Developers and planners have learned to become creative about re-use of such unique spaces, however, noted Andrew Merin, a vice-chairman of C&W. “Every major corporate campus in New Jersey over the past three decades has either been repurposed to meet the needs of a growing corporation's new headquarters or positioned for innovative reuse,” he said.

C&W's Metropolitan Area Capital Markets Group is heading the Merck assignment.

The high-profile campus was designed for Merke by star-chitect Kevin Roche and was completed in 1992.

The three-story Class A office facility contains 1 million square feet of office space above two levels of covered parking for 1,600 spaces.

There is a five-story granite and glass lobby and atrium. Other features include:

• a 900-seat cafeteria and dining area
• elegant executive offices and conference rooms
• a multi-level conference center with a 250-seat auditorium
• a landscaped central courtyard
• a fully equipped fitness center
• a 35,000-square-foot data center

The building is set on a 500-acre campus that includes an on-site solar farm, a 25,000-square-foot childcare center, a basketball court, tennis courts, ball fields and a helipad.

There are five major highways located within 5 miles of the property: Route 22, Routes 202/206, I-78 and I-287. The site is positioned along I-78 corporate corridor, which is home to numerous national and international firms including Exxon Mobil, Chubb Insurance, A.M. Best, Ingersoll Rand and New York Life.

Cushman & Wakefield's Metropolitan Area Capital Markets Group specializes exclusively in investment sales of office, industrial, multifamily and retail properties throughout New Jersey, New York, Fairfield County, Conn., and Pennsylvania. The team has completed more than $19.5 billion worth of transactions since 1992.