Steinberg Wellness Center
Coordinates | 40°41′26″N 73°58′45″W / 40.69059°N 73.979176°W |
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Owner | Long Island University |
Operator | Long Island University |
Capacity | 2,500 |
Surface | Hardwood |
Construction | |
Broke ground | October 2004 |
Opened | January 26, 2006 |
Construction cost | $45 million ($68 million in 2023 dollars[1]) |
Architect | Arquitectonica |
Project manager | rcRussell Construction Management Services, LLC. |
Structural engineer | Thornton Tomasetti |
Tenants | |
LIU Sharks (NCAA) (2019–present) LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds (NCAA) (2006-2019) |
The Steinberg Wellness Center, formally known as the Wellness, Recreation and Athletic Center (WRAC), is a 2,500-seat multi-purpose arena in Brooklyn, New York. It was built in 2006 and is home to the LIU Sharks Men's and Women's Basketball, Women's Volleyball, Women's Fencing, Women's Swimming & Diving and Women's Water Polo teams .[2] LIU previously played their home games at the Schwartz Athletic Center. . Following President David Steinberg's retirement in Spring 2013, the WRAC was renamed the Steinberg Wellness Center to honor his 27-year tenure as President.
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- ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ^ Kuntzman, Gersh (March 14, 2012). "Barclays Center Deal Puts Blackbirds In A Much-Bigger Nest". The New York Times. Retrieved March 28, 2012.
The team, after all, has a 27-game winning street at its current home, the Wellness, Recreation and Athletic Center on Ashland Place.
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