Newark Arena

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Architect's rendition of the Newark Arena.

The Newark Arena is a 18,000-seat multi-purpose arena being built in Newark, New Jersey for the New Jersey Devils. The arena is designed by HOK Sport, with the exterior designed by Morris Adjmi Architects. Construction of the arena will be finished in 2007, in time for the 2007-08 NHL season.

The arena will be located a couple blocks from Newark Penn Station, in downtown Newark. The arena will be accessible via New Jersey Transit, PATH, the Newark City Subway, and Amtrak.

On Monday, January 24, 2006, the Devils submitted a guarantee in writing that the team will contribute $100 million to the arena, [link] one day after the city and state threatened to cancel the project. [link]

The arena was originally intended to be the home of the New Jersey Nets when the team was owned by YankeeNets.

The arena was expected to replace the Continental Airlines Arena, which was supposed to be demolished to make way for the Meadowlands Xanadu project. However, the site for the Xanadu project has been moved to another area of the Meadowlands Sports Complex, and the New Jersey Nets are looking extend their lease at the Meadowlands through at least 2010 [link] in the event of complications involving the team's proposed move to a new arena in Brooklyn, New York. This will leave two arenas in New Jersey competing with each other to book concerts and family shows.

Although the Nets are looking to extend their lease at the Continental Airlines Arena, Devils ownership has offered a public invitation for the NBA team to be a tenant in Newark. With the news about the possible Continental Arena extension, a Nets move to Newark does not seem likely.

See also

• Red Bull Park A soccer-specific stadium for Red Bull New York to be built in Harrison, New Jersey.
• Meadowlands Xanadu An entertainment complex under construction at the Meadowlands Sports Complex.
• New Meadowlands Stadium A future stadium for the New York Giants and New York Jets to be constucted at the Meadowlands Sports Complex.
• Brooklyn Nets Arena A proposed arena in Brooklyn, New York for the New Jersey Nets.
• New Mets Ballpark A proposed stadium in Queens, New York for the New York Mets.
• New Yankee Stadium A proposed stadium in Bronx, New York for the New York Yankees.

External links

• [$100M letter of credit from Devils clears way for Newark arena]
• [City Unveils Model of Newark/Devils Arena]
• [Newark Breaks Ground for Devils Arena]

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