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Amerant Bank Arena
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"BB&T Center" redirects here. For the skyscraper in Charlotte, North Carolina, see 200 South College. For the arena at Northern Kentucky University formerly known as BB&T Arena, see Truist Arena. For the amphitheater in New Jersey formerly known as BB&T Pavilion, see Freedom Mortgage Pavilion.
"National Car Rental Center" redirects here. For the proposed stadium in St. Louis, see National Car Rental Field.
Amerant Bank Arena (previously known as the National Car Rental Center, Office Depot Center, BankAtlantic Center, BB&T Center, and FLA Live Arena) is the largest indoor arena in Florida and is located next to Sawgrass Mills in Sunrise, Florida. It is the home venue for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League. It was completed in 1998, at a cost of US$185 million, almost entirely publicly financed, and features 70 suites and 2,623 club seats.[2]
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Former names | National Car Rental Center (1998–2002) Office Depot Center (2002–2005) Bank Atlantic Center (2005–2012) BB&T Center (2012–2021) FLA Live Arena (2021–2023) |
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Address | 1 Panther Parkway |
Location | Sunrise, Florida, U.S. |
Coordinates | 26°9′30″N 80°19′32″W |
Parking | 7,045 total spaces |
Owner | Broward County, Florida |
Operator | Arena Operating Company, Ltd. |
Capacity | Basketball: 20,737 Ice Hockey: 19,250 Arena Football: 19,779 Concerts: *End stage 180°: 15,207 *End stage 270°: 19,119 *End stage 360°: 21,371 *Center stage: 22,457 *Theatre: 3,000[1] |
Field size | 872,000 sq ft (81,000 m2) |
Construction | |
Broke ground | November 8, 1996 (1996-11-08) |
Opened | October 3, 1998 (1998-10-03) |
Construction cost | US$184 million[2] ($359 million in 2023 dollars[3]) |
Architect | Ellerbe Becket |
Project manager | Upton & Partners[4] |
Structural engineer | Walter P. Moore & Associates |
General contractor | Arena Development Company (A joint venture of Centex Rooney/Huber, Hunt & Nichols/Morse Diesel)[4] |
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Florida Panthers (NHL) (1998–present) Florida ThunderCats (NPSL) (1998–1999) Florida Bobcats (AFL) (1999–2001) Florida Pit Bulls (ABA) (2005–2006) Miami Caliente (LFL) (2009–2010) Florida Freedom (PBR) (2023) | |
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