SOM and Weiss/Manfredi Break Ground on New Campus for the New Jersey Performing Arts Center

The New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) has announced a three-year redevelopment of its 2-acre downtown Newark campus. The project, designed by architectural firms Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), and Weiss/Manfredi, has recently broken ground and is scheduled for completion in the fall of 2027. It integrates 350 mixed-income residential units, retail spaces, and a dynamic education and community center, in addition to rehearsal spaces, a new headquarters for jazz public radio station WBGO, and various outdoor gathering areas.

SOM and Weiss/Manfredi Break Ground on New Campus for the New Jersey Performing Arts Center
Cooperman Family Arts Education and Community Center. View north on Mulberry Street. Image © SOM | Photo courtesy of NJPAC Cooperman Family Arts Education and Community Center. View north on Mulberry Street. Image © SOM | Photo courtesy of NJPAC

The New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) has announced a three-year redevelopment of its 2-acre downtown Newark campus. The project, designed by architectural firms Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), and Weiss/Manfredi, has recently broken ground and is scheduled for completion in the fall of 2027. It integrates 350 mixed-income residential units, retail spaces, and a dynamic education and community center, in addition to rehearsal spaces, a new headquarters for jazz public radio station WBGO, and various outdoor gathering areas.

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