Pepsi Center Information Page

  • OPENED: 1999
  • LOCATION: Denver's Central Platte Valley, bordered by Auraria Parkway and Speer Boulevard, adjacent to Elitch Gardens.
  • CONSTRUCTION COST: $160 million
  • FUNDING: Private
  • ARCHITECT: Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum Sports Facilities Group
  • SCOREBOARD: 60,000 LBS., 4-sided center piece, 4 story video boards
  • CONTRACTOR: M.A. Mortenson Co.
  • ENGINEERS:
    • Mechanical, Electrical: ME Engineers
    • Structural: Thornton Tomasetti
    • Civil: J.F. Sato
    • Ice Systems & Dashers: Henry Coupe
    • Acoustics: Wrightson, Johnson, Hadden
  • LAND:
    • Total: 52 acres
    • Arena Site: 45 acres
    • Footprint: 4.6 acres
    • Gross Square Feet: 675,000

    • Google Map of the Pepsi Center

  • BUILDING DIMENSIONS:
    • Floor to Ceiling Height: 132 feet
    • Mezzanine Elevation: 15 feet
    • Main Concourse Elevation: 28 feet
    • Club Level Elevation: 45 feet
    • Upper Level Elevation: 58 feet
  • LANDSCAPING:
    • Trees: 718
    • Shrubs: 1,806
    • Groundcover Plants: 1,006
    • Waterscape Ponds: 7
  • PARKING:
    • On Site Surfaces Spaces: 6,400
    • Regular Spaces: 4,000
    • Handicapped Spaces: 200
    • Elitch Gardens Spaces: 2,200
  • SEATING CAPACITY:
    • Basketball: 19,909 seat
    • Hockey: 18,129 seats
    • Concerts: 17,600 seats(w/end stage) 20,100 seats(w/center stage)
  • SUITES:
    • Location: 2 seperate levels
    • Total: 95 luxury suites
    • Suite Occupancy:12-16 people each
    • TICKETING: Nuggets Box Office


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