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| Address | 701 Hamilton Street |
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| Location | Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 40°36′9″N 75°28′22″W / 40.60250°N 75.47278°W |
| Public transit |  LANta bus: 102, 103, 104, 107, 209, 210, 211, 213, 218, 220, 322, 323, 324 at Allentown Transportation Center |
| Owner | City of Allentown |
| Operator | Global Spectrum[1] |
| Capacity | 8,420 (9,046 with standing room) (Hockey)[2] 10,500 (Concerts)[3] 8,500 (Indoor football) |
| Surface | Multi-surface |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | January 3, 2012 (site demolition)[4] November 29, 2012 (official)[5] |
| Opened | September 10, 2014[10] |
| Construction cost | $191.4 million ($282 million total project)[6] |
| Architect | Sink Combs Dethlefs Elkus Manfredi Architects |
| Project manager | Hammes Company Sports Development, Inc. |
| Structural engineer | Martin/Martin, Inc.[7] |
| Services engineer | M–E Engineers, Inc.[8] |
| General contractor | Alvin H. Butz Jr.[9] |
| Tenants | |
| Lehigh Valley Phantoms (AHL) (2014–present) Lehigh Valley Steelhawks (PIFL/AIF/NAL) (2015–2018) Philadelphia Soul (AFL) (2016) (late season and playoffs) | |
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The PPL Center is an 8,500 seat capacity indoor sports arena in Allentown, Pennsylvania. It opened on September 10, 2014. It is the home arena for the Lehigh Valley Phantoms of the American Hockey League, the primary development hockey team for the Philadelphia Flyers. The arena also hosts major concerts, sports, and entertainment events throughout the year.
- ^ McEvoy, Colin (January 30, 2014). "Allentown Hockey Arena Operator Announced as Construction Progresses". The Express-Times. Easton. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
- ^ "Record Crowd at PPL Center as Phantoms Garner 5th Straight Sellout". Lehigh Valley Phantoms. January 16, 2016. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
- ^ "Public Invited to PPL Center Open House & Arts Park Celebration". WFMZ-TV. Allentown. August 27, 2014. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
- ^ McEvoy, Colin (January 3, 2012). "As Allentown Hockey Arena Demolition Begins, New Business Announces Office Opening". The Express-Times. Easton. Retrieved August 17, 2012.
- ^ Kraus, Scott; Assad, Matt (November 29, 2012). "Phantoms, Allentown Formally Launch Arena Construction". The Morning Call. Allentown. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
- ^ Assad, Matt; Kraus, Scott (September 19, 2015). "How Allentown built the most expensive minor league complex in the country". The Morning Call. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
- ^ "High Concrete Group Producing Precast Concrete for Parking Garage of New Arena in Allentown, Pa" (Press release). High Concrete Group. April 28, 2013. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
- ^ "Arenas". M–E Engineers, Inc. Archived from the original on November 24, 2017. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
- ^ Lash, Devin (April 4, 2012). "Allentown Zoners Approve Butz's $10M Expansion Downtown". The Morning Call. Allentown. Retrieved August 17, 2012.
- ^ Kraus, Scott; Assad, Matt (September 10, 2014). "Arena Opens, Symbol of Hope for a Better Allentown". The Morning Call. Allentown. Retrieved September 12, 2014.