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Small Business Owners in Philly Metro are Excited about 2016

Sixty-two percent of respondents to the Small Business Pulse Check conducted by TD Bank said they were “optimistic” or “excited” about 2016 and the overwhelming majority of the small business owners who responded indicated that they would close out 2015 strong, most of which expected to meet or exceed their annual revenue goals.

New Jersey Business reports on the findings of this survey, including local company’s thoughts on local taxes, legislation, hiring patterns, and a number of other small business factors. Read the full report here.

Scudder Falls Bridge Improvements to Begin

Preparation work has begun for the Scudder Falls Bridge construction project slated to begin in 2017. The bridge connects Bucks Co, PA & Mercer Co, NJ. A bottleneck during commute hours on I-95, the span (built in 1959) was recently deemed “functionally obsolete” and is long due for upgrades. Commuters and businesses in both Mercer County and Bucks County will benefit from the work done on the Scudder Falls.  Read more about the project on nj.com.

New to Market: +/-6,798 SF Class A+ Office Space

Suite 250 at 100 PrincetonSouth Corporate Center is now available for lease.

The +/-6,798 SF office space boasts high end finishes: rich wood mixed with modern glass fronts on the offices makes the most of an expansive window line and allows natural light to filter throughout the space.

This suite is a unique opportunity in the 100 Building- taking up an entire end of the building, the footprint produces a layout with an above average number of corner offices for a space of it’s size.

Suite 250 is able to be subdivided- down to 2,000 SF.

If you have any additional questions, please reach out to Aubrey Haines below, by email directly (ahaines@merceroak.com) or by phone (609.452.0200). [contact-form to=’ccaroleo@merceroak.com’ subject=’100 PSCC Suite 250 Inquiry’][contact-field label=’Name’ type=’name’ required=’1’/][contact-field label=’Email’ type=’email’ required=’1’/][contact-field label=’Company’ type=’text’/][contact-field label=’Comment’ type=’textarea’ required=’1’/][/contact-form]

We look forward to seeing you at PrincetonSouth for a tour!

Financial Website Ranks Princeton Best Small City in America

Princeton recently received more national recognition: the “Overall Best” spot in a ranking of small cities in the US. In October, Princeton was also named the “Best College Town to Live in”. Both of these distinctions were presented by financial websites, wallethub.com and smartasset.com, respectively.

To learn more about the categories included in the decision and details on how Princeton ranked, please read the nj.com article here.

The Sustainable Office: A peek into the modern changing office

We were very happy to attend the Princeton Chamber of Commerce’s “The New Way of Work” event put together by the Real Estate Business Alliance yesterday morning.

The panel discussion, along with breakfast & networking, was held at the Springdale Golf Club in downtown Princeton.

Featured speakers included Brian Marrs (Manager, Policy & Strategic Sustainability) & Bill Walsh (Director of Corporate Facilities) at NRG Energy and our friend Marlyn Zucosky (Partner & Director of Interior Design) at Joshua Zinder Architecture + Design.

Mr. Marrs & Mr. Walsh excitedly shared a sneak peak of what NRG’s new Princeton building, located on Route 1 in Carnegie Center, will include. The 130,000 sf building will serve as NRG’s new headquarters and is a mix of sustainable design elements for the sake of the environment and also experiments of NRG initiatives. Learn more about all of the features of the project on NRG’s website, here.

Ms. Zucosky discussed trends they are currently seeing in office space design: layouts that allow for more natural light into the center of the floor plan, open work spaces, huddle areas, game room and other elements to attract Millennials to companies. Mr. Walsh commented that many of the trends JZA+D has been noticing are in fact being employed within the new NRG building. Check out some of JZA+D’s projects here.

$120M public-private development partnership nears completion

The College of New Jersey and PRC Group took on the challenge of creating Campus Town, a $120 million mixed use development project, in Ewing, NJ.

Campus town will include 612 upscale apartments for students and also a 11,400 sf fitness center, restaurants (such as Panera Bread,  Mexican Mariachi Grill and more) and retailers (Barnes & Noble/Starbucks and more) open to both the students and the public. It will also be an attractive amenity package for workers who spend their days in the 1 million square feet of office space less than a mile away on the I-95 Corridor.

The project will create a richer environment for the students, but will also be a boon to the community as well, creating what Curt Heuring, VP for Administration of TCNJ, calls the “perfect interaction space” for both groups.

For more details please read the full story here.