Leadership Players 14-15 Review Records History Nba
LEADERSHIP PLAYERS 14-15 REVIEW RECORDS HISTORY NBA OVERTIME 2015–16 DETROIT PISTONS MEDIA GUIDE 321 THE PALACE OF AUBURN HILLS THE PALACE OF AUBURN HILLS LEADERSHIP PLAYERS 14-15 The Dodge Atrium was completed in 1996 and contains three levels of offices, a storage facility and an expanded entrance with numerous amenities. Conceptualized and built in 1987-88 by Arena Associates, consisting of late Pistons managing partner William Davidson, along with David Hermelin and Robert Sosnick, The Palace was immediately recognized as an all-encompassing enter- tainment venue and quickly became one of the nation’s top concert facilities. Since its opening in 1988, The Palace has undergone more than $141.5 million in renovations and upgrades and recently won the Michigan AIA 25-Year Award for architectural prowess. The Palace has been voted Arena of the Year eight times by Performance Magazine, twice by Pollstar and is listed annually among North America’s top-grossing arenas. REVIEW RECORDS HISTORY NBA PALACE FACTS CAPACITY: Basketball – 19,971; Hockey – 20,804; NORTH PAVILION ADDITION: 65,000 square feet Concert and Family Shows – 6,000 to 23,000 depend- ing on configuration. PRESIDENT’S CLUB AND ADJOINING SUITES ADDITION: 5,600 square feet NUMBER OF EVENTS: An annual average of 200. SUITES: 168 total. 157 suites overlook the arena, some PROFESSIONAL TEAM: Detroit Pistons (NBA). as close as 16 rows from the floor. This trend started The Palace of Auburn Hills, home of the Detroit Pistons ribbon boards encircling the lower-level and upper-lev- with The Palace’s construction and is now widely cop- (NBA) and numerous concerts, family shows, sporting el fascia, arena tunnel entrance digital displays, and ACREAGE: The Palace sits on 61.1 acres (2,662,717 ied in nearly every arena built today.
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