Sundt Construction Selected for $73M CBU Events Center

RIVERSIDE, Calif. – Sundt Construction, Inc. was recently selected as general contractor by California Baptist University for a new events center and arena located on the southeast quadrant of the school’s main campus in Riverside, California.

The $73-million project will create the 66-year-old university’s largest gathering space and events center to accommodate a surge in growth over the past few years. Designed by SVA Architects and HOK arena specialists, the 153,000-square-foot structure will seat 5,050 people with room to expand to just over 6,500. The two-story, multi-use facility will be a hub for CBU athletic events, commencement exercises and orientation activities, along with the school’s Chapel program, which serves more than 5,000 students a week. The structure will also feature locker rooms for home and visiting teams, as well as a new athletics suite and offices.

Preparation of the construction site already is underway. The facility is slated for completion in April 2017, in time for CBU commencement exercises in May.

Sundt has worked on several education construction projects in California, including the San Diego State University Conrad Prebys Aztec Student Union in San Diego; Coast Community College Interdisciplinary Complex in Costa Mesa and California State University, Channel Islands Sierra Hall in Camarillo.