GLASSBORO, NJ—In what is billed as a transformative, multi-phase redevelopment of its downtown area near Rowan University, Nexus Properties has opened A3, a development that includes luxury student and market-rate apartments, retail and office space, state-of-the-art classrooms and a multi-level parking garage.

A3 is the largest phase of the redevelopment of what has been dubbed Rowan Boulevard, a $400-million “public-public-private” development initiative that officials say is creating an inter-generational town center linking Glassboro with its hometown Rowan University, one of the fastest-growing educational institutions in the nation.

The A3 phase includes:

• 230 Victoria, a six-story, 195,000-square-foot building, which includes 413 student beds, a 17,700-square-foot fitness center, 30,000 square feet of office and classroom space, and 14,600 square feet of ground-floor retail space
• 223 West High Street, a four-story, 70,000-square-foot building, which includes 144 student beds and 14,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space
• Park Place South, a four-story, 70,000-square-foot building, which includes 37 luxury apartments – available to non-students – and 14,400 square feet of ground-floor retail space
• Mick Drive Parking Garage, a 934-space parking structure located directly adjacent to 230 Victoria, 223 West High Street, and Park Place South

A3 encompasses more than 336,000 square feet across four acres, making it a direct extension of the already-bustling Rowan Boulevard, which anchors Glassboro's emerging downtown.