NEWARK, NJ—C&K Properties' 2 Gateway Center, a class A office tower in the heart of Newark's central business district, has become the first commercial building in New Jersey to achieve Platinum certification by WiredScore for its technological superiority.
The certification process, which includes a full building audit by a team of leading technicians, was granted based on choice, infrastructure, redundancy, resiliency, and flexibility of broadband offerings. WiredScore measures these factors using an official set of standards developed and approved by an NYCEDC-appointed Advisory Board for assessing internet service in office buildings.
WiredScore is an advisory board that oversees WiredNYC, an initiative of the Bloomberg Administration that aims to bring transparency to quality and availability of broadband connectivity in office buildings, and is fully endorsed by 13 of New York City's most prestigious real estate and technology development firms. WiredScore's unique certification process helps to differentiate and identify the region's best connected buildings to brokers and prospective tenants.
“WiredScore's Platinum rated buildings provide the infrastructure for an increasing number of companies that depend on superior connectivity,” says Ben Korman, owner of C&K Properties. “Among 2 Gateway's various location benefits and competitive incentives packages, its technological advantages truly provide a leg up in the business landscape.”
A Platinum certification guarantees the maximum level of choice when selecting an Internet service provider, full distribution of fiber connectivity throughout the building, best in class infrastructure to ensure protection against service interruptions, and administrative best practices to streamline tenants' ability to get connected.
"2 Gateway's proactive approach to providing best-in-class connectivity to it's current and future tenants show's their true understanding of what a building needs to compete at the highest level in today's marketplace," says Philip Kanfer, director of partnerships at WiredScore.
“Providing a responsive, reliable and technologically advanced experience for our tenants is at the heart of what we do at 2 Gateway,” says Dudley Ryan, senior vice president at CBRE, the exclusive broker for 2 Gateway. “Achieving this certification is validation of our ongoing commitment to those principles.”
Part of Newark's 2.6 million-square-foot Gateway Complex, 2 Gateway Center is centrally located in the city's downtown business district along Market Street between McCarter Highway and Mulberry Street. The 18-story, Energy Star-certified tower features Class A office space and lobbies, along with state-of-the-art redundant infrastructure, major carrier presence in the building and antenna coverage opportunities on the roof.
The building is connected via a pedestrian skywalk directly to Newark Penn Station, offering access to NJ Transit, PATH and Amtrak lines. It is only 18 minutes from New York City and 10 minutes from Newark Liberty International Airport. Situated in the heart of the “Billion Dollar Triangle” Downtown Arts District, 2 Gateway is only a short walk away from Newark's Prudential Center, NJ Performing Arts Center, Red Bull Arena and all of the city's exciting dining and entertainment options.
2 Gateway Center also provides an innovative Incentives Concierge Program through which brokerage professionals and companies can obtain free, customized analysis of the cost savings for prospective tenants relocating to 2 Gateway Center under the New Jersey Economic Opportunity Act of 2013 so that optimal savings for businesses can occur.
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Steve Lubetkin is the New Jersey and Philadelphia editor for GlobeSt.com. He is currently filling in covering Chicago and Midwest markets until a new permanent editor is named. He previously filled in covering Atlanta. Steve’s journalism background includes print and broadcast reporting for NJ news organizations. His audio and video work for GlobeSt.com has been honored by the Garden State Journalists Association, and he has also been recognized for video by the New Jersey Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. He has produced audio podcasts on CRE topics for the NAR Commercial Division and the CCIM Institute. Steve has also served (from August 2017 to March 2018) as national broadcast news correspondent for CEOReport.com, a news website focused on practical advice for senior executives in small- and medium-sized companies. Steve also reports on-camera and covers conferences for NJSpotlight.com, a public policy news coverage website focused on New Jersey government and industry; and for clients of StateBroadcastNews.com, a division of The Lubetkin Media Companies LLC. Steve has been the computer columnist for the Jewish Community Voice of Southern New Jersey, since 1996. Steve is co-author, with Toronto-based podcasting pioneer Donna Papacosta, of the book, The Business of Podcasting: How to Take Your Podcasting Passion from the Personal to the Professional. You can email Steve at [email protected].
