PPL Center
PPL Center's logo as of 2018 | |
PPL Center in 2018 | |
Location of PPL Center in Pennsylvania | |
| Address | 701 Hamilton Street |
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| Location | Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 40°36′9″N 75°28′22″W / 40.60250°N 75.47278°W |
| Public transit | LANta bus: EBS Green Line, EBS Blue Line, 102, 103, 104, 107, 209, 210, 211, 213, 218, 220, 322, 323, 324 at Allentown Transportation Center |
| Owner | City of Allentown |
| Operator | Global Spectrum |
| Capacity | 8,420 (9,046 with standing room) (Hockey) 10,500 (Concerts) 8,500 (Indoor football) |
| Surface | Multi-surface |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | January 3, 2012 (site demolition) November 29, 2012 (official) |
| Opened | September 10, 2014 |
| Construction cost | $191.4 million ($282 million total project) |
| Architect | Sink Combs Dethlefs Elkus Manfredi Architects |
| Project manager | Hammes Company Sports Development, Inc. |
| Structural engineer | Martin/Martin, Inc. |
| Services engineer | M–E Engineers, Inc. |
| General contractor | Alvin H. Butz Jr. |
| Tenants | |
| Lehigh Valley Phantoms (AHL) (2014–present) Lehigh Valley Steelhawks (PIFL/AIF/NAL) (2015–2018) Philadelphia Soul (AFL) (2016) (late season and playoffs) | |
| Website | |
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The PPL Center is an 8,500-seat capacity indoor sports arena in Allentown, Pennsylvania. It opened on September 10, 2014. It is the home arena for the Lehigh Valley Phantoms of the American Hockey League, the primary development hockey team for the Philadelphia Flyers. The arena also hosts major concerts, sports, and entertainment events throughout the year.