If all goes according to plan, a brand new, state of the art research and technology facility will occupy an empty parcel in the center of downtown in a few years after state and city officials broke ground on the $665 million, 550,000-square-foot New Jersey Innovation and Technology Hub on Oct. 14.

The project is a $665 million, 550,000-square-foot medical education and research center. Rutgers and Princeton universities both plan to use the facility, along with Hackensack Meridian Health and Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.

The Garden State cities were named alongside 24 other areas for the 2022-23 cohort after a successful inaugural 2020-22 iteration that transformed nearly 86,500 square feet of streets with artwork in 16 cities.

The late-night dessert spot has two other New Jersey outlets, in Hoboken and Ewing. To celebrate the newest spot, an all-day, in-store welcome bash will be held at the end of the month.

The 69,300-square-foot structure, located near major highways and in an Urban Enterprise Zone and Opportunity Zone, features 14- to 25-foot ceiling heights, nine tailboards, three van high doors, air-conditioned offices, heavy power and sits on 5 acres.