Ribbon cutting held for Harmon Cove development.

The Mayor of Secaucus, Dennis Elwell, executives of Hartz Mountain Industries, Inc. and Corporate Express Office Products cut the ribbon on the Corporate Express' new 339,000-SF distribution center located at 600 Jefferson Ave. in Hartz's Harmon Cove mixeduse development.

Harmon Cove, the first mixed-use development created by the prominent developer contains over 13 million SF of warehouse, distribution and office space, 120 outlet stores, three hotels and 1,400 luxury condominiums. Panasonic's U.S. headquarters is located here. Purchased in 1966 by Hartz Mountain, the 750-acre development committed its remaining sites in October 2000, when Hartz signed dual build-to-suit deals with Corporate Express and Lantis Eyewear.

"As someone who grew up in Secaucus, it has been amazing to see the buildings grow in Harmon Cove," said Secaucus Mayor Dennis Elwell. "We are pleased to welcome Corporate Express and pleased to see Hartz Mountain continue to succeed here."

"The opening of this building is a milestone not only for our company and this development, but for the region," said Hartz president and chief operating officer, Emanuel Stern. "The vision that my father Leonard had for this site has been realized. Since he purchased the site, people's perception of the area has gone from pig farms to state-of-the-art facilities and moving forward, we remain committed to providing these types of long-term solutions for the state's office and industrial tenants."

Harmon Cove is bordered by Route 3 to the north, the Hackensack River to the south and County Road to the East. Additionally, both spurs of the New Jersey Turnpike are less then one mile from the development; the Lincoln Tunnel is just 4 1/2 miles away -cross the site and the new Secaucus Transfer Station will be within minutes from the site.

"We are very excited about this facility and to be part of Secaucus, said Corporate Express New York Metro division president James Simms. Not only is it a showplace for us, but for our customers, who will be shown our capabilities at this state of the art facility."

Other prestigious corporate tenants in Harmon Cove include Gucci, MSNBC and UPS. Nearly the entire development remains in Hartz's 35 million SF commercial portfolio. Although Harmon Cove is now complete, Hartz continues to hold over 200 acres of developable land in prime northern New Jersey locations such as Kearny, Jersey City, Lincoln Harbor in Weehawken, Overpeck Centre in Ridgefield Park, Newark, Hanover, and in its Harmon Meadow/Mill Creek development, which is sister to Harmon Cove.