PPG Paints Arena

PPG Paints Arena
The Paint Can
The House that Crosby Built
PPG Paints Arena in 2017
PPG Paints Arena is located in Downtown Pittsburgh
PPG Paints Arena
PPG Paints Arena
Location near Downtown Pittsburgh
PPG Paints Arena is located in Pennsylvania
PPG Paints Arena
PPG Paints Arena
Location in Pennsylvania
PPG Paints Arena is located in the United States
PPG Paints Arena
PPG Paints Arena
Location in the United States
Former namesConsol Energy Center
(2010–2016)
Address1001 Fifth Avenue
LocationPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coordinates40°26′22″N 79°59′21″W / 40.43944°N 79.98917°W / 40.43944; -79.98917
Public transitPittsburgh Light Rail Steel Plaza
OwnerSports & Exhibition Authority of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County
OperatorAnschutz Entertainment Group
CapacityIce hockey: 18,187
Basketball: 19,000
Arena football: 16,280
End stage: 14,536
Center stage: 19,758[1]
Field size720,000 sq ft (67,000 m2)
SurfaceMulti-surface (ice)
ScoreboardMitsubishi
15' × 25' "Black-Packaged LED"
Construction
Broke groundAugust 14, 2008
BuiltAugust 2008 – August 2010
OpenedAugust 18, 2010
Construction costUS$321 million
($454 million in 2023 dollars)[2]
ArchitectPopulous (formerly HOK Sport)[3]
Astorino[4]
Architectural Innovations[4]
Fukui Architects[4]
Lami Grubb[4]
Project managerICON Venue Group[5]
Structural engineerThornton Tomasetti/Raudenbush
Services engineerM-E Engineers, Inc.
General contractorHunt Construction Group[6]
Main contractorsOxford Development
Pittsburgh Arena Development, LP
Tenants
Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL) (2010–present)
Pittsburgh Power (AFL) (2011–2014)
Website
ppgpaintsarena.com

PPG Paints Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Pittsburgh that serves as the home of the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL). It previously was the home of the Pittsburgh Power of the Arena Football League (AFL) from 2011 to 2014.

Construction was completed on August 1, 2010,[7] and the arena opened in time for the 2010–11 NHL season.[8] It replaced the Penguins' former arena, Civic Arena (formerly known as Mellon Arena), which was completed in 1961. A ceremonial ground-breaking was held on August 14, 2008. The arena is the first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) gold-certified arena in both the NHL and AFL.[9] Soon after the arena opened in 2010 it was named "Best New Major Concert Venue" in the Pollstar Concert Industry Awards and "Best NHL Arena" in the Sports Business Journal reader poll.[10][11] The arena was originally named Consol Energy Center (CEC) after Consol Energy purchased the naming rights in December 2008. The current name comes from Pittsburgh-based PPG Industries, who purchased naming rights in October 2016.[12][13]

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  11. ^ Staff writer (December 6, 2010). "CONSOL Energy Center Named Best NHL Arena In Sports Business Journal Survey". Pittsburgh Penguins. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
  12. ^ Belko, Mark (October 4, 2016). "Consol Energy Center has become PPG Paints Arena". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
  13. ^ Bauder, Bob; Boren, Jeremy (October 4, 2016). "PPG buys naming rights to Consol Energy Center for 20 years". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved February 15, 2017.