For Sale: London 2012 Basketball Arena
The Basketball Arena used as a key venue during the London 2012 Olympic Games has been put up for sale. The £58m Arena, built by Barr Construction, was rented to the Olympic Delivery Authority and staged several Olympic and Paralympic events.
The Arena, which is is currently being dismantled, was the largest single temporary structure ever used at an Olympic Games and is available to buy through GL Events Slick Seating, the company that also provided the seating for the BMX Track and at Greenwich Park.
Potential purchasers have the option of buying the venue complete with its white rippled shell or bidding instead for the 12,000 seats and internal fittings.
Alex Robertson, GL events managing director commented: ‘The London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games were a coming-of-age for temporary structures. Not only did they perform a multitude of tasks necessary for the smooth running of the Games, they helped the Organising Committee avoid a legacy of unwanted buildings and enabled events to be staged at iconic locations, which gave the London 2012 Games a wow factor like no other before it.’
Robertson added: ‘The jewel in the crown of everything that GL events supplied to London 2012 is undoubtedly the Basketball Arena which, despite the temporary nature of its design, could easily be reconstructed and would give excellent service for many, many years.’
