{"id":3845,"date":"2024-10-11T15:48:21","date_gmt":"2024-10-11T19:48:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/destinationnewark.net\/?p=3845"},"modified":"2024-10-11T15:48:21","modified_gmt":"2024-10-11T19:48:21","slug":"why-is-an-arts-center-redeveloping-downtown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/devenrobinson.com\/destinationnewark2\/business\/why-is-an-arts-center-redeveloping-downtown\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is an arts center redeveloping downtown?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><br><strong>NJPAC begins $336 million project to bring new homes, restaurants, and new art facilities to Newark<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anyone who wandered down Center Street this summer already knows: Something big is happening at NJPAC. <br><br>Construction fencing now surrounds much of the gleaming brick and glass New Jersey Performing Arts Center, while yellow earth-moving equipment rises and falls behind it. When an official groundbreaking took place on September 18, the work was already well underway. <br><br>And when it\u2019s done in 2027\u2014just in time for the 30th anniversary of NJPAC\u2019s opening\u2014the theater\u2019s downtown Newark campus will be transformed. A thousand new residents will live on the Arts Center\u2019s campus, while visitors will have more reasons to linger after an event. <br><br>\u201cOnce we\u2019re up and going, in a couple of years, Newarkers will have a plethora of opportunities to be entertained, to learn, and to be energized\u201d on the Arts Center\u2019s campus, says John Schreiber, President and CEO of NJPAC, who\u2019s overseen the project alongside Tim Lizura, the Arts Center\u2019s Executive Vice President, Real Estate &amp; Capital Projects. <br><br>What the NJPAC is building is not a new take on its existing theaters \u2014 where Lauryn Hill, Bob Dylan, Yo-Yo Ma, Gilberto Santa Rosa, Adam Sandler, John Leguizamo and Jennifer Hudson have all performed \u2014 but rather a whole new downtown neighborhood that will surround them. <br><br>The mixed-use, mixed-income residential development, called ArtSide, will include 350 rental units ranging from studio apartments to townhomes (20% of them affordable housing). It will also feature shops, restaurants, and cultural venues, among them a brand new home for Newark\u2019s beloved public jazz radio station, WBGO. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"589\" src=\"http:\/\/devenrobinson.com\/destinationnewark2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/dnScreenshot-2024-10-11-at-9.23.45\u202fAM-1024x589.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3847\" srcset=\"http:\/\/devenrobinson.com\/destinationnewark2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/dnScreenshot-2024-10-11-at-9.23.45\u202fAM-1024x589.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/devenrobinson.com\/destinationnewark2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/dnScreenshot-2024-10-11-at-9.23.45\u202fAM-300x173.jpg 300w, http:\/\/devenrobinson.com\/destinationnewark2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/dnScreenshot-2024-10-11-at-9.23.45\u202fAM-768x442.jpg 768w, http:\/\/devenrobinson.com\/destinationnewark2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/dnScreenshot-2024-10-11-at-9.23.45\u202fAM-1536x884.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/devenrobinson.com\/destinationnewark2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/dnScreenshot-2024-10-11-at-9.23.45\u202fAM-2048x1179.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/devenrobinson.com\/destinationnewark2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/dnScreenshot-2024-10-11-at-9.23.45\u202fAM-750x432.jpg 750w, http:\/\/devenrobinson.com\/destinationnewark2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/dnScreenshot-2024-10-11-at-9.23.45\u202fAM-1140x656.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\"><em>PHOTO CREDIT: S. BOLA OKOYA<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><em>JOHN SCHREIBER, PRESIDENT AND CEO OF NJPAC OVERLOOKING CONSTRUCTION SITE OF NEW ARTS CENTER CAMPUS<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>The theaters\u2019 eastern side will be redesigned to create a new entry, and Chambers Plaza, with the addition of a multipurpose space called Essex County Green, will be \u201crearchitected,\u201d Schreiber says, to make it better able to host outdoor performances, festivals and markets year-round. <br><br>The development will also include a 58,000-square-foot Cooperman Family Arts Education and Community Center. This building\u2014 made possible thanks to a foundational gift from investor Leon Cooperman and his family\u2014will be a purpose-built home for the performing arts training classes NJPAC offers. The Cooperman will also serve as the headquarters for the Arts Center\u2019s community engagement programming, house rehearsal studios, and a theater \u201clab\u201d where young people can learn technical theater skills, including lighting and sound design. <br><br>NJPAC\u2019s leadership has spent more than five years planning this reimagining of the Arts Center\u2019s campus, with help from Prudential Financial,<br>urban planning studio RePlace, architects Skidmore Owings &amp; Merrill, the architectural firm of Weiss\/Manfredi, and developer LMXD. \u201cThis master-planned development that we\u2019re advancing in collaboration and cooperation with so many partners will have a positive impact on our community for generations,\u201d says Schreiber. \u201cAnd as the city\u2019s anchor cultural institution, an essential part of our work is not only presenting the greatest artists in the world but also providing educational and cultural assets and opportunities that are accessible to everyone. This new neighborhood we\u2019re building will do just that.\u201d The theaters\u2019 eastern side will be redesigned to create a new entry, and Chambers Plaza, with the addition of a multipurpose space called Essex County Green, will be \u201crearchitected,\u201d Schreiber says, to make it better able to host outdoor performances, festivals and markets year-round. <br><br>The development will also include a 58,000-square-foot Cooperman Family Arts Education and Community Center. This building\u2014 made possible thanks to a foundational gift from investor Leon Cooperman and his family\u2014will be a purpose-built home for the performing arts training classes NJPAC offers. The Cooperman will also serve as the headquarters for the Arts Center\u2019s community engagement programming, house rehearsal studios, and a theater \u201clab\u201d where young people can learn technical theater skills, including lighting and sound design. NJPAC\u2019s leadership has spent more than five years planning this reimagining of the Arts Center\u2019s campus, with help from Prudential Financial, urban planning studio RePlace, architects Skidmore Owings &amp; Merrill, the architectural firm of Weiss\/Manfredi, and developer LMXD. <br><br>\u201cThis master-planned development that we\u2019re advancing in collaboration and cooperation with so many partners will have a positive impact on our community for generations,\u201d says Schreiber. \u201cAnd as the city\u2019s anchor cultural institution, an essential part of our work is not only presenting the greatest artists in the world but also providing educational and cultural assets and opportunities that are accessible to everyone. This new neighborhood we\u2019re building will do just that.