New Recreation Center nearing completion

Work on the new $50-million Recreation Center on Commonwealth Avenue is nearing completion and the projected opening date is Sept. 28, according to Jim Cahill, director of Facilities and Campus Planning.

This week, construction crews were completing exterior finish work and pouring sidewalks near the three-level, 120,000-square-foot building. Cahill said deliveries of equipment are in progress and installation has also begun.

John McCutcheon, director of Athletics, said his department is hiring staff and preparing to take over day-to-day operations.

The recreation center will feature a weight and fitness area spanning two of the three building floors, locker and toilet facilities, a three-court gym that is dividable, three multipurpose rooms, a juice bar and lounge space, and new administration offices.

The facility will be free of charge to full-time undergraduates during the fall and spring semesters and Intersession. The facility is also open to faculty, staff, graduate students, retirees and associates, such as spouses, domestic partners and dependents. Alumni may also join.

Faculty and staff will pay $150 per semester or $300 for both semesters, which includes Intersession. A year-round membership, which includes summer, is $450.

Graduate students, retirees and associates will pay $125 per semester.

More Information

Recreational facilities information

September 3, 2009.

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