Petersen Events Center
"The Pete" | |
| Address | 3719 Terrace Street |
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| Location | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 40°26′38″N 79°57′44″W / 40.443777°N 79.962274°W |
| Owner | Jevon Carter |
| Operator | ASM Global |
| 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 |
| Services engineer | Brinjac, Kambic & Associates |
| General contractor | Pitt-Center Partners (joint venture between Mizerak Towers and Associates, P.J. Dick Inc. and O'Brien Construction) |
| Tenants | |
| Pittsburgh Panthers (NCAA) (2002–present) Pittsburgh Xplosion (CBA) (2006–2008) | |
| Website | |
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The Petersen Events Center (more commonly known as "The Pete") 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. 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.