The Purple Palace The Snake Pit | ||
Location: | 201 East Jefferson Street Phoenix, Arizona United States | |
Owner: | City of Phoenix | |
Operator: | Phoenix Arena Development, L.P. | |
Capacity: | Basketball: 18,422 | |
Construction information | ||
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Broke ground: | August 1, 1990 | |
Opened: | June 6, 1992 | |
Construction cost: | $89 million ($162 million in 2019 dollars) $67 million (renovations) ($82.3 million in 2019 dollars) | |
Tenants | ||
Phoenix Suns (NBA) (1992–present) Arizona Rattlers (AFL/IFL) (1992–2019) Arizona Sandsharks (CISL) (1993–1997) Phoenix Coyotes (NHL) (1996–2003) Phoenix Mercury (WNBA) (1997–2019) Phoenix RoadRunners (ECHL) (2005–2009) | ||
Floor design | ||
Phoenix Suns |
Footprint Center (formerly America West Arena, US Airways Center, Talking Stick Resort Arena, and Phoenix Suns Arena) is a sports and entertainment arena in Phoenix, Arizona.
It is home to the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA).