Ball Arena
Ball Arena in August 2022 | |
Location within Colorado Location within the United States | |
| Former names | Pepsi Center (1999–2020) |
|---|---|
| Address | 1000 Chopper Circle |
| Location | Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 39°44′55″N 105°0′27″W / 39.74861°N 105.00750°W |
| Public transit | RTD: E W at Ball Arena–Elitch Gardens station |
| Owner | Kroenke Sports and Entertainment |
| Capacity | Basketball: 19,520 Hockey/Lacrosse: 18,007 Concerts: 21,000 |
| Field size | 675,000 sq ft (62,700 m2) |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | November 20, 1997 |
| Opened | October 1, 1999 |
| Construction cost | US$187 million (US$366 million in 2024 dollars) |
| Architect | HOK Sport |
| Project manager | ICON Venue Group |
| Structural engineer | Thornton Tomasetti |
| Services engineer | M-E Engineers |
| General contractor | Mortenson Construction |
| Tenants | |
| Colorado Avalanche (NHL) (1999–present) Denver Nuggets (NBA) (1999–present) Colorado Mammoth (NLL) (2003–present) Colorado Crush (AFL) (2003–2008) | |
| Website | |
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Ball Arena (formerly known as the Pepsi Center) is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Denver, Colorado, United States. It is situated at Speer Boulevard, a main thoroughfare in downtown Denver, and is served by two nearby exits off Interstate 25. A light rail station is on the western side of the complex. Opened in 1999, it is the home arena of the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA), the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL), and the Colorado Mammoth of the National Lacrosse League (NLL).