(from left) Christopher Stringer, vice president for Administration and Finance at Thomas Edison State University; Monique King-Viehland, director, Trenton Department of Housing and Economic Development; Stephen Doyle, Clarke Caton Hintz; Trenton Mayor Eric Jackson; Dr. George A. Pruitt, president of Thomas Edison State University; and John Hatch, Clarke Caton Hintz.
New Jersey Future recently honored Thomas Edison State University, the architecture firm, Clarke Caton Hintz, and the city of Trenton with a 2015 Smart Growth Award for the institution’s campus expansion project and the project’s role in revitalizing New Jersey’s capital city.
“We are delighted to be honored with the city of Trenton and our architects, Clarke Caton Hintz, for the exciting projects on our campus,” said Dr. George A. Pruitt, president of Thomas Edison State University. “We have renovated two historically significant buildings downtown and are creating a new landmark at a key gateway in New Jersey’s capital city. It is an exciting time to be in Trenton.”
The expansion, which includes the new Center for Learning and Technology, located at 102 West State Street; renovation of the landmark Kelsey Building at 101 West State Street; and construction of the Nursing Education Center, which is transforming the intersection of West State and Calhoun streets in Trenton.
The University partnered with the city to acquire the blighted Glen Cairn Arms complex, which paved the way for the University to clear the site and create a new building at the location. Clarke Caton Hintz designed the Nursing Education Center, the Center for Learning and Technology and renovations at the Kelsey Building and Townhouse complex.
New Jersey Future is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that brings together concerned citizens and leaders to promote responsible land-use policies. Since 2002, New Jersey Future has honored the best examples of smart planning and sustainable growth and development in the state through its Smart Growth Awards.
The award was presented on June 4 at the Newark Club in Newark.
Toni M. Terry, BA