{"id":32963,"date":"2025-10-27T22:21:47","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T05:21:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/shawmut-completes-2-projects-at-barclays-center\/"},"modified":"2025-10-27T22:21:47","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T05:21:47","slug":"shawmut-completes-2-projects-at-barclays-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/shawmut-completes-2-projects-at-barclays-center\/","title":{"rendered":"Shawmut completes 2 projects at Barclays Center"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech\">\n    <button class=\"text-to-speech__button button\"><br \/>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"text-to-speech__button__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/static\/img\/play.svg?500116090725\" alt=\"-\"><br \/>\n        Listen to the article<br \/>\n        <span class=\"text-to-speech__button__audio-length\">3 min<\/span><br \/>\n    <\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls\">\n        <audio controls=\"\" class=\"js-text-to-speech\" preload=\"none\"><source src=\"https:\/\/text-to-speech.divecdn.com\/newspost\/803924\/2025-10-27_16.38.10\/shawmut-barclays-center-projects-nba.wav\" type=\"audio\/mp3\"><\/source><\/audio><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls__text\">\n            This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\">feedback<\/a>.\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Boston-based builder Shawmut Design and Construction has completed <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shawmut.com\/news\/shawmut-completes-new-premium-and-fan-spaces-to-enhance-experience-at-barclays-center\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>two new fan areas in the Barclays Center<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>, home of the NBA\u2019s Brooklyn Nets and WNBA\u2019s New York Liberty, according to an Oct. 23 news release. Both the Gallagher Terrace premium membership club and the Modelo Bridge projects are part of a five-year, approximately $100 million plan to boost attendees\u2019 arena experience.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The 5,300-square-foot Gallagher Terrace replaces sections of the arena\u2019s luxury locations, namely the 40\/40 Club and the Loge Boxes, according to the news release. Inspired by Brooklyn\u2019s Gilded Age, the space is the arena\u2019s only in-seat dining experience with visibility to the court and waiter service.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The Modelo Bridge is a two-level, 6,800-square-foot social hub, per the release. The centerpiece, shaped like a bridge, connects two standing-room decks with unobstructed views of games or entertainment and downtown Brooklyn. It includes the arena\u2019s largest bar \u2014 at 67 feet in length \u2014 food and merchandise kiosks and artwork from local muralists.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Shawmut worked with architect Populous to execute the renovations, alongside Brooklyn Sports &amp; Entertainment, according to the news release.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The team executed \u201ca fast-track, high-impact renovation that seamlessly blends functionality with a design that pays tribute to the Brooklyn community,\u201d said David Margolius, executive vice president of Shawmut\u2019s New York Metro region.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>For Barclays Center, the <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bseglobal.net\/news\/bse-global-debuts-two-new-premium-membership-clubs-at-barclays-center-the-toki-row-and-jetblue-at-the-key\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>first phase of its $100 million plan<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> featured the establishment of two open concept, premium membership clubs \u2014 The Toki Row and JetBlue at The Key \u2014 in the arena, which added to the arena\u2019s existing luxury spaces, according to an October 2024 news release. Shawmut led the construction of phase one, according to the company.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Other projects that Shawmut has completed for the Barclays Center include the Garden Bar on the arena\u2019s main concourse and six backstage dressing rooms, alongside the Crown Club, the <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/wnbas-liberty-gets-own-women-designed-locker-room-inside-barclays-center\/601939\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>New York Liberty locker and weight rooms<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> and the team store, per the release.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Barclays Center also flagged that it would complete multiple renovation projects over the next five years to improve the experience for all guests, regardless of seat location, per the announcement.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Other recent stadium renovations \u2014 such as <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/inside-look-renovation-baltimore-mt-bank-stadium-ravens-gilbane\/726226\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>M&amp;T Bank Stadium in Baltimore,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> home of the NFL\u2019s Baltimore Ravens and <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/stadium-project-construction-2024\/706880\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Rogers Centre in Toronto<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>, home of the MLB\u2019s Toronto Blue Jays \u2014 have put an emphasis on premium, luxury spaces in sports venues.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>This push stems from an <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/stadium-construction-evolution-design-college\/718923\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>attempt to generate more revenue<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> from different groups of attendees, Michael Hessert, senior principal with PBK Sports, the athletics arm of Houston-based architecture firm PBK, told Construction Dive last year.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>\u201cWhereas before you may have had four categories that were stacked vertically from lower cost to higher cost, the more layers that you can put in there now, the more you can drive the revenue dollar into a higher bracket and increase your revenue stream without adding more seats,\u201d Hessert said.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/shawmut-barclays-center-projects-nba\/803924\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. 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