The Boston University Fitness and Recreation Center (or FitRec) is an athletic facility at

Boston University Boston University (BU) is a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts. The university is nonsectarian, but has a historical affiliation with the United Methodist Church. It was founded in 1839 by Methodists with its original campu ...

. Built in 2004–2005 to replace the aging and inadequate

Case Gym Case Gym is a 1,800-seat multi-purpose arena at Boston University in Boston, Massachusetts. It opened in 1972 as part of the Harold Case Physical Education Center, which is named after the university's fifth president, Harold C. Case. The gym ...

, the FitRec was built on the site of a

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, to which there is a nod in the form of an informative plaque, found just west of the building. The $97 million building opened in April 2005 as part of Boston University's

John Hancock Student Village The John Hancock Student Village or (StuVi) is a large residential and recreational complex at Boston University, covering between Buick Street and Nickerson Field, ground formerly occupied by a United States National Guard, National Guard Armo ...

. It includes an weight and cardio room, a 1/7 mile (230 m) indoor jogging track, a

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, two swimming pools, a ProShop, various gyms, racketball and squash courts, and an oft-cited

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