The two-story addition expands the O’Connell Athletic Center by 31,000 square feet with features including an NCAA regulation basketball and volleyball court overlooked by offices and conference rooms for the athletic department. Additional features include a fully equipped strength and conditioning area, a student health and wellness facility, locker and equipment rooms, and a lobby with a reception and display area.
The project was completed in the spring of 2021 with O&G Industries of Torrington, Connecticut, as the construction manager for the project and JCJ Architecture of Hartford, Connecticut, as the project architect.
O&G Industries Building Group provides building construction services for educational, health care, industrial/manufacturing, municipal, and public safety projects. The company supports its clients as a construction manager, design/builder, and general contractor for projects located throughout the Northeast. On staff, O&G has professional engineers, registered architects, field supervisors, estimators, and hundreds of skilled tradespeople backed by a company with over 90 years of construction industry knowledge and experience.
