"The Pete" | |
Location | 3719 Terrace Street Pittsburgh, PA 15261 |
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Coordinates | 40°26′38″N 79°57′44″W / 40.443777°N 79.962274°W |
Owner | University of Pittsburgh |
Operator | ASM Gobal |
Capacity | Basketball: 12,508 End stage concerts: 9,000 Hockey: 8,600 |
Field size | Arena Size: 430,000 total square feet |
Surface | Hardwood Basketball Court |
Construction | |
Broke ground | June 15, 2000 |
Opened | April 27, 2002 |
Construction cost | $119 million |
Architect | Apostolou Associates Rosser International of Atlanta |
Structural engineer | Walter P Moore & Associates[1] |
Services engineer | Brinjac, Kambic & Associates[1] |
General contractor | Pitt-Center Partners (joint venture between Mizerak Towers and Associates, P.J. Dick Inc. and O'Brien Construction)[2] |
Tenants | |
Pittsburgh Panthers (NCAA) (2002–present) Pittsburgh Xplosion (CBA) (2006–2008) | |
Website | |
http://www.peterseneventscenter.com/ |
The Petersen Events Center (more commonly known as "The Pete"[3]) is a 12,508-seat multi-purpose arena on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh in the Oakland neighborhood. The arena is named for philanthropists John Petersen and his wife Gertrude, who donated $10 million for its construction.[4] John Petersen, a Pitt alumnus, is a native of nearby Erie and is the retired president and CEO of Erie Insurance Group. The Petersen Events Center was winner of the 2003 Innovative Architecture & Design Honor Award from Recreation Management magazine.[5]
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