Indoor arena in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Fiserv Forum Fiserv Forum in 2022
Show map of the United States Full name Fiserv Forum Complex Center Former names Wisconsin Entertainment and Sports Center (during construction) Address 1111 Vel R. Phillips Avenue Location Milwaukee, Wisconsin , U.S.Coordinates 43°2′42.1″N 87°55′5.4″W / 43.045028°N 87.918167°W / 43.045028; -87.918167 Public transit MCTS High Frequency: GreenLine, 15, 18, 19, 80 Local Service: 31, 33, 34, 57, 81The Hop Future "M-Line" extension[ 4] Owner Wisconsin Center District Operator Milwaukee Bucks Type Arena Executive suites 34 Capacity Basketball : 17,385Ice hockey : 15,178Concerts : 18,000Record attendance 18,412 (February 28, 2020) Field size 714,000 sq ft (66,300 m2 ) Broke ground June 18, 2016 (June 18, 2016 ) Opened August 26, 2018 (August 26, 2018 ) [ 10] Construction cost US$1.2 billion ($1.46 billion in 2023 dollars[ 5] ) Architect Populous HNTB Eppstein Uhen ArchitectsProject manager ICON Venue Group[ 6] Structural engineer HNTB
ZS, LLC[ 7] Services engineer M–E Engineers, Inc.[ 8] General contractor Mortenson Construction [ 9] Milwaukee Bucks (NBA ) (2018–present)Marquette Golden Eagles (NCAA ) (2018–present)fiservforum .com
Fiserv Forum (; stylized as fiserv.forum ) is a multi-purpose arena located in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin . It is the home of the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team of Marquette University .[ 11] [ 12]
Construction began in 2016, with the arena officially opening its doors in 2018.[ 13] [ 10] Taxpayers contributed $250 million towards the total construction cost of $524 million.[ 14] [ 15] The city of Milwaukee sold the land in downtown Milwaukee for $1 to the team.[ 15]
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^ "Milwaukee Bucks Arena" . ICON Venue Group. Archived from the original on December 20, 2017. Retrieved May 19, 2016 .
^ "Milwaukee Bucks – Basketball Arena" . ZS, LLC. Archived from the original on August 25, 2017. Retrieved May 19, 2016 .
^ "Arenas" . M–E Engineers, Inc. Archived from the original on November 24, 2017. Retrieved May 19, 2016 .
^ Barrett, Rick (March 21, 2016). "Mortenson Construction to Build Milwaukee Bucks' New Arena" . Milwaukee Journal Sentinel . Retrieved May 19, 2016 .
^ a b Monroe, Nick (August 26, 2018). "Fiserv Forum Opens" . Bucks.com . NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Retrieved August 26, 2018 .
^ "Milwaukee Bucks President and Owner Herb Kohl Introduces New Team Ownership and Announces $125 Million Gift for Arena" . Bucks.com . NBA Media Ventures, LLC. April 16, 2014. Retrieved May 13, 2018 .
^ "Bucks Announce $1 Billion Arena Package" . Milwaukee Journal Sentinel . March 8, 2015. Retrieved April 8, 2015 .
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^ a b "Fiserv Forum made its debut 5 years ago. Here's 4 things to know about the arena" . Milwaukee Journal Sentinel . 2023.