Little Caesars Arena

Little Caesars Arena
LCA[1]
Little Caesars Arena in July 2018
Little Caesars Arena is located in Wayne County, Michigan
Little Caesars Arena
Little Caesars Arena
Little Caesars Arena is located in Michigan
Little Caesars Arena
Little Caesars Arena
Location in Michigan
Little Caesars Arena is located in the United States
Little Caesars Arena
Little Caesars Arena
Location in the United States
Former namesDetroit Events Center (planning name)[2]
Address2645 Woodward Avenue[3]
LocationDetroit, Michigan, U.S.[3]
Coordinates42°20′28″N 83°3′18″W / 42.34111°N 83.05500°W / 42.34111; -83.05500
Public transit Sproat Street/Adelaide Street[4]
Bus transport DDOT 4
Bus transport SMART 461, 462
OwnerDowntown Development Authority[5]
Operator313 Presents[3][6]
Executive suites62[7]
CapacityIce hockey: 19,515[8]
Basketball: 20,332[7]
Concerts: 15,000–22,000[2]
Construction
Broke groundSeptember 25, 2014;
10 years ago (2014-09-25)[9]
OpenedSeptember 5, 2017;
7 years ago (2017-09-05)[16]
Construction costUS$862.9 million[10]
($1.11 billion in 2023 dollars[11])
ArchitectHOK[12]
Structural engineerMagnusson Klemencic Associates[13]
Services engineerSmith Seckman Reid, Inc.[14]
General contractor
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Tenants
Detroit Red Wings (NHL) (2017–present)
Detroit Pistons (NBA) (2017–present)
Website
Official website

Little Caesars Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Midtown Detroit. Opening on September 5, 2017, the arena, which cost $862.9 million to construct, replaced Joe Louis Arena and The Palace of Auburn Hills as the home of the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL) and the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA), respectively.

The arena features a unique, clear plastic roofed concourse connecting it to offices and shops surrounding it. It was designed to be the flagship of a new $2.1 billion 650,000-square-foot (60,000 m2) sports and entertainment district, The District Detroit, with mixed-use neighborhoods with new residential and retail outlets located around the Cass Corridor, Ford Field, and Comerica Park. However, this has yet to materialize.

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