State Farm Arena
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Former names | Philips Arena (1999–2018) |
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| Address | 1 State Farm Drive |
| Location | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 33°45′26″N 84°23′47″W / 33.75722°N 84.39639°W |
| Owner | Atlanta Fulton County Recreation Authority |
| Operator | Atlanta Hawks |
| Capacity | Basketball: 20,233 (1999–2005) 18,729 (2005–2011) 18,371 (2011–2012) 18,238 (2012–2013), 18,118 (2013–2014), 18,047 (2014–2017) 15,711 (2017–2018) 17,608+ (2018–present) Ice hockey: 18,545 (1999–2010) 17,624 (2010–2011) Concerts: 18,000 |
Field size | 680,000 sq ft (63,000 m2) |
| Public transit | at Peachtree Center |
| Construction | |
| Groundbreaking | June 5, 1997 |
| Opened | September 18, 1999 |
| Renovated | 2017–2018 |
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| Architects | Populous (then HOK Sport) Arquitectonica (Expansion) |
Project manager | Barton Malow |
Structural engineer | Thornton Tomasetti |
Services engineers | M-E Engineers, Inc. |
General contractors | Atlanta Arena Constructors (AAC), a joint venture of Beers Construction Co., Holder Construction Co., H.J. Russell & Co. and C.D. Moody Construction Co. |
| Tenants | |
| Atlanta Hawks (NBA) (1999–present) Atlanta Thrashers (NHL) (1999–2011) Georgia Force (AFL) (2002, 2005–2007) Atlanta Dream (WNBA) (2008–2016, 2019) Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (NCAA) (2011) | |
| Website | |
| statefarmarena.com | |
State Farm Arena is an indoor arena located in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The arena serves as the home venue for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). It also served as home to the Atlanta Thrashers of the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1999 to 2011, before the team moved to Winnipeg and was renamed to the Winnipeg Jets, as well as the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) from 2008 to 2016 and 2019, and the temporary home of Georgia Tech basketball in 2011. It opened in 1999 as Philips Arena at a cost of $213.5 million, replacing Omni Coliseum. It is owned by the Atlanta Fulton County Recreation Authority and operated by the Hawks, owned by Tony Ressler along with a group of investors including Grant Hill.