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 "slug": "berkeley-heights-park-in-berkeley-heights",
 "type": "office-park",
 "name": "Park in Berkeley Heights",
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 "state": "NJ",
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 "before_notes": "Draft from njmonthly.com, model-extracted, unreviewed: The former Connell Corporate Park office park in Berkeley Heights is being redeveloped into a mixed-use development with 328 residential units and 190,000 square feet of amenities.",
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  "already in play: under construction, approved, or sold to a developer with housing plans",
  "1,500,000 sq ft GLA (large site)",
  "county grew 3.5% 2018\u201323",
  "median rent $1,664",
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   "evidence": "under construction",
   "origin": "record"
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   "slug": "place-rent-2000-plus",
   "name": "County typical rent $2,000+",
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   "origin": "newtypes-extraction"
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   "slug": "strategy-redevelop",
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   "slug": "use-entertainment",
   "name": "Entertainment and sports",
   "grp": "use",
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   "origin": "newtypes-extraction"
  },
  {
   "slug": "use-hotel",
   "name": "Hotel",
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   "id": 8488,
   "site_id": "n-70c48b4933",
   "url": "https://njmonthly.com/articles/news/the-end-of-new-jerseys-suburban-office-park/",
   "title": "How New Jersey Is Reimagining Its Suburban Office Parks",
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   "quote": "The Park in Berkeley Heights",
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   "retrieved": "2026-10-18"
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   "name": "Connell Company",
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   "what_happened": "Park in Berkeley Heights (1.5M sq ft office park) is under construction, redeveloped by Connell Company. New uses include 328 residential units, 190,000 sq ft of entertainment/dining/retail, and amenities (dog park, pickleball, bowling alley).",
   "why": "County housing market shows 2.3% annual rent growth (median $1,664) and ZHVI at $628k. Peer redevelopments (e.g., Northland Center MI, Fox Valley Mall IL) share similar GLA and strategy.",
   "where_it_stands": "Status: under construction (not approved/sold). Traffic: minor arterial road (UNION COUNTY 641) with 8,159 ADT. 1 peer within 10km (Westfield, approved).",
   "for_a_planner": [
    "No traffic truck data",
    "No completion timeline",
    "County population growth (3.5% 2018-23) not sourced",
    "Retail establishments declined 5.1% (2012-2023) but employment rose 9.5%."
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    "Housing market shows 2.3% rent growth",
    "328 units planned (no pricing)",
    "190,000 sq ft mixed-use space",
    "No budget or timeline details provided."
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    "Status: under construction (not approved)",
    "No cost/budget data",
    "Peer examples are non-local (MI, TX, NY, IL)",
    "No environmental or zoning constraints noted"
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   "one_line": "Redeveloping 1.5M sq ft office park into housing (328 units) + entertainment/retail; under construction in Union County, NJ; housing market shows modest growth.",
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     "id": "m-fe8ce81673",
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      "same strategy: redevelop"
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