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Penn Plaza East

Coordinates: 40°44′05″N 74°9′51″W / 40.73472°N 74.16417°W / 40.73472; -74.16417
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Penn Plaza East
Penn Plaza East by the Jackson Street Bridge that over the Passaic River
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General information
TypeOffice
LocationRaymond Boulevard
Newark, New Jersey
Completed1992
OwnerHartz Mountain
Technical details
Floor count12/14
Design and construction
Main contractorp
References
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3 Penn Plaza East
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General information
TypeOffice
LocationRaymond Boulevard
Newark, New Jersey
Completed1992
OwnerHorizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey
Technical details
Floor count17/21
References
[1][3][4][5]

Penn Plaza East is an office building complex located near Penn Station in Newark, New Jersey. Fronting Raymond Boulevard on the banks of the Passaic River, the two office building complex were constructed during a period in the late 1980s and early 1990s when they and numerous postmodern skyscrapers were built near the station and Gateway Center. While others went up between the station and traditional Downtown Newark, Penn Plaza East is on the Ironbound, or east, side of the major transportation hub.[6] The two towers sit above a four-story parking facility and lobby that joins them. An additional parking area in the shadow of the Dock Bridge will be developed as part of Newark Riverfront Park, a promenade along the banks of the Passaic River.[7][8]

Originally developed and owned by Hartz Mountain Industries,[1] one building was later acquired by Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey.[9][10] In February 2023 NJ Transit, which long had its headquarters had acquired Penn Plaza 1 in 2022, announced it would relocate its to the nearby Gateway II building.[11][12]

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40°44′05″N 74°9′51″W / 40.73472°N 74.16417°W / 40.73472; -74.16417

  1. ^ a b c "Our Major Developments". Hartz Mountain. Archived from the original on 2010-06-08. Retrieved 2010-08-16.
  2. ^ "New Jersey Transit Headquarters". Emporis. Archived from the original on 2012-10-26.
  3. ^ "Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey Headquarters". Emporis. Archived from the original on 2012-10-26.
  4. ^ "3 Penn Plaza East". SkyscraperPage.com.
  5. ^ "Three Penn Plaza East". The Skyscraper Center.
  6. ^ Collins, Glenn (1991-03-29). "Newark's Unsung Delights". The New York Times. Retrieved 2020-06-25. The Ironbound, [...] Head out the Raymond Plaza East exit
  7. ^ "Draft Proposal: Newark Riverfront Development Framework". Friends of Newark Riverfront. 2010-01-04.
  8. ^ Chamberlain, Lisa (2006-03-01). "A New Newark Moves Closer to Reality". The New York Times.
  9. ^ Lee, Evelyn (2010-05-14). "Horizon Blue Cross buys headquarters building in Newark". www.njbiz.com. Archived from the original on 2010-05-20.
  10. ^ Garbarine, Rachel (1996-11-17). "As Old Offices Languish, the New in Newark Lease". The New York Times.
  11. ^ Higgs, Larry (2023-02-09). "NJ Transit plans to move into new headquarters, but will remain in Newark". NJ.com. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
  12. ^ Gallotto, Tony (2023-02-12). "NJ Transit hopes to Lease Snazzy New Headquarters in Newark". TAPintoNewark. Retrieved 2023-12-20.