One of the largest workplace transformation projects currently underway within JPMorganChase’s portfolio, the 400,000sf redevelopment of its Newark, DE campus is redefining how thousands of employees will work, connect, and collaborate. Led by Structure Tone’s Philadelphia team and delivered through a design-build partnership with TPG Architecture and Syska Hennessy, the multi-phased program combines sweeping workplace upgrades with critical infrastructure improvements that will serve the campus for years to come. Accomplishing this vision while keeping the campus fully operational requires exceptional coordination, strategic execution, and a deeply integrated project team.
The project represents the latest chapter in a relationship between Structure Tone and JPMC that spans more than 30 years. Throughout that partnership, several Structure Tone offices across the country have completed retail, workplace, and infrastructure projects nationwide, building a deep understanding of the client’s operational priorities, workplace standards, and evolving vision for employee experience. That institutional knowledge has proven invaluable as the Philly team tackles the complexities of this large-scale occupied-campus renovation.
Structure Tone’s work for JPMC in Newark extends far beyond a traditional office refresh. The team is managing extensive demolition, interior fit-outs, and infrastructure modernization while carefully sequencing construction to minimize disruption across an active corporate environment. Behind the walls, crews are replacing and upgrading critical building systems, including rooftop units and air handlers, building management systems (BMS), a campus-wide fire alarm backbone and head-end system, and a new main technology room. By modernizing these essential systems while maintaining day-to-day operations, Structure
Tone is helping position the campus for improved performance, resilience and longterm flexibility.
Alongside the infrastructure upgrades, Structure Tone is delivering an entirely renewed workplace experience designed to support collaboration, wellbeing, and productivity. The renovated spaces include open workstations, executive offices, conference rooms, reception areas, copy and mail centers, pantries, cafés, technology rooms, mothers’ rooms, prayer rooms, and refreshed atrium spaces. The project also features upgraded entrances with new revolving doors, enhanced security, and turnstiles that improve both functionality and employee arrival experience. Through close collaboration with JPMC’s Global Design and Real Estate teams, Structure Tone is translating the client’s workplace strategy into environments that support a more connected and flexible workforce.
This project is about much more than renovating offices,” SAID MATT MCHALE, OPERATIONS MANAGER, STRUCTURE TONE PHILADELPHIA. “We’re helping create a workplace that supports collaboration and connection while upgrading the infrastructure that keeps the campus operating efficiently. It’s a complex undertaking, but that’s exactly the type of challenge our team is built to deliver.”
Delivering a transformation of this scale within an operating campus requires meticulous planning and coordination. From managing long-lead procurement packages for critical mechanical and infrastructure equipment to aligning technology room readiness and commissioning activities, the team has navigated numerous challenges while maintaining project momentum. As the design-build leader, Structure Tone has coordinated architects, engineers, ownership representatives, and JPMC stakeholders across multiple project phases, balancing operational requirements with construction progress every step of the way.
The project also highlights Structure Tone’s role in supporting JPMC’s broader sustainability objectives. In Wilmington, a new 700-space parking garage uses innovative low-carbon materials, including Pozzotive, a concrete additive made from recycled glass that helps reduce embodied carbon while enhancing durability. Additional campus investments include a 4.5-megawatt solar
array expected to offset a significant portion of the Newark campus’s electrical demand, demonstrating how thoughtful construction can contribute to long-term environmental performance.
For Structure Tone’s Philadelphia office, the Newark campus transformation showcases the power of a trusted partnership combined with technical expertise and strategic planning. More than a renovation, the project is creating the infrastructure needed to support collaboration, attract top talent, and enhance the employee experience for one of Delaware’s largest employers. As work continues across the campus, the project serves as a testament to how construction can help organizations adapt, evolve, and invest confidently in their future.