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Amway Center

Amway CenterFACT SHEET

Opened: October 2010

Cost: $380 million (total construction cost)

Location: Downtown Orlando; bound by Church Street (north); Hughey Avenue (east); South Street (south); Division Avenue (west)

Owner and Operator: City of Orlando

Primary Tenant: Orlando Magic

Functions: NBA and collegiate basketball, arena football, indoor soccer, concerts, hockey, circuses, stage shows and exhibitions

Design Architect: Populous (formerly HOK Sport)

Local Architects: C.T. Hsu + Associates; Baker Barrios Architects, Inc.

Construction Manager: Hunt Construction Group in association with Rey Group, R.L. Burns, Inc., HZ Construction and Albu & Associates, Inc.

Program Manager: Turner Construction Company

Theming and Environmental Graphics Designer: RipBang

“Champion of the Community” Founding Building Partners: Harris Corporation; AirTran; PepsiCo; GEICO; Disney Parks; Florida Hospital

Site Acreage: 8.75 acres

Number of Levels: 8: Event Level (E); Mezzanine (Level 1); IOA Founders (2); Terrace (3); Club (4); Promenade (5); Sky (6); Press (7)

Square Footage: 875,000 square feet

Seating Capacities: 19,700 (center stage concert)
16,000 (end stage concerts)
18,500 (NBA)
20,000 (NCAA basketball)
17,200 (hockey/arena football)

Premium Spaces: 60 private suites; 2 bunker suites; 2 super suites; 1,400 club seats; 68 loge boxes (328 seats); and overall 17 hospitality areas available on a per event basis.
Sustainable Design: Anticipated LEED Certified: Sustainable building design will exist in various categories, including a sustainable site; water efficiency; energy optimization and atmosphere protection; materials and resource conservation; indoor environmental quality and health; and environmentally preferred operations and maintenance.

Technology: Harris Corporation is the official technology partner for the Amway Center. The arena will have more than 1,100 screens of high-definition content via Internet Protocol Television and a state-of-the-art digital signage network which will maximize fan engagement and interaction, distribute an unprecedented amount of patron information, as well as providing unlimited opportunities for advertisers and sponsors.

MWBE Participation: Commitment to Blueprint; Achieved in excess of 30 percent MWBE participation, above the benchmark goal of 24 percent.

Amenities: The new Amway Center will feature more value than ever before for ticket holders. All patron price levels will have access to premium amenities in the Amway Center such as:

  • Budweiser Baseline Bar and Food Court

  • Jernigan's Restaurant

  • Nutrilite Magic Fan Experience and Orlando on Demand Info. Garden

  • STUFF’s Magic Castle presented by Club Wyndham

  • Coors Light Mountain Bar; Gentleman Jack Terrace; Ozone Bar; Sky Bar

  • Outdoor plaza and covered box office

  • Retail stores and novelty stands

  • Multiple, wider concourses with convenient access to concession stands and restrooms

  • Improved sightlines for all locations and wider seats

  • Unmatched technology, featuring 1,100 digital monitors and the tallest, high definition video board in an NBA arena

  • Accessible seating in all seating levels and for all seating products

  • Parking: 11,000 parking spaces available to the public within 14 garages and
    surface lots near the Amway Center. There are: 5,000 spaces less than a five minute walk, of which 2,100 are directly adjacent; 2,500 spaces between a 5-10 minute walk and 3,400 spaces via Lymmo, the downtown circulator; All parking locations will have accessible parking