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New Brunswick Performing Arts Center
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General information
Type Mixed-use highrise
Location New Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S.
Construction started 2017
Completed 2019
Height
Roof 89.61 m (294.0 ft)
Technical details
Floor count 23
Design and construction
Architect Elkus Manfredi Architects
Developer DEVCO/Penrose

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. Construction for the US$172 million, 23-story multi-use property began in 2017 and was completed in 2019. Its official opening took place September 4, 2019.

The cultural center is home to American Repertory Ballet, Crossroads Theatre, George Street Playhouse, and the theaters for Rutgers University's Mason Gross School of the Arts.

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.

See also

New Jersey music venues by capacity

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