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New York & Tri-State  + Long Island  + Hospitality  |  November 29, 2021
UBS Arena bowl Elmont NY courtesy of Populous
Paul Bubny
By: Paul Bubny

New Home of NY Islanders Opens with Design by Populous

Populous-designed UBS Arena, a 745,000-square-foot, 17,250-seat hockey and entertainment arena in Elmont, NY, and the new home of the NHL’s New York Islanders, opened just before Thanksgiving. The arena is set to be one of the most operationally efficient venues in the world. 

“UBS Arena represents the future of the event venue industry and will be one of the top arenas for hockey and entertainment in the country,” said Jason Carmello, Populous principal. “Populous worked thoughtfully with Oak View Group, the New York Islanders and the entire design team to deliver a first-class arena that is built for hockey but will set a new standard as a must-play destination for all forms of touring entertainment.” 

Thornton Tomasetti provided structural design and construction engineering services.  The general contractor was AECOM Hunt, in association with Barton Malow. The project was developed by the Islanders, Oak View Group and Sterling Project Development. 

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About Paul Bubny

Paul Bubny serves as Senior Content Director for Connect Commercial Real Estate, a role to which he brings 16-plus years’ experience covering the commercial real estate industry and 30-plus years in business-to-business journalism. In this capacity, he oversees daily operations while also reporting on both local/regional markets and national trends, covering individual transactions across all property types, as well as delving into broader subject matter. He produces 7-10 daily news stories per day and works with the Connect team and clients to develop longer-form content, ranging from Q&As to thought-leadership pieces. Prior to joining Connect, Paul was Managing Editor for both Real Estate Forum and GlobeSt.com at American Lawyer Media, where he oversaw operations at both publications while also producing daily news and feature-length articles. His tenure in B2B publishing stretches back into the print era, and he has served as Editor in Chief on four national trade publications. Since 1999, Paul has volunteered as the newsletter editor of passenger rail advocacy groups (one national, one local).
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