Heritage Bank Center
The venue in 2020 | |
| Former names | Riverfront Coliseum (1975–1997) The Crown (1997–1999) Firstar Center (1999–2002) U.S. Bank Arena (2002–2019) Heritage Bank Center (2019-Present) |
|---|---|
| Address | 100 Broadway Street |
| Location | Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 39°5′52″N 84°30′16″W / 39.09778°N 84.50444°W |
| Owner | Nederlander Entertainment and Anschutz Entertainment Group |
| Operator | Nederlander Entertainment |
| Capacity | Concert: 17,556 Basketball: 17,000 Ice hockey: 14,453 |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | November 12, 1973 |
| Opened | September 9, 1975 |
| Construction cost | $20 million ($117 million in 2024 dollars) |
| Architect | Pattee Architects, Inc. |
| Structural engineer | Clark Engineering Corporation |
| General contractor | Universal Contracting Corp. |
| Tenants | |
| Cincinnati Stingers (WHA) (1975–1979) Cincinnati Bearcats (NCAA) (1976–1987) Cincinnati Kids (MISL) (1978–1979) Cincinnati Tigers (CHL) (1981–1982) Cincinnati Rockers (AFL) (1992–1993) Cincinnati Silverbacks (NPSL) (1997–1998) Cincinnati Cyclones (ECHL) (1997–2004, 2006–present) Cincinnati Stuff (IBL) (1999–2001) Cincinnati Swarm (AF2) (2003) Cincinnati Marshals (NIFL) (2005–2006) Cincinnati Jungle Kats (AF2) (2007) | |
| Website | |
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Heritage Bank Center is an indoor arena in downtown Cincinnati, adjacent to Great American Ball Park. It was completed in September 1975 and named Riverfront Coliseum because of its placement next to Riverfront Stadium. In 1997, the facility became known as The Crown, and in 1999, it changed its name again to Firstar Center after Firstar Bank assumed naming rights. In 2002, following Firstar's merger with U.S. Bank, the arena took on the name U.S. Bank Arena and kept that name until 2019.
The arena seats 17,556 people and is the largest indoor arena in the Greater Cincinnati region with 346,100 square feet (32,150 m2) of space. The arena underwent a $14 million renovation project in 1997. The current main tenant is the Cincinnati Cyclones of the ECHL.