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April 20, 2007
Straight From The Bleachers: Nets To Entice Future Fans with Barclays Center Showroom
The Brooklyn Daily Eagle
By John Torenli
The Nets announced this week that they will open the Barclays Center Showroom in the fall to showcase suites for the team’s world-class home at the Atlantic Rail Yards.
The Nets have agreed to lease 10,000 square feet on the 38th floor of the Renzo Piano-designed New York Times Building, located at 620 Eighth Avenue between West 40th and 41st Streets.
The 52-story building was developed by Forest City Ratner Companies.
The Barclays Center Showroom will be designed by world-renowned architect Frank Gehry and Gordon Kipping Architects.
The showroom will include various models of the Barclays Center and a replicated suite designed by Gehry, who is also the architect for the Barclays Center and the entire Atlantic Yards development.
Additionally, the showroom will include offices for Nets and arena sales staff and space for presentations and special events. The Nets will also utilize the Atlantic Yards Information Center at Atlantic Center in Brooklyn.
The Barclays Center, which is planned to open for the 2009-10 Nets season, will offer 118 executive suites and 12 courtside suites, all of which are currently under design by Gehry.
Posted by lumi at April 20, 2007 7:59 AM