The Connell Company
Berkeley Heights, NJ 51–200 employees 6 principals
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About The Connell Company
The Connell Company is a real estate operator headquartered in Berkeley Heights, NJ. The Connell Company operates in Austin, Texas, Boston, Massachusetts and Charlotte, North Carolina. Its investment focus is on Hospitality, Managed Office and Multifamily - Core.
The Connell Company is a privately owned, family-run real estate, hospitality, and equipment leasing firm founded in New York City in 1926. Operating for 100 years and spanning 5 generations, the company has evolved from commodity trading into diversified asset ownership and development. The business generates more than 100 million dollars annually across its multi-sector commercial operations. The real estate division focuses on 4 primary property areas: Class A commercial office, retail, mixed-use, and multifamily assets. The company entered the sector in 1981 with a 428,000 square foot office building. That initial project expanded into a 185-acre flagship mixed-use campus in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, known as The Park. The campus contains 1.5 million square feet of office space, 44,000 square feet of coworking space, and 300,000 square feet of retail and entertainment space. It also includes 10 acres of parks, 176 hotel suites, and 328 luxury residences. Recent expansions feature an 11-story residential building with 179 units completed in 2025. Equipment leasing remains a core operational business for the organization. The Connell Equipment Leasing subsidiary ranks among the largest independent lessors of material-handling equipment in the nation. This division manages a commercial inventory of more than 12,000 pieces of equipment active on lease.