State Farm Arena
State Farm Arena in 2019 | |
Location in Atlanta Location in the Atlanta metro area Location in Georgia Location in the United States | |
| Former names | Philips Arena (1999–2018) |
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| Address | 1 State Farm Drive |
| Location | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 33°45′26″N 84°23′47″W / 33.75722°N 84.39639°W |
| Public transit | MARTA at GWCC/CNN Center at Peachtree Center |
| Owner | Atlanta Fulton County Recreation Authority |
| Operator | Atlanta Hawks |
| Capacity | Basketball: 20,233 (1999–2005) 18,729 (2005–2011) 18,371 (2011–2012) 18,238 (2012–2013), 18,118 (2013–2014), 18,047 (2014–2017) 15,711 (2017–2018) 17,608+ (2018–present) Ice hockey: 18,545 (1999–2010) 17,624 (2010–2011) Concerts: 21,000+ |
| Field size | 680,000 sq ft (63,000 m2) |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | June 5, 1997 |
| Opened | September 18, 1999 |
| Renovated | 2017–2018 |
| Construction cost |
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| Architect | Populous (then HOK Sport) Arquitectonica (Expansion) |
| Project manager | Barton Malow |
| Structural engineer | Thornton Tomasetti |
| Services engineer | M-E Engineers, Inc. |
| General contractor | Atlanta Arena Constructors (AAC), a joint venture of Beers Construction Co., Holder Construction Co., H.J. Russell & Co. and C.D. Moody Construction Co. |
| Tenants | |
| Atlanta Hawks (NBA) (1999–present) Atlanta Thrashers (NHL) (1999–2011) Georgia Force (AFL) (2002, 2005–2007) Atlanta Dream (WNBA) (2008–2016, 2019) Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (NCAA) (2011) | |
| Website | |
| statefarmarena.com | |
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State Farm Arena is a multi-purpose arena located in Atlanta, Georgia. The arena serves as the home venue for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). It also served as home to the Atlanta Thrashers of the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1999 to 2011, before the team moved to Winnipeg, as well as the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) from 2008 to 2016 and 2019, and the temporary home of Georgia Tech basketball in 2011. It opened in 1999 as Philips Arena at a cost of $213.5 million, replacing Omni Coliseum. It is owned by the Atlanta Fulton County Recreation Authority and operated by the Hawks, owned by Tony Ressler along with a group of investors including Grant Hill.