New Tempe Arena

The New Tempe Arena is a planned arena to be constructed in Tempe, Arizona. It will serve as home arena for the Arizona Coyotes of the NHL. It will be part of the larger $1.7B Tempe Entertainment District development which would include hotels, retail, apartments and a theater.[1]

New Tempe Arena
Rendering of the proposed arena
LocationTempe, Arizona
Coordinates33°25′58″N 111°57′27″W
OwnerArizona Coyotes
OperatorArizona Coyotes
Capacity16,000
Opened2026 (planned)
Tenants
Arizona Coyotes (from 2026)

Design

The arena will have a capacity of 16,000 and be mostly privately funded but the Coyotes would seek city sales tax revenues to help pay for $200 million in additional costs, including infrastructure work [2][3]

Concerns

As the arena's location is close to Phoenix Sky Harbor, the airport has concerns that the new arena will cause a risk for inbound and outbound aircraft. A similar issue hit the Arizona Cardinals in 2001 when they were trying to build a stadium at Rio Salado. This later resulted in them moving to Glendale.

References
  1. "Coyotes unveil $1.7 billion plan for proposed Tempe arena". Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  2. "Arizona Coyotes submit bid to build new arena in Tempe as team seeks new home". Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  3. "Coyotes put in $1.7B proposal to build arena in Tempe, announce rebranding". Retrieved September 20, 2021.
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