Vivint Smart Home Arena
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Front exterior entrance in August 2016
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| Former names | Delta Center (1991–2006) Salt Lake Ice Center (2002 Winter Olympics) EnergySolutions Arena (2006–2015) |
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| Address | 301 West South Temple |
| Location | Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Coordinates | 40°46′6″N 111°54′4″W / 40.76833°N 111.90111°WCoordinates: 40°46′6″N 111°54′4″W / 40.76833°N 111.90111°W |
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Arena (UTA station) 701 TRAX Blue Line 704 TRAX Green Line Planetarium (UTA station) 701 TRAX Blue Line |
| Owner | Larry Miller Sports & Entertainment |
| Operator | Larry Miller Sports & Entertainment |
| Capacity |
Basketball: 19,911 Ice hockey / Ice Floor: 14,000 Concert in the round: 20,380 End stage concert: 15,000 Dirt show: 15,000 Professional Wrestling: 12,000-19,387 |
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| Broke ground | May 22, 1990 |
| Opened | October 4, 1991 |
| Construction cost | US$93 million ($164 million in 2017 dollars) |
| Architect | FFKR Architecture |
| Structural engineer | Ralph L. Wadsworth Engineering |
| Services engineer | Olsen & Peterson Consulting Engineers, Inc. |
| General contractor | Ohbayashi/Sahara |
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Utah Jazz (NBA) (1991–present) Salt Lake Golden Eagles (IHL) (1991–1994) Utah Grizzlies (IHL) (1995–1997) Utah Starzz (WNBA) (1997–2002) Utah Blaze (AFL) (2006–2008, 2011–2013) |
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Vivint Smart Home Arena is an indoor arena located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The building is owned by Jazz Basketball Investors, Inc., the estate of Larry H. Miller. The arena is the home of the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and has been the home venue for other professional athletic teams such as the Utah Blaze of the Arena Football League and the Utah Starzz of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). It seats 19,911 for basketball, has 56 luxury suites, and 668 club seats.
Opened in 1991, the arena was known as the Delta Center, under a naming rights deal with Delta Air Lines which has a hub at Salt Lake City International Airport. Salt Lake City-based EnergySolutions purchased the naming rights in November 2006, after Delta decided not to renew their 15-year contract due to filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy the year prior. From 2006 to 2015 it was known as EnergySolutions Arena. On October 26, 2015, the arena was renamed as part of a 10-year naming rights contract with the Provo, Utah-based home security system provider Vivint.
On September 21, 2016, the Utah Jazz announced plans to renovate and upgrade Vivint Smart Home Arena. The majority of the construction related to the building's renovation, which is estimated to cost US$125 million, will begin at the conclusion of the 2016–17 Utah Jazz basketball season, with anticipated completion of the renovation by fall 2017.
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