Mulberry Commons
in Newark, United StatesCategory: Attraction
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Mulberry Commons, once called Triangle Park, is a planned public park in Newark, New Jersey. It was first proposed in 2005 to be the centerpiece of 22 acres (8.9 ha) of the city's Downtown surrounded by Gateway Center, Newark Penn Station, Government Center and Prudential Center, a 19,000 seat arena which opened in 2007. The city had acquired deed to the park land in conjunction with the construction of the arena, but the project had not been further developed.
In March 2016, Mayor Ras J. Baraka announced that park design would begin in April after a request for qualifications, with a projected completion in 2018. The plan includes a city square of 2.5 acres (1.0 ha) connecting to footbridge of 0.5 miles (0.80 km) over McCarter Highway and the Northeast Corridor to the Ironbound neighborhood with direct access to the train platforms at Penn Station.The area around the Mulberry Commons, much of it owned by Edison Properties, will be developed by the company and other partners, initially converting the Newark Warehouse Building into retail and commercial space, called Ironside Newark. M&M Mars-Wrigley has already signed a lease for several floors in the building for office space. Some employees will be relocated here from their Chicago office.An official opening ceremony for the park took place October 2, 2017.
