Health Care
HELIX taps Portal Innovations to manage incubator at transformative New Brunswick project

The landmark Health & Life Science Exchange of New Jersey campus in New Brunswick has found a key partner for the project’s incubator space, announcing a pact with Portal Innovations to spearhead a facility for startups and entrepreneurs from nearby universities.

Events
JLL’s Kossar to headline United Way Legacy Event, with six projects vying for Impact Awards

United Way of Northern New Jersey will honor JLL’s Rob Kossar next month at an annual fundraiser that draws hundreds of commercial real estate industry leaders, where the organization will also celebrate top projects in multiple asset classes.

Residential & Mixed Use
Filling the pipeline: Developers lining up plans for new housing projects in New Brunswick, seeking to meet demand from massive commercial investments

Developers are laying the groundwork for what could be a new wave of apartment construction in downtown New Brunswick, seeking to meet the needs of potentially thousands of new employees that will come from several transformative, large-scale commercial projects that are now taking shape.

Government & Public Policy
EDA approves $104 million Aspire award for Nokia Bell Labs tower in New Brunswick

The developers of what will be nearly 370,000 square feet of lab and office space in New Brunswick, the future home of Nokia Bell Labs, could break ground next month after securing a 10-year, $103.9 million tax credit award under the state’s Aspire program.

Technology
EDA, Nokia Bell Labs to open new hub for commercializing research at New Brunswick’s HELIX campus

A new facility focused on commercializing scientific research is coming to the HELIX — the acclaimed campus under construction in downtown New Brunswick — under a partnership announced this week by state officials and Nokia Bell Labs, a future tenant at the site.

Photos
Devco tops out $732 million first phase of HELIX campus in New Brunswick (PHOTOS + VIDEO)

New Brunswick Development Corp. on Friday welcomed a crowd of public officials and other well-wishers to the site of its high-profile HELIX project, joining a large team of laborers to top out the first of three buildings at the planned life sciences and technology campus.

Health Care & Education
Devco set to top out first phase of HELIX project, hailing a key milestone with more to come at distinctive New Brunswick campus

The developer of the landmark HELIX project in New Brunswick will mark a key milestone on Friday when it tops out the first of three buildings at the campus, hoisting the final steel beam for the 12-story, 574,000-square-foot structure downtown.

For New Brunswick Development Corp., it’s also a chance to highlight what’s still to come at a facility that will be unlike anything else in New Jersey.

Office
New Jersey office market ‘poised for better times’ after strong Q4, as flight to quality continues, reports say

A recent spike in leasing demand has boosted New Jersey’s office market to start the year, even as large blocks remain available amid corporate downsizing and concerns about the economy.

Cover Story
Legacy moment: Inside the landmark deal to bring Nokia Bell Labs to New Brunswick’s HELIX campus

The historic deal to bring Nokia Bell Labs to New Brunswick was nearly a year in the making, beginning in earnest with the company’s visit to a four-acre construction site downtown.

Technology
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.