Rendering of One Theater Square, Newark, NJ, viewed down Center Street

NEWARK, NJ—The New Jersey Performing Arts Center and developer Dranoff Properties of Philadelphia are poised to begin construction on Newark's first ground-up upscale residential high rise since 1960. The project's financial arrangements and real estate closings were completed last week, says NJPAC CEO John Schreiber.

The $116-million project has been financed through a unique public private partnership, which includes contributions from the city of Newark; the state of New Jersey; Prudential Financial; Fifth Third Bank; the developer and NJPAC.

One Theater Square embodies a vision of downtown Newark more than a quarter century in the making,” Schreiber says. “We are celebrating the result of the visionary work of NJPAC founders Governor Thomas Kean; philanthropist Ray Chambers; its first CEO Larry Goldman; and the State of New Jersey and the City of Newark, which have been steadfast in their support of the project through multiple administrations. This is a transformative moment in a great city's advance toward an even greater future.”

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