{"id":539096,"date":"2026-04-03T20:40:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T20:40:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/539096\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T20:40:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T20:40:19","slug":"raleighs-lenovo-center-released-new-renderings-of-300-million-renovation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/539096\/","title":{"rendered":"Raleigh\u2019s Lenovo Center Released New Renderings Of $300 Million Renovation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Lenovoexterior1-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Current image: Lenovoexterior1\"\/>The exterior of Lenovo Center will receive a complete refresh including expanded facades and grand lobby areas at what will be the new primary entrances to the arena on the east and west sides. <br \/>Rendering courtesy of Lenovo Center<\/p>\n<p>Lenovo Center, in conjunction with the Centennial Authority, the Carolina Hurricanes and NC State University, released additional plans and renderings for the ongoing $300 million arena enhancement project in Raleigh, North Carolina.<\/p>\n<p>A new beer hall that will be open daily, team store and exterior were among the images released for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLenovo Center hosts hundreds of events every year, from NC State Men\u2019s Basketball to Hurricanes hockey to world-class touring acts and family shows,\u201c stated Philip Isley, Chairman of the Centennial Authority in the announcement. \u201cThese enhancements will help us continue to bring top entertainment and events to Raleigh.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen this project is complete, Lenovo Center is going to look and feel like an entirely different building, inside and out,\u201d added Brian Fork, CEO of Hurricanes Holdings. \u201cEvery person who comes to this building is going to have a first-class experience to match the top venues in the NHL.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Lenovo_Beer-Hall_wm.png\" alt=\"Lenovo Beer Hall wm\" class=\"wp-image-1218079\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.7777566539923955;width:352px;height:auto\"  \/>The Beer Hall will be added on the arena\u2019s south side and available to fans and locals 365 days a year. Rendering courtesy of Lenovo Center<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe experience of attending an NC State basketball game or any event in the Lenovo Center is going to be even better following these updates,\u201d chimed Boo Corrigan, McMurray Family Director of Athletics. \u201cFrom improved operations to enhancements for our general fans and premium spaces, every aspect of the building has been thoughtfully designed to elevate the experience for Wolfpack fans.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The improvements being made this summer include updated seating throughout the lower bowl, including the re-aisling of the 100-level. The refresh of the third-level concourse will also be completed, including the second new grab-and-go concession area, all new bathrooms, new family services and a family restroom.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The exterior of Lenovo Center will receive a complete refresh including expanded facades and grand lobby areas at&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":539097,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5107],"tags":[194,29,5176,5,195,4],"class_list":{"0":"post-539096","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-carolina-hurricanes","8":"tag-carolina","9":"tag-carolina-hurricanes","10":"tag-carolinahurricanes","11":"tag-hockey","12":"tag-hurricanes","13":"tag-nhl"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nhl\/116342713732114709","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/539096","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=539096"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/539096\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/539097"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=539096"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=539096"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=539096"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}