OceanFirst Bank Center
Former names | Multipurpose Activity Center |
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Location |
400 Cedar Avenue West Long Branch, New Jersey 07764 |
Coordinates | 40°16′46.11″N 74°0′27.3″W / 40.2794750°N 74.007583°WCoordinates: 40°16′46.11″N 74°0′27.3″W / 40.2794750°N 74.007583°W |
Owner | Monmouth University |
Operator | Monmouth University |
Capacity | 4,100 |
Surface | Hardwood |
Construction | |
Broke ground | September 8, 2007[1] |
Opened | August 26, 2009[2] |
Construction cost |
$57 million ($63 million in 2016 dollars[3]) |
Architect |
EwingCole[4] Rosser International[5] |
Project manager | Sordoni Construction Co.[6] |
General contractor | Torcon, Inc.[7] |
Tenants | |
Monmouth Hawks Basketball |
OceanFirst Bank Center (formerly Multipurpose Activity Center) is a multi-purpose student recreational facility at Monmouth University in West Long Branch, New Jersey. It was opened on August 26, 2009. It currently hosts the Monmouth Hawks basketball teams. It has a seating capacity of 4,100 spectators. It adjoins the William T. Boylan Gymnasium. The venue cost $57 million to construct.[8]
The facility was originally named the Multipurpose Activity Center until June 2016, when the university and OceanFirst Bank reached a $4 million agreement through 2036 that included the naming rights of the facility.[9]
References
- ↑ "Groundbreaking Ceremony Held for Multi–Purpose Activity Center on September 8" (PDF). Neighbor to Neighbor. Monmouth University. 5 (2). 2007. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
- ↑ Singelais, Mark (December 15, 2012). "MAAC Adds Two New Members". Times Union. Albany. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
- ↑ Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Community Development Project. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
- ↑ "Multi-Purpose Activity Center". EwingCole. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
- ↑ "Multipurpose Activity Center Monmouth University". Athletic Business. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
- ↑ "Monmouth University Multipurpose Activity Center". Sordoni Construction Co. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
- ↑ "Monmouth University Multipurpose Activity Center". Torcon, Inc. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
- ↑ McCullough, Andy (November 14, 2009). "Debut of Monmouth's Multipurpose Activity Center Fulfills Longtime Wish". The Star-Ledger. Newark. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
- ↑ "Agreement Announced to Name the University's Multipurpose Activity Center". WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J.: Monmouth University. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
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