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Allen Center
150 Allen Road, Bernards Township, NJ
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PHYSICAL AND CONSTRUCTION FEATURES
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| Location: |
On Allen Road, ¾-mile north of the intersection of Interstate 78 and Martinsville Road in Bernards Township, Somerset County. Access to Allen Road is provided from a traffic light at Martinsville Road. Allen Road runs west, paralleling I-78, to Route 206 and the Hills development. |
| Year Built: |
1989
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| Size: |
189,291 square feet |
| Floors: |
Four stories, or 48 feet above grade
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Floor
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Type
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SF
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3rd floor
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Office
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63,827
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2nd floor
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Office
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60,498
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1st floor
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Office
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53,449
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Lobby
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Office
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10,738
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Total
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188,512
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| Layout: |
The building is configured with a central core layout with two wing sections. The central core is serviced with two elevators and two stairwells; each wing is serviced with an elevator and stairwell. The 24-foot high, two-story atrium lobby (+/-3,000 square feet) provides access from the main visitor entrance on the south elevation. |
| Column Spacing: |
30’x30’ |
| Structural: |
Steel framing with a reinforced concrete foundation |
| Exterior Wall: |
E.G. Smith curtain wall system of alternating bands of tinted glass and steel panels |
| Live Load: |
100 pounds per square foot plus a partition allowance of 20 pounds per square foot |
| Windows: |
Glazed solar gray insulated windows are 5-foot high with 5-foot wide interior mullion spacing. |
| Roof: |
Flat, single-ply rubber membrane roof with over steel decking |
| Ceiling Heights: |
8’4” finished ceilings; 12’ slab to slab |
| HVAC: |
Electric water source heat pump units located in the ceiling plenums at each floor; each unit is individually controlled and handles +/-1,500 square feet of floor area. The overall system is monitored and controlled by a computerized energy management system with remote sensing devices. A cooling tower is located on the roof. |
| Electrical: |
277/480 volts, 3-phase, 4-wire – motor loads and fluorescent lighting
120/208 volts, 3-phase, 4-wire – convenience outlets and incandescent lighting
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| Fire Protection: |
Fully-sprinklered; wet system for all areas. A closed-circuit, electrically supervised fire alarm and smoke detection system with manual stations located at means of egress on each floor. Emergency lighting, fueled by battery packs, is installed throughout the building. |
| Fire Rating: |
B.O.C.A rating of 2 – the entire steel frame has been treated with fire retardant material; stairways and elevator shafts have 2-hour fire ratings; fire hose stations located on each floor. |
| Security: |
24-hour, programmable access system |
| Elevators: |
Four (4) Dover passenger elevators, each having 3,500-pound capacity and traveling at 150 feet per minute. Two are located in the main core and one is located at the end of each wing. Cab interiors consist of formica and stainless steel sides, carpeted floors and brushed aluminum doors. |
| Utilities: |
Electricity: JCP&L
Sewer: Bernards Township Municipal Sewage Authority
Water: New Jersey American Water Co.
Gas: Eastern Propane
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| Restrooms: |
Two sets of restrooms are located on the first through third floors. One set of restrooms with showers is located on the lobby level. Interiors are finished with ceramic tile walls and floors, granite vanities, American Standard fixtures, suspended ceilings, baked enamel finished metal partitions, full height mirrors and sensor faucets and toilets. Ventilation is provided by 12 air changes per hour. |
| Cafeteria: |
Located on the lobby level, a 4,307-square foot, full-service cafeteria has a 200-seat capacity. |
| Fitness Facility: |
A fully equipped fitness facility is located on the lobby level. |
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SITE DESCRIPTION
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| Site: |
+/-28.412 acres on the triangular-shaped site |
| Access: |
Access is provided via one curb cut along Allen Road onto a +/-100-foot driveway leading to Allen Center. The same driveway also provides access to the adjacent office property (140 Allen Road). |
| Parking: |
854 spaces (4.5 per 1,000 parking ratio)
790 in surface lot and 64 exclusive spaces under the building
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| Frontage: |
+/-2,000 feet frontage along I-78 |
| Flood Zone: |
According to Community Panel 340428-0010A, National Flood Insurance Rate map, Allen Center is situated in zone “C”, an area of minimal flooding. |
| Easement Agreement: |
Deed of Easement, dated August 3, 1983 and modified February 13, 1996, provides ingress/egress rights to the common roadway and directional/identification signage rights to the owners of Allen Center and 140 Allen Road (adjacent property). |
