State Farm Arena

State Farm Arena (formerly Philips Arena) is a multi-purpose arena located in Atlanta, Georgia. The arena serves as the home venue for the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s Atlanta Hawks. It also served as home to the National Hockey League's Atlanta Thrashers from 1999 to 2011, before the team moved to Winnipeg, as well as the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)'s Atlanta Dream from 2008 to 2016 and 2019, and the temporary Home of the Georgia Tech Basketball in 2011. It opened in 1999 at a cost of $213.5 million, replacing the Omni Coliseum. It is owned by the Atlanta Fulton County Recreation Authority and operated by the Hawks, owned by Tony Ressler along with a group of investors including Grant Hill.

For similarly named sports facilities, see State farm (disambiguation).

State Farm Arena
State Farm Arena in 2019
State Farm Arena
Location in Atlanta
State Farm Arena
Location in the Atlanta area
State Farm Arena
Location in Georgia
State Farm Arena
Location in the United States
Former namesPhilips Arena (1999–2018)
Address1 State Farm Drive
LocationAtlanta, Georgia
Coordinates33°45′26″N 84°23′47″W
Public transitMARTA
  Green Line
  Blue Line
at GWCC/CNN Center
  Red Line
  Gold Line
at Peachtree Center
OwnerAtlanta-Fulton County Recreation Authority
OperatorAtlanta Hawks
CapacityBasketball:
20,233 (1999–2005)
18,729 (2005–2011)
18,371 (2011–2012)
18,238 (2012–2013),
18,118 (2013–2014),
18,047 (2014–2017)
15,711 (2017–2018)
16,600 (2018–present)
Ice hockey:
18,545 (1999–2010)
17,624 (2010–2011)
Concerts: 21,000+
Field size680,000 sq ft (63,000 m2)
Construction
Broke groundJune 5, 1997
OpenedSeptember 18, 1999
Renovated2017–2018
Construction cost
  • $213.5 million
    ($375 million in 2022 dollars)
    Renovations (2017-2018):
    $192.5 million
    ($224 million in 2022 dollars)
ArchitectPopulous (then HOK Sport)
Arquitectonica (Expansion)
Project managerBarton Malow
Structural engineerThornton Tomasetti
Services engineerM-E Engineers, Inc.
General contractorAtlanta Arena Constructors (AAC), a joint venture of Beers Construction Co., Holder Construction Co., H.J. Russell & Co. and C.D. Moody Construction Co.
Tenants
Atlanta Hawks (NBA) (1999–present)
Atlanta Thrashers (NHL) (1999–2011)
Georgia Force (AFL) (2002, 2005–2007)
Atlanta Dream (WNBA) (2008–2016, 2019)
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (NCAA) (2011)
Website
https://www.statefarmarena.com/
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