Construction on the new Milwaukee Bucks arena in downtown Milwaukee continues charging toward completion.
About 90 percent of the 714,000-square-foot arena project is now complete and all but a few hundred seats have been installed, Bucks president Peter Feigin said Tuesday.
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- The arena project is 90 percent complete.
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- The scoreboard has not been elevated yet.
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- All but a few hundred chairs have been installed in the arena.
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- Signage is up at a Bucks Pro Shop.
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- Inside the Bucks Pro Shop.
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- Bucks President Peter Feigin shows off a retail shop in the concourse.
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- The group suite area of the new arena is designed to have the feel of being in one’s own living room, Feigin said.
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- The main concourse.
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- Bucks President Peter Feigin gives an update on the arena project.
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- Bucks President Peter Feigin gives an update on the arena project.
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- Concession area in the upper concourse.
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- The upper concourse area.
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- Exterior of the new arena.
“This is really getting down to what I would say is a month away from a punch list,” Feigin said.
The media had a chance to tour the construction site Tuesday to get a look at the progress.
The $524 million arena will have about 17,500 seats. It’s designed to be easy to navigate and well-lit throughout the venue, Feigin said.
“For us it’s open arena, so we want everybody to actually see each other,” Feigin said. “We want it to be light, bright and clean.”
He expects the arena to begin hosting events in August, and a grand opening to be held in September.
