Updates to the 15 NEST constructing on the Northeast Science and Technology Center in Kenilworth will concentrate on the constructing’s central foyer and auditorium, giving method to extra upgrades to different shared areas in the 1.2 million-square-foot constructing. — Renderings courtesy: NEST
By Joshua Burd
The crew behind the high-profile Northeast Science and Technology Center in Kenilworth have kicked off a multimillion-dollar renovation of the location’s anchor constructing, with plans to create 75,000 sq. ft of new amenities and common areas for present and future tenants.
Onyx Equities, in partnership with Machine Investment Group and Pivot Real Estate Partners, stated the updates to the 1.2 million-square-foot facility referred to as 15 NEST will happen in two phases. The first will concentrate on the constructing’s central foyer and auditorium, with completion slated for mid-2026, whereas the second will improve the extra shared areas as half of a undertaking that can conclude by the top of the 12 months.
The work comes after the three way partnership purchased the former Merck & Co. campus in 2023, in search of to reposition the 108-acre website on Galloping Hill Road right into a multitenant hub that leverages its trove of high-end analysis and growth house and infrastructure. They subsequently attracted a number of organizations, together with New Jersey Institute of Technology, Revlon and CoreWeave, whereas Merck remained at 15 NEST by way of September 2025 and maintained a community of trendy laboratories and biomanufacturing house.
SLIDESHOW: Renovations at 15 NEST in Kenilworth
Onyx stated that, whereas the R&D areas stay extremely superior, it should modernize the steadiness of the constructing in order that it totally displays the identical requirements of design, know-how and performance that outline the remaining of the NEST advanced. That will create some 75,000 sq. ft of central amenity and common house to determine a collaborative, progressive campus ecosystem because it seems to draw extra tenants.
“NEST was envisioned as a place where world-class science, technology and innovation converge,” stated Matthew P. Flath, senior vp of asset administration at Onyx Equities. “The researchers and organizations that will soon call this campus home deserve a facility that reflects their ambition. With these renovations, we’re setting the stage for an environment that will spark connection, collaboration and discovery for years to come.”
Onyx introduced late final 12 months that NJIT would occupy 25,000 sq. ft at 15 NEST for a brand new translational analysis facility, which is able to enable professors and college students to conduct groundbreaking analysis and speed up the transformation of discoveries into tangible options for real-world issues. Revlon, which is leasing 62,000 sq. ft, has additionally dedicated to the constructing because it strikes its analysis labs, pilot manufacturing and workplace features to the location.
NJIT to open 25,000 sq. ft. translational research center at NEST campus in Kenilworth
