<P> Perth Arena is an entertainment and sporting arena in the city centre of Perth, Western Australia, used mostly for basketball matches . It is located on Wellington Street near the site of the former Perth Entertainment Centre, and was officially opened on 10 November 2012 . The Perth Arena is the first stage of the Perth City Link, a 13.5 hectare major urban renewal and redevelopment project which involves the sinking of the Fremantle railway line to link the Perth central business district directly with Northbridge . </P> <P> The Perth Arena was jointly designed by architectural firms Ashton Raggatt McDougall and Cameron Chisholm Nicol . With its design based on the Eternity puzzle, the venue will hold up to 13,910 spectators for tennis events, 14,846 for basketball (the arena's capacity is capped at 13,000 for National Basketball League regular season games) and a maximum of 15,000 for music or rock concerts . The venue has a retractable roof, 36 luxury appointed corporate suites, a 680 - bay underground car park, 5 dedicated function spaces, and touring trucks can drive directly onto the arena floor . </P> <P> Perth Arena is owned by VenuesWest (which operates HBF Stadium, Bendat Basketball Centre, HBF Arena and others) on behalf of The State Government of Western Australia and is managed by AEG Ogden . </P> <P> The inaugural General Manager of Perth Arena was David Humphreys, former General Manager of the Perth Entertainment Centre and Allphones Arena in Sydney . Humphreys died two months before the venue's opening . AEG Ogden announced Steve Hevern as the interim General Manager on 3 October 2012 . </P>

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