Building Climate Pledge Arena: Community Empowerment

Mortenson is committed to giving back to the community. As one of our company’s largest projects, it was important to ensure meaningful community engagement while building Climate Pledge Arena, especially as the country was going through a pandemic, and economic and racial challenges. During a time of difficulties, the construction of the Arena provided employment opportunities, job security, and professional development to a broad and diverse membership of the Seattle community. Not only did we excel in our inclusion goals, we were also able to involve the community in our project in a significant way. Most importantly, we were able to come together during times of hardship to create meaningful and lasting benefits. This extensive redevelopment of the now 18,100-seat Climate Pledge Arena features a completely redesigned interior with new clubs and social spaces, a new atrium, pedestrian plaza, and a premium space that offers views of the event floor, atrium, and the iconic Space Needle. Preserving the 44-million-pound historic roof required lifting and suspending it with temporary steel all while the arena’s footprint was expanded underground and walls rebuilt.

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