State Farm Arena

State Farm Arena
State Farm Arena in 2019
State Farm Arena is located in Atlanta
State Farm Arena
State Farm Arena
Location in Atlanta
State Farm Arena is located in Metro Atlanta
State Farm Arena
State Farm Arena
Location in the Atlanta metro area
State Farm Arena is located in Georgia
State Farm Arena
State Farm Arena
Location in Georgia
State Farm Arena is located in the United States
State Farm Arena
State Farm Arena
Location in the United States
Former names
Philips Arena (1999–2018)
Address1 State Farm Drive
LocationAtlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Coordinates33°45′26″N 84°23′47″W / 33.75722°N 84.39639°W / 33.75722; -84.39639
OwnerAtlanta Fulton County Recreation Authority
OperatorAtlanta Hawks
CapacityBasketball:
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 transitMetropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit AuthorityMARTA at SEC District
at Peachtree Center
Construction
GroundbreakingJune 5, 1997
OpenedSeptember 18, 1999
Renovated2017–2018
Cost
  • $213.5 million
    ($413 million in 2025 dollars)
    Renovations (2017-2018):
    $192.5 million
    ($247 million in 2025 dollars)
ArchitectsPopulous (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.