CRIF Repositioning 108,000-SF Office Building

SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ-Building owner Corporate Realty Income Fund, based in New York City, is repositioning its 108,000-sf 1001 Durham Ave. here, and a major aspect of that project will be to turn part of the building into pre-built space. The effort is being directed by Jon Marks of the Iselin, NJ office of Cushman & Wakefield of New Jersey Inc., which has the marketing exclusive for the building.

The 15-year-old building, which has visibility on I-287, has an unusual footprint, according to Marks, including a combination of circular and rectangular portions. Tumi Inc., which makes luggage and related products, uses the circular section as its world headquarters. The building’s rectangular component, which among other things houses a loan processing center for Commerce Bank and a regional office for Gannett Fleming Engineering, currently has two blocks of vacant space totaling more than 26,000 sf.

“The empty space is being redesigned as pre-built units from 3,000 to 10,000 sf,” Marks explains. “To date, we have demolished about 90% of the existing walls and rooms, and we have launched construction of the first 3,500-sf unit. Each generic pre-built unit will include an executive office, two or three smaller offices, a conference room and a reception area, among other things.