Built between 1929 and 1930, 1180 Raymond Blvd. in Newark is an art deco masterpiece and stands today, in 2007, as the second tallest building in the city of Newark and by far the tallest residential building. It's sibling built at almost the same time sharing an address on Commerce Street is the National Newark Building or 744 Broad.
Today both buildings are owned and operated by Cogswell Realty out of NYC. 744 Broad houses the rental offices for 1180 on the Commerce St. side of the building.
1180 Raymond was a major fixture in the Newark business community as a prime commercial space up until around 1967 when most of downtown Newark suffered financially. 1180 ended up being vacant for twenty years leading up to its re-opening in 2006 as a newly "being refurbished" residential building.
Today the building is partially occupied and construction has been on-going, with residents being in the building for about a year. I think that few residents believed that construction would still be going on a year into occupancy.
1180 Raymond's strongest suite is its list of amenities including bowling alley, billiards room, health club (with extra fee), valet parking (with extra fee), concierge service, conference room (not yet completed and construction seems to have stopped in relation to it), resident lounge, evening shuttle service, wireless Internet in common areas, poker room, media room with XBOX 360 (hooked up to NOT be in HDTV) and PS2 (also hooked up for the lowest possible video quality) and a half basketball court.
1180 is located right on Military Park and has a subway station located inside of the building although access is only available from the outside. There are restaurants, a Starbucks, dollar stores, banks, drug store, hotels and more within easy walking distance although almost everything closes by the time that working folks can get home. Newark's Penn Station is just a short walk away (or you can take the subway) and from there you have easy access to NJ Transit, Amtrak, Greyhound, Newark's Light Rail / Trolley, AirTrain and the PATH.
1180 Raymond has one of the most convenient locations in the New York Metro Area and is perfect for Manhattanites looking for a lower cost location, for Newark workers looking for an upscale option or even for non-Newark NJ workers like me who drive in and out of the city although anything involving mass transit is a significant benefit of Newark and a primary draw.
1180 Raymond has great potential to be a centerpiece of downtown Newark's renaissance and one of the premier places to live in this up and coming city.
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