Jets Announce Short List of Potential Sites for New State of the Art Facility
The New York Jets announced Thursday a short list of potential sites for their new state-of-the-art practice facility in New Jersey.
The short list, in alphabetical order, includes:
Community: Berkeley Heights
County: Union
Location: Connell Drive and Valley Road Site
Condition: Corporate Campus
Community: Florham Park
County: Morris
Location: Exxon Site near Park Avenue Site
Condition: Former Exxon Headquarters
Community: Jersey City
County: HudsonLocation: Caven Point Road and Chapel Avenue Site
Condition: Warehouse and partnership with adjoining recreational facility
Community: Millburn
County: Essex
Location: Parsonage Hill Road and John F. Kennedy ParkwaySite
Condition: Woodlands owned by East Orange WaterWorks
Community: Wood-Ridge
County: Bergen
Location: Woodridge Industrial Park; Passaic Avenue and South Main StreetSite
Condition: Former Curtiss-Wright Factory
The Jets have agreed to relocate their practice facility from Long Island to New Jersey as part of an historic agreement to build a new joint stadium with the Giants in the Meadowlands. As part of that agreement, the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority agreed to acquire 20 acres for each team to build new training complexes in New Jersey. While the Giants new training facility will remain on the Meadowlands complex, the Jets training facility will be relocated outside the complex at a site to be designated by the Jets in conjunction with the NJSEA.
As the new headquarters for the Jets, the practice facility will house all football operations and most corporate functions. Relocating the practice facility from Long Island to New Jersey will generate more than $10 million annually in new tax revenue for the state.
“We have been heartened by the genuine interest of so many towns to welcome us as their neighbors,” said Jets President Jay Cross. “After conducting a comprehensive search which took us to more than 40 sites across New Jersey, we feel that these five most closely meet our specific needs. Over the next several weeks we will further evaluate each of them. Wherever we end up, we look forward to becoming active and engaged New Jersey citizens.”
In addition to the new state and local tax revenues generated by the practice facility, the Jets are committed to community involvement through the support of civic charities as well as implementing established Jets initiatives to fight hunger and improve education and fitness. The Jets also support local football teams with coaching and kids clinics, local Coach of the Week Awards and free community access to training camp during the summer months.
“We are thrilled that the Jets are relocating their training facilities from Long Island to New Jersey," said Carl Goldberg, chairman of the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority. “Not only will New Jersey gain a corporation committed to community involvement, but our state will reap significant economic benefits from the tax revenues generated by the practice and training facilities.”
“Over the past four months, the Jets have thoroughly evaluated more than forty potential sites for their training facility,” added George Zoffinger, President of the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority. “We are excited that their new home will soon be designated so that we can formally welcome them to New Jersey."
Four months ago, the New York Jets exclusively retained Cohn Real Estate LLP to conduct a comprehensive site search in northern New Jersey. Over the past few months, the New York Jets and Cohn Real Estate have visited more than 40 sites in Bergen, Hudson, Essex, Morris, Union, Passaic, Somerset, Middlesex and Monmouth counties to find a location which best meets the unusual needs of the football team.
The practice facility will include a 110,000 square foot building housing 100 employees, three outdoor football fields, and one indoor football field.
The sites were evaluated on the following criteria:
· At least 20 acres available with minimal impediments to development
· Located within a 20 mile radius of the Meadowlands and Newark Airport, yet accessible to Manhattan
· Proximity to diversity of housing stock, hotel accommodations, and appropriate medical facilities
Over the next several weeks, the Jets and NJSEA will continue to meet with the site owners and local officials in each community to perform further due diligence on each site. The Jets expect to make a final determination by March 1, 2006.
The short list, in alphabetical order, includes:
Community: Berkeley Heights
County: Union
Location: Connell Drive and Valley Road Site
Condition: Corporate Campus
Community: Florham Park
County: Morris
Location: Exxon Site near Park Avenue Site
Condition: Former Exxon Headquarters
Community: Jersey City
County: HudsonLocation: Caven Point Road and Chapel Avenue Site
Condition: Warehouse and partnership with adjoining recreational facility
Community: Millburn
County: Essex
Location: Parsonage Hill Road and John F. Kennedy ParkwaySite
Condition: Woodlands owned by East Orange WaterWorks
Community: Wood-Ridge
County: Bergen
Location: Woodridge Industrial Park; Passaic Avenue and South Main StreetSite
Condition: Former Curtiss-Wright Factory
The Jets have agreed to relocate their practice facility from Long Island to New Jersey as part of an historic agreement to build a new joint stadium with the Giants in the Meadowlands. As part of that agreement, the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority agreed to acquire 20 acres for each team to build new training complexes in New Jersey. While the Giants new training facility will remain on the Meadowlands complex, the Jets training facility will be relocated outside the complex at a site to be designated by the Jets in conjunction with the NJSEA.
As the new headquarters for the Jets, the practice facility will house all football operations and most corporate functions. Relocating the practice facility from Long Island to New Jersey will generate more than $10 million annually in new tax revenue for the state.
“We have been heartened by the genuine interest of so many towns to welcome us as their neighbors,” said Jets President Jay Cross. “After conducting a comprehensive search which took us to more than 40 sites across New Jersey, we feel that these five most closely meet our specific needs. Over the next several weeks we will further evaluate each of them. Wherever we end up, we look forward to becoming active and engaged New Jersey citizens.”
In addition to the new state and local tax revenues generated by the practice facility, the Jets are committed to community involvement through the support of civic charities as well as implementing established Jets initiatives to fight hunger and improve education and fitness. The Jets also support local football teams with coaching and kids clinics, local Coach of the Week Awards and free community access to training camp during the summer months.
“We are thrilled that the Jets are relocating their training facilities from Long Island to New Jersey," said Carl Goldberg, chairman of the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority. “Not only will New Jersey gain a corporation committed to community involvement, but our state will reap significant economic benefits from the tax revenues generated by the practice and training facilities.”
“Over the past four months, the Jets have thoroughly evaluated more than forty potential sites for their training facility,” added George Zoffinger, President of the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority. “We are excited that their new home will soon be designated so that we can formally welcome them to New Jersey."
Four months ago, the New York Jets exclusively retained Cohn Real Estate LLP to conduct a comprehensive site search in northern New Jersey. Over the past few months, the New York Jets and Cohn Real Estate have visited more than 40 sites in Bergen, Hudson, Essex, Morris, Union, Passaic, Somerset, Middlesex and Monmouth counties to find a location which best meets the unusual needs of the football team.
The practice facility will include a 110,000 square foot building housing 100 employees, three outdoor football fields, and one indoor football field.
The sites were evaluated on the following criteria:
· At least 20 acres available with minimal impediments to development
· Located within a 20 mile radius of the Meadowlands and Newark Airport, yet accessible to Manhattan
· Proximity to diversity of housing stock, hotel accommodations, and appropriate medical facilities
Over the next several weeks, the Jets and NJSEA will continue to meet with the site owners and local officials in each community to perform further due diligence on each site. The Jets expect to make a final determination by March 1, 2006.
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