Wall Street Journal: ‘Rock’ Climbing: Arena Area Sees Growth

The New Jersey Nets have played their last basketball game in Newark, but property developments in the shadow of the Prudential Center, the Nets’ former home, give no indication of a loss.  Downtown Newark is seeing a spurt of activity, with new developments totaling hundreds of millions of dollars hitting the ground.

Projects in the immediate vicinity of the Prudential Center, which opened in 2007, include a Courtyard by Marriott hotel—the downtown’s first new hotel in 40 years that is slated to open in September.

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