Spectrum Center
The Cable Box The Hive | |
Spectrum Center in 2018 | |
Location in North Carolina Location in the United States | |
| Former names | Charlotte Bobcats Arena (2005–2008) Time Warner Cable Arena (2008–2016) |
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| Address | 333 East Trade Street |
| Location | Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 35°13′30″N 80°50′21″W / 35.22500°N 80.83917°W |
| Public transit | CTC/Arena |
| Owner | City of Charlotte |
| Operator | Hornets Sports & Entertainment |
| Capacity | Basketball: 19,077 (expandable to 20,200) Pro Wrestling: 20,200 (maximum) Concerts: |
| Surface | Multi-surface |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | July 29, 2003 |
| Opened | October 21, 2005 |
| Renovated | 2016 |
| Construction cost | $260 million ($419 million in 2024 dollars) |
| Architect | Ellerbe Becket Odell Associates, Inc. The Freelon Group, Inc. |
| Project manager | PC Sports |
| General contractor | Hunt/R.J. Leeper |
| Tenants | |
| Charlotte Hornets (NBA) (2005–present) Charlotte Checkers (ECHL) (2005–2010) Charlotte Sting (WNBA) (2006) Charlotte Checkers (AHL) (2010–2015) | |
| Website | |
| spectrumcentercharlotte | |
The Spectrum Center is an indoor arena in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. Located in Uptown, it is owned by the city of Charlotte and operated by its main tenant, the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The arena seats 19,077 for NBA games, but can be expanded to 20,200 for college basketball games.