New Jersey’s state capital, downtown Trenton is the capital of office-based and retail business, dining, arts and culture, and Revolutionary history.
The downtown is compact and amenity-rich, a perfect place for business with the state or to offer retail or dining to the 20,000 state workers and 80,000 city residents.
Trenton is the halfway point between New York and Philadelphia-an Amtrak stop, a New Jersey transit stop, and with easy access to Routes 1, 95 and 29.
Trenton has affordable office space, averaging less than $20 a square foot, within easy walking distance of state office buildings, the country seat, transit stops, parking garages and high–quality restaurants and retail.
Downtown Trenton is home to museums, historical sites, theaters and art galleries.
Downtown Trenton is home to award-winning restaurants and retail, including Settimo Cielo, Café International, the Archives at the Marriott, Checkers, Café Ole, and Classics Used and Rare Books.
Business Resources
The City of Trenton is committed to encouraging business and real estate downtown. Learn more about incentives and organizations that can help you build your business. Contact the City Department of Housing and Economic Development, Jerome Harris, Director. Reach out to Anthony Carabelli, Jr. Economic Development Specialist at acarabelli@trentonnj.org.
The Capital City Redevelopment Corporation (CCRC) is a state agency dedicated to business development in the capital city, seeking to coordinate, initiate, expedite, finance and implement targeted economic development. For more information on CCRC, visit http://www.state.nj.us/ccrc/about.html.
The Trenton Downtown Association (TDA) offers assistance to businesses thinking about locating in downtown Trenton. The TDA will help assist you with site selection, introduce you to existing business owners downtown, and direct you to loan sources. For assistance with site selection, contact Eric Maywar at eric@trenton-downtown.com.
Through its marketing, communications and special events (including the award-winning Patriots’ Week), the TDA promotes downtown Trenton as a destination for dining, culture, and shopping, as a competitive business location and as a great place to live. The Trenton Downtown Association also makes sure that downtown is clean and ready for business.
