Climate Pledge Arena

Description

Redevelopment of a historic Seattle venue into a world-class arena

Client

Oak View Group (OVG)

Team

Seattle Kraken and Seattle Storm

Architect

Populous and Rockwell Group

CM/GC

Mortenson

Project Cost

$1,100,000,000

Status

Completed - October 2021

Workforce Inclusion

36.9% awarded to Female and Minority workers (over 900k labor hours)

Project Participation

20% of construction contracts awarded to Minority/Women-owned Business Enterprises

Sustainability Rating

First certified zero carbon arena in the world

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World-Class Arena

CAA ICON served as the Developer’s Representative for OVG in their redevelopment of Seattle’s historic KeyArena into the Climate Pledge Arena. The project brings a state-of the-art civic arena designed to host music, entertainment, and sporting events to the people of Seattle. The world-class arena serves as the home venue for the new NHL franchise, the Seattle Kraken.

Historic preservation

The design preserved the arena’s historic roofline, serves as the anchor for redevelopment of Seattle Center, and will be the first net zero carbon certified arena in the world. The new arena nearly doubled the size of its interior to 800,000 sf and features a club space where fans can view the arena bowl and the Space Needle. The project is a true partnership between OVG and the City of Seattle.

Services Provided

CAA ICON was engaged as the Developer's Representative for OVG to oversee the Climate Pledge Arena project. The following Project Management services were implemented: