RIVERSIDE, Calif. – Sundt Construction, Inc. and California Baptist University celebrated the topping out of the university’s new events center and arena located on the southeast quadrant of the school’s main campus in Riverside, California.
The event, which commemorated the placement of the structure’s last steel beam, was held on Wednesday, June 22, and brought together city and university officials, the construction and design teams and members of the community for a beam-signing ceremony in honor of the project’s success.
CBU selected Sundt as the general contractor for the $73-million project, which 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.
The facility is expected to be complete in April 2017, in time for CBU commencement exercises in May.
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