(07-01-2016 10:09 AM)MplsBison Wrote:  What has been done to McGuirk since the CAA days?

Looks like $20M or $30M (not sure which number is more correct) spent to build a football facility in the endzone and to build a new pressbox (with suites?)?


Is there more to do in the near term, or is that going to be what it is for a while?

The old press box was removed and the Martin and Richard Jacobson Press and Skybox Complex was added. The published cost was in the 7-10 million range. This cost was high, since it's totally free standing and not touching the stadium.

The Performance Center has a large suite in the center of the second floor with full access to the terrace. You can get all kinds of food and drinks, including alcohol up there. You need to give at the 3.5k level for passes.

Perkins & Will was the designers and architects and interesting the sponsors of the Football Golf outing.

Quote:The press box measures 5,800 square feet and is designed to accommodate a range of media with a primary focus on television production accessibility. It has suites for game day use, broadcast rooms for radio and television, dedicated instant replay for officials and will be the base of operations for game day staff. The press box can serve as a working facility for more than 100 members of the media.

The state-of-the-art Football Performance Center marks the first-ever dedicated facility housing all support elements for the Minuteman football program. The 55,000-square- foot, two-level complex will greet visitors with a foyer displaying proud moments in the program’s history while providing a vision of the future. Office space, meeting rooms, a multi-purpose/formal event space and a terrace overlooking the field highlight the upper level. The lower level houses the locker room, equipment room, strength and conditioning space and the athletic training room. Ground was officially broken in April 2013 with the center opening for team use last month.

The total cost of the projects was $34.5 million. The project designer/architect is Perkins & Will, Inc., while the contractor is Consigli Construction Co., Inc.

https://www.umass.edu/newsoffice/article...cated-sept