Lenovo Center
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 Lenovo Center during the 2026 Eastern Conference Finals | |
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Former names | Raleigh Entertainment & Sports Arena (1999–2002) RBC Center (2002–2012) PNC Arena (2012–2024) |
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| Address | 1400 Edwards Mill Road |
| Location | Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 35°48′12″N 78°43′19″W / 35.80333°N 78.72194°W |
| Owner | Centennial Authority |
| Operator | Hurricanes Holdings, LLC |
| Capacity | Basketball: 19,772 (1999–2025) 19,119 (2025–2026) 19,367 (2026–present) Concerts: 20,000 Ice hockey: 18,730 (1999–2006) 18,639 (2006–2007) 18,680 (2007–2023) 18,700 (2023–2025) 18,299 (2025–2026) 18,547 (2026–present) Theatre: 4,000–10,000 |
| Surface | Multi-surface |
| Scoreboard | 4,000 sq ft (370 m2) |
Record attendance | Ice hockey: 19,513 (May 14, 2022) Basketball: 19,722 (January 11, 2015) Concert: 20,052 (January 28, 2019) |
Field size | 700,000 sq ft (65,000 m2) |
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| Parking | 8,000 |
| Construction | |
| Groundbreaking | July 22, 1997 |
| Opened | October 29, 1999 |
| Renovated | 2003, 2008–09, 2018, 2025 |
| Cost | $158 million ($305 million in 2025, adjusted for inflation.) |
| Architect | Odell Associates, Inc. |
Project manager | McDevitt Street Bovis, Inc. |
Structural engineer | Geiger Engineers |
General contractor | Hensel Phelps Construction Co. |
| Tenants | |
| Carolina Hurricanes (NHL) (1999–present) NC State Wolfpack (ACC) (1999–present) Governor's Cup (ACHA) (2015–present) Carolina Cobras (AFL) (2000–2002) | |
| Website | |
| lenovocenter | |
Lenovo Center is an indoor arena located in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. The arena seats 18,547 for ice hockey and 19,367 for basketball, including 61 suites, 13 luxury boxes and 2,045 club level seats. The building has three concourses and a 300-seat restaurant.
Lenovo Center is home to the two-time Stanley Cup champion Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League and the two-time national champion men's basketball program of North Carolina State University. The arena neighbors Carter–Finley Stadium, home of the North Carolina State University football team and the North Carolina State Fairgrounds. The arena also hosted the Carolina Cobras of the Arena Football League from 2000 to 2002. It is the fourth-largest arena in the ACC (after the JMA Wireless Dome, KFC Yum! Center and the Dean Smith Center) and the eighth-largest arena in the NCAA.
The arena opened in 1999 at an estimated construction cost of $158 million. Taxpayers covered half of the construction cost while the team paid the other half. In 2023, the Hurricanes signed an agreement with local government to lease the arena for 20 years in exchange for $300 million in public subsidies for renovations to the arena. As part of the deal, Hurricanes billionaire owner Tom Dundon said he would develop surrounding vacant land into an $800 million mixed-use development.