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October 15, 2011

New Jersey Business and Industry Association Breaks Ground on New Headquarters

The New Jersey Business and Industry Association (NJBIA) held a groundbreaking ceremony in October for its new 23,000 square-foot headquarters in downtown Trenton. The four-story building features a basement, and will include a lobby and conference center on the main level. The upper floors will provide space for perimeter offices with central open landscape areas. The design, which uses sustainable and high efficiency systems, includes a masonry façade with glass, both horizontal and vertical curtainwall accents, and ornamental sunscreens. Forty employees will work in the new building, which is scheduled to be completed in the first quarter of 2013.

NJBIA has been planning its new headquarters for several years. The Trenton site, which presents construction challenges due to its tight urban setting, allows the Association to remain a short distance from the New Jersey Statehouse and regulatory agencies.

Torcon, Inc. provided preconstruction services for the project and is currently overseeing construction. Trenton-based Clarke, Caton, Hintz is project architect.