Newark Real Estate Project Earns ‘Good Neighbor’ Award

NEWARK, NJ — A real estate project in Newark recently earned a 2024 “Good Neighbor Award” from the New Jersey Business and Industry Association (NJBIA).

The NJBIA and its flagship publication, New Jersey Business Magazine, announced the 10 winners of its annual awards on Tuesday. The awards highlight firms, institutions and nonprofits that have “contributed to the economic growth in the state” and in their respective neighborhoods.

This year’s list included a project that expanded the footprint of AllShifts’ U.S. headquarters at 494 Broad Street in Newark. The architect was Kimmerle Group in Morristown, and the builder was Fidelco Realty Group in Millburn.

Here’s why the project deserves recognition, according to the NJBIA:

“When AllShifts decided to expand its U.S. headquarters during the pandemic, the nation’s leading nurse staffing agency looked no further than its home city of Newark. In fact, AllShifts stayed in the same building – 494 Broad Street – growing from 3,000 to 17,000 square feet as it took over an entire floor to accommodate the agency’s rapid growth. Architectural firm the Kimmerle Group created a relaxed, open-concept floor plan with bench workstations, glass-front offices, a theatre room with stadium seating, and game room with TVs, lounges, and a cozy café. Custom reclaimed wood tables add character to the space, and exposed red brick walls found during construction give it a raw, industrial feel. The $1.2 million project, which involved 150 construction workers and was completed in January of 2022, also celebrates AllShifts’ national reach, with each space named after a U.S. city/region.”

NJBIA president and CEO Michele Siekerka said that combined, the 10 winning projects have created more than $80 million in capital improvements, 1,047 construction jobs and nearly 1,000 permanent jobs, in addition to “providing valuable assets and generating tremendous economic activity.”

“These winning projects improve our quality of life, revitalize neighborhoods, provide valuable services and resources and bring communities together,” Siekerka said. “We are grateful for the benefits these projects have brought to New Jersey and congratulate the winners.”

Full summaries, and the criteria for how winners were selected, can be found in the July issue of New Jersey Business Magazine.

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