Timber Tower to Replace Newark’s Riverfront Stadium

A new, 500,000-square-foot wooden office building will replace Bears and Eagles Riverfront Stadium in Newark (NJ). Designed by Michael Green Architecture, the structure will be the largest wooden tower in the United States.  It will serve as the centerpiece for the Riverfront Square development.  Read more and view renderings here.

Newark Bears Hold Not-So-Successful Liquidation Sale

The now-defunct indy pro Newark Bears (Can-Am League) held a liquidation sale today at Riverfront Stadium in Newark (NJ).  As one attendee reported to us, owner Doug Spiel apparently stopped the auction after a mere 3 1/2 hours and said the remaining available items (only 10 percent sold, we hear) would be sold in lots for more money.  Attendees apparently weren’t too happy about the