With the New Jersey Performing Arts Center as a backdrop, Carl Dranoff stood at a podium and heaped praise on his colleagues as he went down the list of well-deserved thank yous. After about five minutes had passed, he said it was time “to take a moment to talk about what we are actually building”

For the first time in more than half a century, luxury apartments are being built in Newark,another sign of revitalization in the state’s largest city. The builder, Dranoff Properties Inc. of Philadelphia, is betting that the demand for luxury rentals that has fueled a building boom in Jersey City will spill west and help revitalize Newark’s downtown. The

The Harman Group (THG), a firm specializing in structural engineering, parking planning and design and construction engineering, announces that One Theater Square, a $94M, 263-unit residential tower in Newark will begin construction. Once complete, One Theater Square will be the first ground-up, upscale high rise tower built in Newark since 1960. The Harman Group is the

NEWARK, NJ—The 22-story project, on 1.2 acres across from NJPAC and Military Park, will consist of 245 units. The $116-million project has been financed through contributions from the city of Newark; the state of New Jersey; Prudential Financial; Fifth Third Bank; the developer and NJPAC.

Those of you of a certain age may recall the TV ads for KormanSuites, “when just an apartment just isn’t enough.” The apartments the Korman family offered under that brand came with extra services and amenities — including furniture if you wanted it — and something other apartments at the time didn’t offer at all, which were