Gensler is marking 30 years in New Jersey, where it finds itself at the forefront of not only the fast-changing office market, but several of the state’s key growth sectors.
JLL
JLL represented Merck & Co. in the disposition of its headquarters location at 2000 Galloping Hill Road in Kenilworth, NJ. Situated on 108 acres just off the Garden State Parkway, the headquarters campus consists of nearly 2 million square feet of office and life science/lab space, as well as two parking decks and a central utility plant. JLL helped structure the short-term leaseback as well as assisted the buyer with acquisition financing. JLL was also retained by the buyer, a joint venture of Onyx Equities and Machine Investment Group, to help reposition and lease the property once repositioned as a state-of-the-art life science campus.
Newmark
Newmark has been fortunate to be involved in several award-winning large office transactions in the Garden State recently. This past year Gilead leased approximately 100,000 SF at Latitude in Parsippany, for which we represented both the tenant and landlord. Also in Parsippany, we completed Avis Budget Group’s new U.S. headquarters transaction in excess of 150,000 SF. Significant current landlord representation assignments in the office sector include 2 Gatehall Plaza (on behalf of owner SRG2 Partners LLC) in Parsippany, NJ; Glenpointe (on behalf of owner Alfred Sanzari Enterprises) in Teaneck, NJ; River Centre (on behalf of owner Paramount Realty) in Red Bank, NJ; Woodbridge Corporate Plaza (on behalf of owner Northeast Capital Group) in Iselin, NJ; and many other prominent office properties.
Owners Council Q&A: Mark Shearer
Opportunities for industrial remain along the New Jersey Turnpike corridor. Because there is a lack of available land, we feel the opportunities will come from the redevelopment of contaminated sites and demolition of underutilized office complexes, and the conversion of obsolete industrial facilities. The Port and demographics continue to drive demand for space.
