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  American Airlines Center Location in Texas  American Airlines Center Location in the United States | |
| Address | 2500 Victory Avenue |
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| Location | Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 32°47′26″N 96°48′37″W / 32.79056°N 96.81028°W |
| Public transit |   Trinity Railway Express  Dallas Area Rapid Transit:Green Orange at Victory |
| Owner | City of Dallas[1] |
| Operator | Center Operating Company, L.P. (a joint venture between the Dallas Mavericks and Dallas Stars)[2] |
| Capacity | Basketball: 19,200, up to 21,146 with standing room Ice hockey: 18,532, up to 19,323 with standing room Concerts: 21,000 |
| Field size | 840,000 sq ft (78,000 m2) |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | September 1, 1999 |
| Opened | July 17, 2001 |
| Construction cost | US$420 million (US$723 million in 2023 dollars[3]) |
| Architect | David M. Schwarz/Architectural Services, Inc. HKS, Inc.[4] Johnson/McKibben Architects, Inc. |
| Project manager | International Facilities Group, LLC.[5] |
| Structural engineer | Walter P Moore[6] |
| Services engineer | Flack & Kurtz Inc.[6] |
| General contractor | Austin Commercial[7]/H.J. Russell[citation needed] |
| Tenants | |
| Dallas Mavericks (NBA) (2001–present) Dallas Stars (NHL) (2001–present) Dallas Desperados (AFL) (2002, 2004–2008) Dallas Vigilantes (AFL) (2010–2011) | |
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The American Airlines Center (AAC) is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in the Victory Park neighborhood in downtown Dallas, Texas. The arena serves as the home of the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League and Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association. The arena is also used for concerts and other live entertainment. It opened on July 17, 2001, at a cost of $420 million.
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- ^ "Experience Places". Hksinc.com. Retrieved May 27, 2016.
- ^ "American Airlines Center". International Facilities Group, LLC. Archived from the original on February 25, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
- ^ a b "Architects, Contractors, and Subcontractors of Current Big Five Facility Projects". SportsBusiness Journal. July 20, 2000. Archived from the original on June 22, 2015. Retrieved September 18, 2011.
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