PROJECT FACTS
GROUNDBREAKING: December 5, 2018
OPENING: October 22, 2021 with Coldplay
PROUD HOME OF: NHL’s Seattle Kraken (inaugural NHL season 2021-2022) & 4-Time WNBA National Champion Seattle Storm
OWNER: Public-Private Partnership between Oak View Group, Seattle Kraken Hockey, and Seattle Center
OPERATOR: Oak View Group
PROJECT MANAGER: CAA/ICON
ARCHITECT: Populous
CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTOR: Mortenson
FUNCTIONS: Multi-purpose live entertainment venue built for NHL hockey, live music and events, WNBA and future NBA basketball
SUSTAINABILITY DESIGN: ILFI Net-Zero Carbon Certified – target certification 2022
PROJECT COST: $1.15 Billion
EVENTS: 200 annually
SQUARE FOOTAGE: 740,000 sq feet (arena only), 932,000 sq feet (including underground garage)
LOADING DOCKS: 8
UNDERGROUND ARENA GARAGE: 450 stalls
1ST AVE N GARAGE: 550 stalls
RAIN TO RINK: Rainwater harvesting fills a 15,000 gallon on-site cistern to resurface the ice
PLANTS AND TREES: 12,500 on-site, including The Climate Pledge Living Wall
DIGITAL SIGNAGE: 28,175 square feet of digital signage, covering 145 million pixels. The most in the world for a sports and entertainment venue
ACOUSTIC LAPENDARY PANELS: 5,155
SEATING CAPACITIES
CONCERTS: up to 17,200
HOCKEY: 17,100
BASKETBALL: 18,300
AMENITIES
LOCATION: At the base of the iconic Space Needle on the 74 acre Seattle Center campus, the arts and cultural hub of the region
PEDESTRIAN ACCESS: 360-degree ADA Accessibility surrounding the building with no visible “back of house”
SOUND: 16,000 sq feet of acoustic lapendary panels for superior arena sound engineering
PREMIUM SPACES
TUNNEL CLUB SUITES: 19 located at event level
THE PITCHBOOK SUITES: 40 sideline suites that are cantilevered over the seating bowl
MÖET & CHANDON IMPÉRIAL LOUNGE: All-inclusive private restaurant attached to opera boxes of four seats
SYMETRA CLUB AND WAFD BANK CLUB: Private, premium club spaces with local Seattle craft beer offerings
MOUNT BAKER HALL: General seating space with a private concourse and entry
SPACE NEEDLE LOUNGE: General seating space with striking views of the Space Needle