PNC Arena
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PNC Arena South Entrance in 2013
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| Former names | Raleigh Entertainment & Sports Arena (1999–2002) RBC Center (2002–2012) |
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| Address | 1400 Edwards Mill Road |
| Location | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 35°48′12″N 78°43′19″W / 35.80333°N 78.72194°WCoordinates: 35°48′12″N 78°43′19″W / 35.80333°N 78.72194°W |
| Owner | Centennial Authority |
| Operator | Gale Force Sports & Entertainment |
| Capacity |
Basketball: 19,722 Ice hockey: 18,680 Concerts: 19,500 |
| Field size | 700,000 square feet (65,000 m2) |
| Surface | Multi-surface |
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| Broke ground | July 22, 1997 |
| Opened | October 29, 1999 |
| Renovated | 2003, 2008, 2009 |
| Construction cost |
$158 million ($227 million in 2017 dollars) |
| Architect | Odell Associates, Inc. |
| Project manager | McDevitt Street Bovis, Inc. |
| Structural engineer | Geiger Engineers |
| General contractor | Hensel Phelps Construction Co. |
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Carolina Hurricanes (NHL) (1999–present) NC State Wolfpack (ACC) (1999–present) Carolina Cobras (AFL) (2000–2002) |
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PNC Arena (originally Raleigh Entertainment & Sports Arena and formerly the RBC Center) is an indoor arena, located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Arena seats 19,722 for basketball, and 18,680 for ice hockey, including 59 suites, 13 loge boxes and 2,000 club seats. The building has three concourses and includes a 300-seat restaurant.
It is home to the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League and the NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team of NCAA Division I. The arena neighbors Carter–Finley Stadium, home of Wolfpack Football; the North Carolina State Fairgrounds; and Dorton Arena (on the Fairgrounds). The arena also hosted the Carolina Cobras of the Arena Football League from 2000 to 2002. It is the fourth-largest arena in the ACC (after the Carrier Dome, KFC Yum Center, and the Dean Smith Center), and the third-largest designed specifically for basketball. Furthermore, it is the eighth-largest arena in the NCAA and the seventh-largest designed for basketball.
The idea of a new basketball arena to replace the Wolfpack's longtime home, Reynolds Coliseum, first emerged in the 1980s under the vision of Wolfpack coach Jim Valvano. In 1989, the NCSU Trustees approved plans to build a 23,000 seat arena. The Centennial Authority was created by the North Carolina General Assembly in 1995 as the governing entity of the arena, then financed by state appropriation, local contributions, and University fundraising. The Centennial Authority refocused the project into a multi-use arena, leading to the 1997 relocation agreement of the Hurricanes (then the Hartford Whalers). Construction began that year and was completed in 1999 with an estimated cost of $158 million, which was largely publicly financed by a Hotel and Restaurant tax. The Hurricanes agreed to pay $60 million of the cost, and the state of North Carolina paid $18 million. As part of the deal, the Hurricanes assumed operational control of the arena.
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