Office parks · New Jersey

Park in Berkeley Heights

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedUnder constructionBerkeley Heights, NJ

Redeveloping 1.5M sq ft office park into housing (328 units) + entertainment/retail; under construction in Union County, NJ; housing market shows modest growth. · summary, model-written

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Finance and pipeline

Retrofit in the pipeline

This site: …under construction record · all sites with this

Place

County typical rent $2,000+

This site: $2,529/mo zillow · all sites with this

Scale

1M+ sq ft GLA

This site: 1,500,000 sq ft newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

Strategy

Redeveloped

This site: Plans call for construction of 328 residential units and 190,000 square feet of entertainment, dining, retail and other amenities like a dog park, pickleball… record · all sites with this

New use

Civic and government

This site: …new_use field newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

Entertainment and sports

This site: …ruction of 328 residential units and 190,000 square feet of entertainment, dining, retail and other amenities like a dog park, pickle newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

Hotel

This site: …new_use field newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

Housing

This site: Plans call for construction of 328 residential units and 190,000 square feet of entertainment, dining, ret newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

Park and open space

This site: …ntertainment, dining, retail and other amenities like a dog park, pickleball court, bocce courts, parks and a bowling alley. newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

Retail (continued)

This site: …ial units and 190,000 square feet of entertainment, dining, retail and other amenities like a dog park, pickleball court, bocc newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

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Now

Status	Under constructionWikipedia no source
Strategy	Redevelopment, under constructionWikipedia no source
New uses	civic, entertainment, hotel, housing, retailWikipedia no source
What is there now	Plans call for construction of 328 residential units and 190,000 square feet of entertainment, dining, retail and other amenities like a dog park, pickleball court, bocce courts, parks and a bowling alley.newtypes-extraction reported
Redeveloper	Connell Companynewtypes-extraction reported

Site context

Housing permits, Union County (NJ), 2024	1,380 units in 5+ unit buildings, 104 in 2–4, 212 single-family; 2023: 1,633 in 5+Census BPS
Other atlas sites nearby	1 within 10 km, 3 within 25 km: 118-122 Elm Street (8.6 km)computed
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)	24,839 jobs in 1,708 establishments; average annual pay $44,164; employment location quotient 1.09; employment -1.0% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 2022	1,910 jobs; 291 in retail trade, 237 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 34039038202)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)	children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 56th income percentile as adults; -0.5% incarcerated at the 2010 count (172 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)	low-access at 1 mile, not low-income; 40% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 2.0%; median family income $220,357; 0 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
Schools	Berkeley Heights Township School District (KG-12); 3 public schools within 1 mile: Thomas P. Hughes School; Columbia Middle School; William Woodruff SchoolNCES EDGE
Elevation	227 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025	181 county-logged events: 93 thunderstorm wind, 76 flash flood, 6 lightning, 3 hail; $587,000 property damage reported; 9 direct deaths; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 07922, 2026-09	median list price $866,225 (+10.3% on the year); 19 active listings; median 27 days on market; 0% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023	1,847 establishments (-5%); 27,571 jobs (+10%)Census CBP
Housing market in the county	typical home value $627,890 (+2% 1 yr, +28% 5 yr); typical rent $2,529/mo (+3% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)	8,159 vehicles a day on UNION COUNTY 641 (minor arterial, 2 lanes); 3 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

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%.

For a developer

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.

What we do not know yet

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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Similar sites

Northland Center, Southfield, MI · Malls · similar GLA (1,800,000 sq ft); same strategy: redevelop
San Jacinto Mall, Baytown, TX · Malls · similar GLA (1,156,000 sq ft); same strategy: redevelop
25 Water St., New York, NY · Office parks · same strategy: redevelop; 37 km away
Fox Valley Mall, Aurora, IL · Malls · similar GLA (1,500,000 sq ft); same strategy: redevelop

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Multifamily screen

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% 2018–23
median rent $1,664
housing in the record

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History and original facts

Gross leasable area	1,500,000 sq ftnewtypes-extraction
Original developer	Connell Companynewtypes-extraction reported
County	Union County
Census division	2 · Mid-Atlantic
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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Sources

How New Jersey Is Reimagining Its Suburban Office Parks
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The Park in Berkeley Heights

Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Park in Berkeley Heights, Berkeley Heights, NJ." Record n-70c48b4933, imported, unreviewed. Built on the public Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed. https://retrofitatlas.org/office-parks/nj/berkeley-heights-park-in-berkeley-heights/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

BibTeX

@misc{retrofitatlas_berkeleyheightsparkinberkeleyheights,
  title = {Park in Berkeley Heights, Berkeley Heights, NJ},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/office-parks/nj/berkeley-heights-park-in-berkeley-heights/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-70c48b4933, release 2026.10.20, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-20}
}

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