Fiserv Forum is an indoor arena located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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| Former names | Wisconsin Entertainment and Sports Center (during construction) |
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| Address | 1111 Vel R. Phillips Avenue (North 4th Street) |
| Location | Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53203 |
| Owner | Wisconsin Center District |
| Operator | Milwaukee Bucks |
| Type | Arena |
| Capacity | 17,500 |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | June 18, 2016 |
| Opened | August 26, 2018[5] |
| Construction cost | $524 million |
| Architect | Populous HNTB Eppstein Uhen Architects |
| Project manager | ICON Venue Group[1] |
| Structural engineer | HNTB ZS, LLC[2] |
| Services engineer | M–E Engineers, Inc.[3] |
| General contractor | Mortenson Construction[4] |
| Tenants | |
| Milwaukee Bucks (NBA) (2018–present) Marquette Golden Eagles (NCAA) (2018–present) | |
| Website | |
| https://www.fiservforum.com/ | |
Fiserv Forum is a multi-purpose arena located in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Groundbreaking and construction began on June 18, 2016, and the arena received its certificate of occupancy on June 5, 2018.[6][7][8] It is the home of the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team of Marquette University.[9][10] The arena opened on August 26, 2018.[5]
It also features a layout and equipment for an NHL/NCAA-regulation ice hockey rink and ice shows such as Disney on Ice, thus it still will be able to host the NCAA Frozen Four as the BMO Harris Bradley Center did in the past in 1993, 1997 and 2006. However, the American Hockey League's Milwaukee Admirals returned to the UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena in the 2016-17 season as they were not approached to play games in the arena. The Bucks are contractually bound not to recruit current tenants of the Panther Arena to move their events to the Fiserv Forum.[11]
References[]
- ↑ Milwaukee Bucks Arena. ICON Venue Group. Retrieved on May 19, 2016.
- ↑ Milwaukee Bucks – Basketball Arena. ZS, LLC. Retrieved on May 19, 2016.
- ↑ Arenas. M–E Engineers, Inc.. Retrieved on May 19, 2016.
- ↑ Barrett, Rick. "Mortenson Construction to Build Milwaukee Bucks' New Arena", March 21, 2016. Retrieved on May 19, 2016.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Monroe, Nick (August 26, 2018). Fiserv Forum Opens. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Retrieved on August 26, 2018.
- ↑ "Bucks Break Ground on New Multi-Purpose Arena", NBA Media Ventures, LLC, June 18, 2016. Retrieved on May 13, 2018.
- ↑ ""Engine for future growth:" Milwaukee Bucks, Design Team Release Vision for New Multi-Purpose Arena", WITI, April 7, 2015. Retrieved on April 8, 2015.
- ↑ "Bucks receive occupancy permit for new arena less than two years after groundbreaking", Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, June 5, 2018. Retrieved on July 24, 2018.
- ↑ "Milwaukee Bucks President and Owner Herb Kohl Introduces New Team Ownership and Announces $100 Million Gift for Arena", NBA Media Ventures, LLC, April 16, 2014. Retrieved on May 13, 2018.
- ↑ "Bucks Announce $1 Billion Arena Package", March 8, 2015. Retrieved on April 8, 2015.
- ↑ Kirchen, Rich. "Milwaukee Bucks arena will include ice rink to host NHL, NCAA games", Milwaukee Business Journal, April 25, 2016. Retrieved on April 25, 2016.
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