Wednesday, May 14th 
 

i-Port 12 represents one of the largest, most visible redevelopment projects in New Jersey.  The site encompasses approximately 133 acres located directly at Interchange 12 of the New Jersey Turnpike, just 2 exits south of Newark International Airport and the Port of Newark.  The tract has historically been utilized as a municipal waste landfill and has sat idle and unproductive since the 1970’s.  Since that time, the local municipality has been under a Court Decree to properly close the landfill.  The designation of Panattoni Development Company and Slayton Development toredevelop the property has satisfied that requirement as well as put the acreage back to productive use thereby creating tax ratable and employment for the local economy.
 
This development provides two, state of the art facilities in Phase 1.  Building “A” is +/-1,064,000 square feet of cross dock warehouse and Building “B” is 201,000 square feet of single side loaded warehouse.  Both facilities will provide 36 feet of clear height, oversized bays of 80’ by 72’, ESFR fire suppression systems, and a high ratio of dock door positions with trailer parking.  The facilities have been designed to permit multi-tenancy allowing maximum flexibility in answering the local market demands.   
 
Also undergoing improvement is the Turnpike Interchange which serves this site.  The Interchange has not operated efficiently for years but the current redesign (which has been fully designed, funded by the State, and is under construction) has been considered and designed to coordinate with the i-Port 12 Park.  The new exit ramp will come to a fourway, coordinated stop light with two lanes entering i-Port.  The first phase of the work was constructed concurrently with Phase 1.  Two subsequent phases of improvements to the Interchange will provide easier movements for passenger vehicles entering and exiting to Carteret and an interconnecting road which will provide access to Phase 2 as well as additional development land to the north.  
 
The buildings and the redevelopment also serve as an environmental cap to the site, preventing the leaching of storm water into and through the landfill thus stopping the possible transport of contaminants into the river system.  The buildings are pile-supported with a structural slab, under which there will be a collection system for the existing water and methane in the landfill under the building.  Wetlands disturbed by the closing of the landfill will be replaced with newly created, high quality wetlands habitat on Phase 2.  Due to the complexities in developing in this environment and to providing a final, approved closure to the landfill, the New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust Fund is providing a $38.5 million dollar bond financing to defray environmental expenses.  The bond will be repaid through a Payment in lieu of Taxes (PILOT) payments from the tenants in the buildings.  i-Port 12 represents the culmination of years of design and planning, having received nearly 40 individual municipal, State, and Federal approvals. 

A discussion of brownfields construction with a panel of :


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Registration at Tour Site Tour Begins Reception at Hotel Program Begins Dinner

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