FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — BASF Corp. is the latest tenant to be announced for The Green at Florham Park, a 268-acre master-planned community in Florham Park. The chemical company will occupy a new 325,000-square-foot office building that is being developed for it by the community's master developer, Rockefeller Group Development Corp. The new building, which will serve as BASF's North American headquarters, will be constructed to LEED-Platinum specifications. Construction is expected to begin in July, with completion slated for mid-2012.
BASF will join a roster of notable tenants. The first is Atlantic Health, which is developing a four-story, 100,000-square-foot sports medicine facility know as the Atlantic Sports Health Institute. The medical facility will be situated adjacent to the project's other major tenant, the New York Jets. The pro football team is constructing a 27-acre campus that will contain the team's headquarters facilities as well as a 120,000-square-foot training center. The complex will also contain the Renaissance ClubSport by Marriott, a 250-room hotel that will feature a high-end spa and a 75,000-square-foot sports club.
Additional development planned for The Green at Florham Park will include a total of approximately 800,000 square feet of office space as well as a 425-unit senior residential community that is being developed by The K. Hovnanian Companies on 100 acres at the community's eastern end.
— Coleman Wood