An $84-million municipal sports arena in the final stages of construction in Henderson, Nev., needed its own fast break. The 6,000-seat Dollar Loan Center opens this spring in Nevada’s second-largest city after completing design and construction in only 18 months.
A key factor in meeting the compressed schedule was accommodating the main tenant and an investor in the project. The Henderson Silver Knights minor league hockey team has a 20-year lease to play at the arena, and a management group associated with the team, which also will operate the arena, is splitting construction costs with the city.