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Wellness and Events Center

Summary

The Joel and Diane Bloom Wellness and Events Center (WEC) is a 220,000 sq ft.[1] sports and recreation facility that includes a 3,500 seat basketball arena in Newark, New Jersey. It was built at a cost of $102 million by the New Jersey Institute of Technology.[4][3][5] The Wellness and Events Center is the home court of the NCAA Division I American East Conference, NJIT Highlanders. The WEC replaced the former arena of the Highlanders, the Fleisher Center. The new arena broke ground on November 12, 2015, and opened in time for the 2017–18 basketball season.[2][6]

Wellness and Events Center
The WEC in volleyball configuration.
Map
Location100 Lock Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102
Coordinates40°44′43″N 74°10′59″W / 40.7453°N 74.1830°W / 40.7453; -74.1830
OperatorNew Jersey Institute of Technology
Capacity3,500, as sports arena
4,000, as event center
Field size220,000 sq ft (20,000 m2)[1]
Construction
Broke groundNovember 12, 2015[2]
OpenedNovember 10, 2017[1]
Construction costUS$110 million[3]
Tenants
NJIT Highlanders basketball (2017–18 to present)

On October 6 2023, NJIT renamed the building to the "Joel and Diane Bloom Wellness and Events Center" to honor the contributions of former NJIT president, Joel Bloom.[7]

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References edit

  1. ^ a b c "NJIT Wellness and Events Center". NJIT. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Newman, Josh (November 12, 2015). "NJIT breaks ground on $100M Wellness and Events Center". Asbury Park Press. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  3. ^ a b "RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF TR USTEES OF NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, 2015 SERIES A" (PDF). NJIT.edu. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  4. ^ Prunty, Brendan (2015-02-20). "N.J.I.T. Will Get an Arena, but It Still Needs a Home". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
  5. ^ "NJIT Breaks Grounds On a Major New Building: The Wellness and Events Center". NJIT.edu. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  6. ^ Yi, Karen (November 11, 2017). "'We don't have anything like this.' NJIT unveils $110M athletic center". NJ.com. Retrieved December 26, 2017.
  7. ^ "NJIT's Wellness and Events Center Dedicated to Joel and Diane Bloom". NJIT News. Retrieved 2023-11-15.

External links edit

  • NJIT Wellness and Events Center