Project for Empty Space to Relocate to 800 Broad St. in Newark

NEWARK, NJ—The not-for-profit Project for Empty Space has signed a new lease deal for 20,000 square feet at Paramount Assets’ 800 Broad St. office building here.

Relocating from another Newark property, Project for Empty Space, a hub for multidisciplinary creative engagement, will have multiple galleries and exhibition areas, as well as amenitized studios at its new offices at 800 Broad St.

Paramount Assets executive director of leasing and marketing Samir Guzman arranged the long-term lease for the building owner. Marta Villa of JLL represented Project for Empty Space in the transaction.

“800 Broad Street proved an ideal match for Project for Empty Space, and we are pleased to have been able to accommodate their space requirements,” Guzman says. “In addition to its premier downtown location—in proximity to public transportation options and the Prudential Center – 800 Broad St. is currently built as a technical school with more than 40 classrooms. This layout was well-suited for Project for Empty Space and allows it more room to support artists and creatives in the community.”

Rebecca Jampol, co-director of Project for Empty Space, adds, “In conjunction with our 10-year anniversary this coming January, we are thrilled to be moving to our own building at 800 Broad Street in the heart of downtown Newark,” she said.

The not for profit was launched in New York City in 2010 as a nomadic project by two women, “and now it continues to live in this brick-and-mortar space,” Jampol notes.

Project for Empty Space currently maintains its gallery at 2 Gateway Center in Newark.

In the coming year, Project for Empty Space will welcome an array of expanding programs that include its current Artist in Residence Program, Feminist Incubator and Studio Artist Professional Development Initiatives.