It was imperative to create “a sense of arrival” at the newly minted Arena campus in East Hanover, as Peter Gilpatric explained during a recent tour of the Route 10 property.

That meant far more than new curb cuts and monument signs. Look no further than the eight-acre green space that welcomes visitors to the budding office and innovation park — complete with an amphitheater, firepits and an expansive lawn area, along with a winding walking trail and new padel, pickleball and bocce courts.