Pepsi Center
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| Address | 1000 Chopper Circle |
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| Location | Denver, Colorado |
| Coordinates | 39°44′55″N 105°0′27″W / 39.74861°N 105.00750°WCoordinates: 39°44′55″N 105°0′27″W / 39.74861°N 105.00750°W |
| Public transit | Pepsi Center/Elitch Gardens |
| Owner | Kroenke Sports Enterprises |
| Operator | Kroenke Sports Enterprises |
| Capacity | Basketball: 19,155 Hockey / Lacrosse: 18,007 Arena Football: 17,417 Concerts: 20,000+ Special events: 21,000 |
| Field size | 975,000 square feet (90,600 m2) |
| Surface | Multi-Surface |
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| Broke ground | November 20, 1997 |
| Opened | October 1, 1999 |
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$187 million ($269 million in 2017 dollars) |
| Architect | Populous (then HOK Sport) |
| Project manager | ICON Venue Group |
| Structural engineer | Thornton Tomasetti |
| Services engineer | M-E Engineers, Inc. |
| General contractor | M.A. Mortenson Company |
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Denver Nuggets (NBA) (1999–present) Colorado Avalanche (NHL) (1999–present) Colorado Mammoth (NLL) (2003–present) Colorado Crush (AFL) (2003–2008) |
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Pepsi Center is an American multi-purpose arena located in Denver, Colorado. The arena is home to 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). When not in use by one of Denver's sports teams, the building frequently serves as a concert venue.
The arena is named for its chief corporate sponsor, PepsiCo.
Pepsi Center was constructed as part of a large six-year sporting venue upgrade in Denver along with Coors Field, home of the Colorado Rockies, and Sports Authority Field at Mile High (formerly Invesco Field at Mile High), home of the Denver Broncos. The complex was constructed to be readily accessible. The arena is situated at Speer Boulevard, a main thoroughfare in downtown Denver, and is served by 2 nearby exits off Interstate 25. A light rail station is on the western side of the complex.
Ground was broken for the arena on November 20, 1997, on the 4.6-acre (19,000 m2) site. Its completion in October 1999 was marked by a Celine Dion concert. Also included in the complex are a basketball practice facility used by the Nuggets, and the , a restaurant accessible from within and outside the Center itself. The atrium of the building houses a suspended sculpture depicting various hockey and basketball athletes in action poses.
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