
Atkins Kent Medical Building in West Orange. – ATKINS CO.
Atkins Cos. said on April 27 that it secured one new lease and four lease renewals at Atkins-Kent 101 located at 101 Short Hills Road in West Orange.
The deals include a 3,300-square-foot renewal with a pediatric practice, a renewal for 4,500 square feet with an oral surgery group, and a new lease and two renewals with RWJBarnabas Health and its affiliates. These include 5,100 square feet of space for a gastroenterology practice, 1,500 square feet for a vascular surgery practice, and 3,500 square feet for administrative space, further bolstering the company’s long-time relationship with the rapidly growing health system.
Located directly across the street from Saint Barnabas Medical Center and adjacent to RWJBarnabas Health’s corporate offices in West Orange, the 120,000-square-foot, Class-A medical office building is one of the area’s premier health care facilities serving the needs of private practitioners as well as large regional health care systems.
Constructed to meet the demand for modern medical office space in northern New Jersey, the building offers three stretcher-accessible elevators, ample patient parking with an abundance of handicapped spaces, automatic doors, canopied entries for patient drop off, and a modern design featuring a two-story lobby and granite flooring.
Capitalizing on the building’s ideal location and high level of adaptability, RWJBarnabas Health and its affiliated practices currently lease more than 56,000 square feet at Atkins Kent.

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In addition to its work with RWJBarnabas Health, Atkins Cos.’ medical office expertise and local market knowledge has also allowed the firm to forge strong relationships with other leading health care systems and growing private practices and physician groups throughout its areas of operation including Atlantic Health, Rothman Orthopaedic Institute, Axia Women’s Health, Mid Atlantic Retina, Allegheny Health System, Jefferson Health, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Advocare Doctors, RadNet and The Heart House.
“As the health care landscape continues to change dramatically, we remain focused on working with leading health care networks and providers across the nation to creating the modern, adaptable spaces they require to deliver care into our local communities,” said Chick Atkins, managing partner at Atkins Cos. “Built upon this spirit, our long-time relationship with RWJBarnabas Health is emblematic of the success of this approach. Through our close relationship and ongoing transactions with their network, we continue to be a strategic partner in their ongoing growth as they enhance their service offerings throughout northern and central New Jersey.”