Downtown Newark
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Downtown Newark is the central business district of Newark in Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.
Downtown is the site of the original
Most of Newark's office buildings are located in this area including Prudential Financial's Headquarters (also known as Prudential Plaza) and their new office tower that was recently constructed on Broad Street across from Military Park. In the post-World War II era, downtown seemed to be moving north during the New Newark architectural period, in the direction of
Downtown Newark is the home to Newark's major cultural venues - the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC), the 3,000-seat
The $375 million Prudential Center, home to the New Jersey Devils, opened on October 25, 2007, with the first of ten concerts by Bon Jovi. Since then numerous "big name" acts have performed there, the Rolling Stones pay per view 50th anniversary concert in 2013 was broadcast from the Prudential Center. At the time, the arena was the New York metropolitan area's first all-new professional sports venue in over two decades. The 2019 MTV Video Music Awards show took place there on August 26.[3]
Four Corners
Much of the city's retail and commercial developments is centered on Broad Street and Market Street. The intersection of the two streets, known as Four Corners is widely considered to be one of the busiest in the state and at one time was considered the busiest in the country.[4]
Both Broad Street and Market Street are a bustle of activity crowded with numerous shops. Broad Street has many street vendors as well. At night, however, the streets are vacant and shops are closed. The City of Newark is committed to turning downtown into a "24-hour city" and the downtown area is slowly beginning to develop a 24-hour presence. The former Hahne's and Lefcourt buildings have been converted into mixed use developments and other retail establishments including restaurants, bookstore, bank, doctors office, and over one hundred residential apartments beginning in 2014. A six-story addition and underground parking was built on the Halsey St side of the complex. Also, two brand new luxury high rise apartment buildings have recently opened. One Theatre Square, which is directly opposite the NJPAC, developed by Dranoff Properties, it is 23 stories and features private balconies/terraces, parking deck, rooftop swimming pool, and other amenities. Nearby, Boraie Development constructed the 21 story luxury apartment building known as 50 Rector Street. It was constructed on the former site of Science High School. It also has many amenities including underground parking, rooftop swimming pool and tiki bar, etc..[
Aided by the presence of the
Most buses pass through Downtown and it is a principal
The Main Library is on Washington Park and served by the Newark Light Rail.
See also
- Triangle Park (Newark)
- List of tallest buildings in Newark
References
- ^ "Downtown Newark, NJ Household Income, Population & Demographics | Point2".
- ^ Nieves, Evelyn (June 23, 1996). "Our Towns;At Crossroads, Space for Rent On 4 Corners". The New York Times.
- ^ Jacobs, Andrew. "Downtown Newark Is Getting Set for a Large, Shiny New Resident", The New York Times, October 25, 2007. Accessed January 5, 2007.
- ^ Nieves, Evelyn (June 23, 1996). "Our Towns;At Crossroads, Space for Rent On 4 Corners". The New York Times.
External links
- Newark Downtown District website
- Newark Visitors Center
- Living Downtown Master Plan 2008[permanent dead link]
- Bagli, Charles V (July 5, 1998). "Investors Bet on Revival for Troubled Newark". New York Times. Retrieved July 29, 2010. Investors Bet on Revival for Troubled Newark New York Times 1998
- Newark A City of Optimism and Progress New York Times 1913
- Elements of Urbanism 2008
- GoNewark website Archived 2010-12-16 at the Wayback Machine