Retail
Bell Works inks seven new retail leases for indoor pedestrian plaza

Seven new retail tenants have committed to Bell Works, the mixed-use campus that now occupies the landmark, 2 million-square-foot former Bell Labs complex in Holmdel.

Hospitality & Tourism
Hotel project will unlock potential for conference, events business at Bell Works

At full build-out, the massive Bell Works project in Holmdel will be home to some 8,000 daily office workers. But newly unveiled plans for a rooftop hotel are a reminder of the project’s potential to be much more than a repurposed corporate campus.

Finance & Capital Markets
Investors Bank touts $2.7 billion in CRE loans in 2017

Multifamily projects in Morristown and Monroe are among the latest developments financed by Investors Bank, contributing to more than $2.5 billion in commercial real estate activity completed by the lender in 2017.

Residential & Mixed Use
Somerset taps veteran CRE attorney as director of operations

A longtime commercial real estate attorney in New Jersey has joined Somerset Development, having been tapped to help steer the firm’s ambitious residential and mixed-use pipeline.

Government & Public Policy
With ‘critical’ election looming, industry leaders set to gather for NJBA fundraiser

In a state that is undergoing sweeping changes to its economy and demographics, real estate leaders are gearing up to make sure that those changes are well-known to elected officials.

Office
Bell Works adds flavor, fragrance developer to tenant mix

A flavor and fragrance creator is the latest tenant to commit to the newly imagined Bell Labs complex in Holmdel, where it has leased 60,000 square feet for a new creative hub.

Finance & Capital Markets
Meridian brokers $70 million loan for Somerset’s Bell Works project

Investors Bank is providing a $70 million loan to Somerset Development for its landmark Bell Works project in Holmdel, under a financing deal negotiated by Meridian Capital Group.

Office
Largest tenant to date moves into Bell Works

A software solutions firm has cut the ribbon on its new 72,000-square-foot space at the Bell Works complex in Holmdel, marking the arrival of the largest tenant to occupy the building thus far after a flurry of office leasing over the past year.

Retail
The next step for Bell Works: With office space nearly full, retail takes center stage at landmark project

With at least 6,000 daily office workers set to occupy the building by next year, the effort to bring a distinctive mix of retailers, services and dining options to Bell Works is now well underway. That mix includes everything from a florist and a beauty salon to a 24-hour health club and an urgent care center, offerings that will serve both office tenants at the building and residents from the surrounding communities.

Office
Bell Works hires creative director to oversee building makeover

Somerset Development has hired a creative director to help it implement the transformation of the 2 million-square-foot former Bell Labs building into the mixed-use hub known as Bell Works.