Five-star luxury hotel, conference center eyes former Hoffmann-La Roche site

December 6, 2018

Throughout the region, millennials and the employers seeking to attract them want office environments with an urban feel, even if that means creating a mini-downtownwithin a suburban office park by adding walkways, restaurants and housing.

In their evolution from the 1980s, the office buildings that “can create that exciting type of environment in the suburbs will be the winners,” noted Rutgers Professor James Hughes, dean emeritus of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy and an expert on demographics and economic trends.

NorthJersey.com, December 5, 2018

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