American Airlines Center

Key facts

Address

2500 Victory Avenue

Location

Dallas , Texas, U.S.

Owner

City of Dallas

Operator

Center Operating Company, L.P., (a joint venture between the Dallas Mavericks and Dallas Stars)

Capacity

Basketball : 19,200, up to 21,146 with standing room, Ice hockey : 18,532, up to 19,323 with standing room, Concerts : 21,000

Field size

840,000 sq ft (78,000 m )

Public transit

Trinity Railway Express , Dallas Area Rapid Transit :, , at Victory

Groundbreaking

September 1, 1999

Opened

July 17, 2001

Construction cost

US$ 420 million, (US$764 million in 2025 dollars )

Architect

David M. Schwarz/Architectural Services, Inc. , HKS, Inc. , Johnson/McKibben Architects, Inc.