’s most complex and high-profile adaptive reuse projects in recent memory, as it was nearing the peak of its success. The developer behind the landmark project is now navigating this latest challenge.

Bell Works touts 16 new leases, 90 percent milestone for office space

More than a dozen new tenants have joined the roster at the mixed-use Bell Works project in Holmdel, bringing overall office leasing at the complex to more than 90 percent.

Somerset taps boutique firm to oversee retail marketing at Bell Works

Somerset Development has hired a real estate marketing firm to help lure new visitors to the growing slate of retailers, restaurants and services at its landmark Bell Works project.