Center for Arts and Planning

Completion: 1995 Location: Central business district, Livingston Avenue at New Street Size: 175,000 sq. ft. with 400-space underground parking facility

Occupancy: Rutgers -- The State University of New Jersey, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning & Public Policy, and Mason Gross School of the Arts

Architect: Ford Farewell Mills and Gatsch, Architects

Investment: $47 million

Financing: Funding participants included Rutgers, Governor's Economic Recovery Fund, Port Authority of NY & NJ, New Jersey Economic Development Authority, and Middlesex County

The Center for Arts & Planning (CAP) is the cornerstone of New Brunswick's government district redevelopment program and anchors Rutgers in the city's business and cultural center. The building boasts galleries, classrooms, theaters, and a broadcast television studio. Related improvements to adjacent theaters, along with an outdoor plaza and sizable underground parking garage, greatly enhance the ability of the New Brunswick Cultural Center to attract world-class performances and bolsters the CAP's status as a magnet for major public policy forums.