\u201d<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAnd as the city\u2019s anchor cultural institution, an essential part of our work is not only presenting the greatest artists in the world but also providing educational and cultural assets and opportunities that are accessible to everyone. This new neighborhood we\u2019re building will do just that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>Timeline of real estate development at njpac<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2500\" height=\"1406\" src=\"http:\/\/devenrobinson.com\/destinationnewark2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/24-0910-NJPAC-Campus-wide-rendering.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3846\" srcset=\"http:\/\/devenrobinson.com\/destinationnewark2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/24-0910-NJPAC-Campus-wide-rendering.jpg 2500w, http:\/\/devenrobinson.com\/destinationnewark2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/24-0910-NJPAC-Campus-wide-rendering-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/devenrobinson.com\/destinationnewark2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/24-0910-NJPAC-Campus-wide-rendering-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/devenrobinson.com\/destinationnewark2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/24-0910-NJPAC-Campus-wide-rendering-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/devenrobinson.com\/destinationnewark2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/24-0910-NJPAC-Campus-wide-rendering-1536x864.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/devenrobinson.com\/destinationnewark2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/24-0910-NJPAC-Campus-wide-rendering-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/devenrobinson.com\/destinationnewark2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/24-0910-NJPAC-Campus-wide-rendering-750x422.jpg 750w, http:\/\/devenrobinson.com\/destinationnewark2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/24-0910-NJPAC-Campus-wide-rendering-1140x641.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color has-background is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ad2f72ca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-4073f6598e5d2429452c16df689a2cb7 wp-container-content-9cfa9a5a\"><strong>1987<\/strong><br>Act One: Governor Tom Kean formally proposes building the Arts Center in Newark in 1987. When NJPAC opened in 1997, contributing to the resilience of Newark\u2019s downtown was explicitly part of its mission. Kean remembered the redevelopment that sprang up around New York City\u2019s Lincoln Center when it was established in the 1960s, and he saw potential for a performing arts center in downtown Newark to contribute to the city\u2019s economic growth in much the same way.<br><br><strong>2016<\/strong><br>Act Two: In 2016, the Arts Center\u2019s first venture in real estate development\u2014the construction of One Theater Square, a 22-story residential tower across Center Street from its theaters\u2014began construction. As that project was being built, Ommeed Sathe\u2014then vice president of Impact Investments at Prudential Financial\u2014and his team approached the Arts Center with a proposal for NJPAC to create a master plan for the development of its entire campus, mapping out a thoughtfully designed neighborhood across its grounds.<br><br>\u201cWhen this is built, it will feel walkable. It will actually be as dense as the Upper East Side, but it will feel like the West Village,\u201d says Sathe, referencing two iconic New York City neighborhoods. (Sathe is now Head of Impact and Sustainable Investments at Liberty Mutual Investments\u2014one of several financial partners underwriting NJPAC\u2019s campus redevelopment.)<br><br><strong>2019<\/strong><br>Act Three: By 2019, One Theater Square, which opened in the summer of 2018, was effectively fully occupied. \u201cThat was our proof point,\u201d says Schreiber. The Arts Center put out a request for proposals to developers interested in bringing the new masterplan to life. Of the 20 that responded, NJPAC chose to partner with LMXD to make the vision of a new neighborhood around the Arts Center a reality.<br><br><strong>2014<\/strong><br>Curtain call: On September 18, 2024, ground officially broke on the residential development, ArtSide, the Cooperman Center, and the reimagining of Chambers Plaza into an event-friendly urban park.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2500\" height=\"1485\" src=\"http:\/\/devenrobinson.com\/destinationnewark2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/pp20230605_Plaza-view.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3851\" srcset=\"http:\/\/devenrobinson.com\/destinationnewark2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/pp20230605_Plaza-view.jpg 2500w, http:\/\/devenrobinson.com\/destinationnewark2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/pp20230605_Plaza-view-300x178.jpg 300w, http:\/\/devenrobinson.com\/destinationnewark2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/pp20230605_Plaza-view-1024x608.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/devenrobinson.com\/destinationnewark2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/pp20230605_Plaza-view-768x456.jpg 768w, http:\/\/devenrobinson.com\/destinationnewark2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/pp20230605_Plaza-view-1536x912.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/devenrobinson.com\/destinationnewark2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/pp20230605_Plaza-view-2048x1217.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/devenrobinson.com\/destinationnewark2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/pp20230605_Plaza-view-750x446.jpg 750w, http:\/\/devenrobinson.com\/destinationnewark2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/pp20230605_Plaza-view-1140x677.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NJPAC begins $336 million project to bring new homes, restaurants, and new art facilities to Newark Anyone who wandered down Center Street this summer already knows: Something big is happening at NJPAC. 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