Rutgers has officially opened its glistening new athletics facility.

The RWJBarnabas Health Athletic Performance Center, which will house the Scarlet Knights’ men’s and women’s basketball, gymnastics and wrestling programs, had its grand opening Thursday during a ceremony on the university’s Livingston Campus in Piscataway.

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The state-of-the-art 307,000 square-foot, four-story facility is located next to the Rutgers Athletics Center. It includes 134,000 square feet dedicated to athletics as well as a 173,000 square foot parking deck holding 535 spaces. The total site area is 6.2 acres.

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The building will host team areas --practice facilities, training areas, locker room and office space - for men’s and women’s basketball, wrestling and gymnastics. It will also hold shared sports medicine, strength and conditioning and nutrition facilities for all Rutgers student-athletes, plus a public area holding the the Rutgers athletics hall of fame and a fan store.

The facility rose via partnership between Rutgers and RWJ Barnabas, tax credits under an Economic Redevelopment and Growth Grant, and the “R Big Ten Build” campaign for new athletics facilities. It cost $115 million total.

Rutgers president Bob Barchi, RWJBarnabas Health president and CEO Barry Ostrowsky, Rutgers board of governors chairman Mark Angelson, chancellor Dr. Christopher Molloy, athletics director, Pat Hobbs, men’s basketball coach Steve Pikiell and women’s basketball player Arella Guirantes all spoke at a ceremony inside the RAC prior to the grand opening.

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