New Brunswick Performing Arts Center

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New Brunswick Performing Arts Center
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New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (New Jersey)
General information
Type Mixed-use highrise
LocationNew Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S.
Coordinates 40°29′37″N74°26′40″W / 40.4936°N 74.4444°W / 40.4936; -74.4444
Construction started2017
Completed2019
Height
Roof89.61 m (294.0 ft)
Technical details
Floor count23
Design and construction
Architect(s) Elkus Manfredi Architects
DeveloperDEVCO/Penrose
References
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The New Brunswick Performing Arts Center is a complex in New Brunswick, New Jersey's Civic Square government and cultural district, adjacent to the State Theatre. [2] Construction for the US$172 million, 23-story multi-use property began in 2017 and was completed in 2019. [3] Its official opening took place September 4, 2019. [4]

Contents

The cultural center is home to American Repertory Ballet, [5] Crossroads Theatre, [6] George Street Playhouse, [7] and the theaters for Rutgers University's Mason Gross School of the Arts. [8] [9] [10]

Architecture

The theater is part of a larger residential and commercial 23-story complex and includes 18 stories of residential units. One of the tallest buildings in New Brunswick, it was designed by Elkus Manfredi Architects and comprises two state-of-the-art theaters, dedicated rehearsal studios, and academic and office space. Atop the complex are 207 residential apartments and 30,000 square feet of office space. There is also a new parking garage with 344 parking spaces. [11] [12] [13] [14]

See also

New Jersey music venues by capacity

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