Amerant Bank Arena
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Amerant Bank Arena Location in Florida Amerant Bank Arena Location in the United States | |
| Former names | National Car Rental Center (1998–2002) Office Depot Center (2002–2005) Bank Atlantic Center (2005–2012) BB&T Center (2012–2021) FLA Live Arena (2021–2023) |
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| Address | 1 Panther Parkway |
| Location | Sunrise, Florida, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 26°9′30″N 80°19′32″W / 26.15833°N 80.32556°W |
| Owner | Broward County, Florida |
| Operator | Arena Operating Company, Ltd. |
| Capacity | Basketball: 20,737 Concerts: 23,000 Ice hockey: 19,250 (at least 20,000 with standing room) Theatre: 3,000 |
| Field size | 872,000 sq ft (81,000 m2) |
| Parking | 7,045 total spaces |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | November 8, 1996 |
| Opened | October 3, 1998 |
| Construction cost | US$184 million ($380 million in 2025 dollars) |
| Architect | Ellerbe Becket |
| Project manager | Upton & Partners |
| Structural engineer | Walter P. Moore & Associates |
| General contractor | Arena Development Company (A joint venture of Centex Rooney/Huber, Hunt & Nichols/Morse Diesel) |
| Tenants | |
| Florida Panthers (NHL) (1998–present) Florida ThunderCats (NPSL) (1998–1999) Florida Bobcats (AFL) (1999–2001) Florida Pit Bulls (ABA) (2005–2006) Miami Caliente (LFL) (2009–2010) Florida Freedom (PBR) (2024–present) | |
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Amerant Bank Arena is an indoor arena in Sunrise, Florida, United States. It is the home venue for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League. It was completed in 1998, at a cost of US$185 million, almost entirely publicly financed, and features 70 suites and 2,623 club seats.