The Connell Company

About The Connell Company

The Connell Company is a real estate operator headquartered in 300 Connell Drive Berkeley Heights, NJ.

The Connell Company is a privately‑owned, family‑run real estate, hospitality, and equipment leasing firm founded in New York City in 1926 by Grover Cleveland Connell. It spans five generations, evolving from commodity trading into diversified asset ownership and development. Its real estate arm has focused on Class A commercial office, retail, mixed‑use, and multifamily assets since entering the sector in 1981 with the development of a 428,000 sq ft office building . That project expanded into a 185‑acre corporate park with over 1.5 million sq ft of office space, along with retail and hospitality components. The Park in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey is a flagship, live‑work‑play, mixed‑use campus spanning 185 acres with 1.5 million sq ft of office, 44,000 sq ft of coworking/social club, 300,000 sq ft of retail & entertainment, over 10 acres of parks and trails, 176 hotel suites, and 328 luxury residences. Recent residential expansion includes an 11‑story building (RT500) with 179 units topped out in mid‑2025, and a broader “District” plan adding 328 apartments plus nearly 200,000 sq ft of entertainment, dining, and retail space expected to complete in 2025. Equipment leasing remains a core business; Connell Equipment Leasing is among the nation’s largest independent lessors of material‑handling equipment, with over 12,000 pieces of equipment on lease or in inventory. The Connell Company generates more than US $100 million annually across its diversified operations including real estate, hospitality, and leasing.

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