[NYguy]

Moving past the conceptual stage...


https://ny.curbed.com/2018/2/5/16973...ark-new-jersey

Newark will soon be home to one of the country’s largest timber buildings
It was designed by Michael Green Architecture, a firm known for timber buildings




By Emily Nonko
Feb 5, 2018

The New York real estate firm Lotus Equity Group is taking on an ambitious project in Newark, New Jersey: Today, the firm announced plans to develop a 500,000-square-foot office building made of timber.

“The vision we share with Michael Green is to design the most environmentally sustainable office tower that enhances the health of tenants and the surrounding communities through efficient planning and green design,” Ben Korman, founder of Lotus Equity Group, said in a press release.

The timber structure will anchor an 11-acre mixed-use waterfront development known as Riverfront Square. Located on the site of the former Newark Bears and Eagles Riverfront Stadium and the old Lincoln Motel, it'll include up to 2,000 residential units, large and small-scale retail, cultural and public open space, a hotel, two million square feet of office space, and parking. Nearby, Riverfront Park will be designed by James Corner Field Operations, which is also working on Domino Park on the Williamsburg waterfront.