North Charleston Coliseum
Multi-purpose arena in South Carolina, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The North Charleston Coliseum is a multi-purpose arena in North Charleston, South Carolina. It is part of the North Charleston Convention Center Complex, which also includes a performing arts center and convention center. It is owned by the City of North Charleston and managed by ASM Global. The coliseum opened in 1993, with the performing arts center and convention center opened in 1999. The complex is located on the access road to the Charleston International Airport.
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Address | 5001 Coliseum Dr North Charleston, SC 29418-7914 |
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Location | Tri-County Area |
Coordinates | 32.8656°N 80.0224°W / 32.8656; -80.0224 |
Owner | City of North Charleston |
Operator | ASM Global |
Capacity | 13,000 Detailed capacity
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Construction | |
Broke ground | April 29, 1991 (1991-04-29) |
Opened | January 29, 1993 (1993-01-29) (30 years ago) |
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Construction cost | $25 million[1] ($55.9 million in 2023 dollars[2]) |
Architect | Odell Associates |
Structural engineer | Geiger Engineers[3] |
Services engineer | Henderson Engineers[4] |
General contractor | McDevitt & Street Co. |
Tenants | |
South Carolina Stingrays (ECHL) (1993–present) Charleston Southern Buccaneers (NCAA) (1993–present) Charleston Swamp Foxes (AF2) (2000–03) Charleston Lowgators (NBDL) (2001–04) Charleston Sandsharks (NIFL) (2006) | |
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Building details | |
General information | |
Renovated | August 2010-October 2011 |
Renovation cost | $21 million ($29.3 million in 2023 dollars[2]) |
Renovating team | |
Architect(s) | AECOM-Ellerbe Beckett |
Structural engineer | Geiger Engineers |
Civil engineer | BetschAssociates |
Other designers |
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Main contractor | China Construction America |
It is home to the ECHL's South Carolina Stingrays professional ice hockey team and serves as an alternate home for the Charleston Southern University basketball team. It is the area's primary venue for concerts and other major indoor events expected to draw large crowds. The venue is currently undergoing an expansion project intended to increase concourse space, provide additional points of sale, and create venues for banquets, receptions, and other smaller-scale events. The arena contains 9,875 permanent seats, including 7,175 in the upper deck, and 1,646 riser seats.