The Pepsi Center is the home of the NBA Denver Nuggets and NHL Colorado Avalanche and is located adjacent to Denver’s lower downtown (LoDo) district which also includes Coors Field.  The Pepsi Center is a 675,000 square feet facility with three public concourses.  The arena seats approximately 19,000 for basketball and 18,130 for hockey and has a concert capacity of 21,000.  The arena contains 95 suites and 1,858 preferred/club seats.  The arena includes two six-story atrium entryways which are the focal points of the exterior façade.

 

IFG served as the financial lender’s construction representative providing detailed reviews of project documentation and program requirements to identify and minimize the lender’s financial risk in the project.

 

Designed by HOK Sport and constructed by Mortenson, the arena opened in October 1999.