Little Caesars Arena

Little Caesars Arena
LCA
Little Caesars Arena in July 2018
Little Caesars Arena
Little Caesars Arena
Location in Michigan
Little Caesars Arena
Location in the United States
Former namesDetroit Events Center (planning name)
Address2645 Woodward Avenue
LocationDetroit, Michigan, U.S.
Coordinates42°20′28″N 83°3′18″W / 42.34111°N 83.05500°W / 42.34111; -83.05500
OwnerDowntown Development Authority
Operator313 Presents
CapacityBasketball: 20,332
Concerts: 15,000–22,000
Ice hockey: 19,515
Executive suites62
Public transit Sproat Street/Adelaide Street
DDOT 4
SMART 461, 462
Construction
Broke groundSeptember 25, 2014 (2014-09-25)
OpenedSeptember 5, 2017 (2017-09-05)
Construction costUS$862.9 million
($1.17 billion in 2025 dollars)
ArchitectHOK
Structural engineerMagnusson Klemencic Associates
Services engineerSmith Seckman Reid, Inc.
General contractor
Tenants
Detroit Red Wings (NHL) (2017–present)
Detroit Pistons (NBA) (2017–present)
Detroit WNBA team (WNBA) (starting in 2029)
Website
Official website

Little Caesars Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Midtown Detroit. Opening in September 2017, the arena, which cost $862.9 million to construct, replaced Joe Louis Arena and The Palace of Auburn Hills as the home of the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL) and the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA), respectively.

The arena features a unique, clear plastic roofed concourse connecting it to offices and shops surrounding it. It was designed to be the flagship of a new $2.1 billion 650,000-square-foot (60,000 m2) sports and entertainment district, The District Detroit, with mixed-use neighborhoods with new residential and retail outlets located around the Cass Corridor, Ford Field, and Comerica Park. However, this has yet to materialize.