PNC Arena

PNC Arena
	PNC Arena in 2013
	PNC Arena Location in North Carolina PNC Arena Location in the United States
Former names	Raleigh Entertainment & Sports Arena (1999–2002); RBC Center (2002–2012)
Address	1400 Edwards Mill Road
Location	Raleigh, North Carolina
Coordinates	35°48′12″N 78°43′19″W / 35.80333°N 78.72194°W
Public transit	GoRaleigh: Route 26; Wolfline: Route 60;
Parking	14,000+
Owner	Centennial Authority
Operator	Hurricanes Holdings, LLC
Capacity	Ice hockey: 18,700; Basketball: 19,500; Concerts: 21,000
Record attendance	Ice hockey: 19,513; May 14, 2022; Carolina Hurricanes vs. Boston Bruins ; Basketball: 19,722 ; January 11, 2015; NC State vs. Duke ; Concert: 20,052; January 28, 2019; Metallica
Field size	700,000 sq ft (65,000 m2)
Surface	Multi-surface
Scoreboard	4,000 sq ft (370 m2)
Construction
Broke ground	July 22, 1997
Opened	October 29, 1999
Renovated	2003, 2008–09, 2016, 2018-19, 2022
Construction cost	$158 million; ($289 million in 2023, 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); Carolina Cobras (AFL) (2000–2002); NCAA March Madness (2004, 2008, 2014, 2016, 2025)
Website
	http://www.pncarena.com/

PNC Arena^[5] (originally Raleigh Entertainment & Sports Arena and formerly RBC Center) is an indoor arena located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The arena seats 18,700 for ice hockey^[3] and 19,500 for basketball,^[3] including 61 suites, 13 luxury boxes and 2,000 club seats. The building has three concourses and a 300-seat restaurant.

PNC Arena is home to the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League and the NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team of NCAA Division I. The arena neighbors Carter–Finley Stadium, home of Wolfpack Football; the North Carolina State Fairgrounds and Dorton Arena (on the 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.^[6] Taxpayers covered half of the construction cost while the team paid the other half.^[7] 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.^[8]

^ "PNC Arena Adding 4,000-Sq.-Ft. Daktronics Centerhung LED Display System".
^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "PNC Arena: Info". Centennial Authority. Archived from the original on December 5, 2014. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
^ "PNC Arena". Geiger Engineers. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
^ Shaffer, Josh (March 16, 2012). "RBC Center Out; PNC Arena In". The News & Observer. Raleigh: The McClatchy Company. Archived from the original on April 30, 2012. Retrieved April 30, 2012.
^ "PNC Arena upgrades have been years in the making. Here's how we got here". News and Observer. 2023.
^ Blest, Paul (2016-01-13). "Does downtown Raleigh really need a new stadium?". INDY Week.
^ "Agreements on Hurricanes' lease and new development open new chapter for PNC Arena". News and Observer. 2023.

[1] "PNC Arena Adding 4,000-Sq.-Ft. Daktronics Centerhung LED Display System".

[inflation-US-2] 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.

[info-3] "PNC Arena: Info". Centennial Authority. Archived from the original on December 5, 2014. Retrieved February 5, 2013.

[4] "PNC Arena". Geiger Engineers. Retrieved October 20, 2022.

[5] Shaffer, Josh (March 16, 2012). "RBC Center Out; PNC Arena In". The News & Observer. Raleigh: The McClatchy Company. Archived from the original on April 30, 2012. Retrieved April 30, 2012.

[6] "PNC Arena upgrades have been years in the making. Here's how we got here". News and Observer. 2023.

[7] Blest, Paul (2016-01-13). "Does downtown Raleigh really need a new stadium?". INDY Week.

[8] "Agreements on Hurricanes' lease and new development open new chapter for PNC Arena". News and Observer. 2023.

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Former names	Raleigh Entertainment & Sports Arena (1999–2002) RBC Center (2002–2012)
Address	1400 Edwards Mill Road
Location	Raleigh, North Carolina
Coordinates	35°48′12″N 78°43′19″W / 35.80333°N 78.72194°W / 35.80333; -78.72194
Public transit	GoRaleigh: Route 26 Wolfline: Route 60
Parking	14,000+
Owner	Centennial Authority
Operator	Hurricanes Holdings, LLC
Capacity	Ice hockey: 18,700 Basketball: 19,500 Concerts: 21,000
Record attendance	Ice hockey: 19,513 May 14, 2022 Carolina Hurricanes vs. Boston Bruins Basketball: 19,722 January 11, 2015 NC State vs. Duke Concert: 20,052 January 28, 2019 Metallica
Field size	700,000 sq ft (65,000 m²)
Surface	Multi-surface
Scoreboard	4,000 sq ft (370 m²)^[1]
Broke ground	July 22, 1997
Opened	October 29, 1999
Renovated	2003, 2008–09, 2016, 2018-19, 2022
Construction cost	$158 million ($289 million in 2023, adjusted for inflation.^[2])
Architect	Odell Associates, Inc.
Project manager	McDevitt Street Bovis, Inc.^[3]
Structural engineer	Geiger Engineers^[4]
General contractor	Hensel Phelps Construction Co.^[3]
Tenants
Carolina Hurricanes (NHL) (1999–present) NC State Wolfpack (ACC) (1999–present) Carolina Cobras (AFL) (2000–2002) NCAA March Madness (2004, 2008, 2014, 2016, 2025)
Website
http://www.pncarena.com/