New York Islanders get a new home

by sadia_badhon | August 4, 2020 6:49 am

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The UBS Arena[2] at Belmont Park, Elmont, New York, is set to be a premier entertainment and sports venue and future home of the New York Islanders[3] when it opens for the 2021-22 National Hockey League (NHL) season.

The arena is part of the Belmont Redevelopment Project that will turn 17 ha (43 acre) of underutilized parking lots into a hospitality destination, including the new 19,000-seat arena for the New York Islanders and other events, a 250-key hotel, a state-of-the-art retail village, and office and community spaces. Additionally, the project developers, New York Belmont Partners, will improve two local parks in the surrounding community.

The $1.5-billion private investment into the arena and the overall surrounding campus aims to provide a significant boost to the regional economy at a time when economic activity has slowed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Thirty percent of contracting dollars for construction will also be earmarked for state-certified minority and female-owned businesses, and six percent will be earmarked for service-disabled, veteran-owned businesses. An additional $100 million will be invested in transit and infrastructure enhancements, including the first, newly constructed Long Island Rail Road station in almost 50 years.

The UBS Arena is being built to achieve Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) v4 standards for Building Design and Construction. In an effort to build a greener future, UBS Arena is working with sustainability experts to minimize the environmental impact of the venue and become a zero waste facility, utilizing renewable energy sources, and reducing water and electricity consumption.

Source URL: https://www.constructionspecifier.com/new-york-islanders-get-a-new-home/

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