Editing Rocket Arena (section)

===Improvements===
In December 2016, the Cavaliers announced plans for renovations to the arena that included an increase in the square footage of the concourses and open areas, along with upgrades throughout the building.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cleveland Cavaliers Announce Plans for $140M Renovation of Arena|first=Tom|last=Withers|url=http://www.nba.com/article/2016/12/13/cavs-announce-plans-140-million-renovation-arena|publisher=National Basketball Association|agency=[[Associated Press]]|date=December 13, 2016|access-date=December 13, 2016|quote=The Cavaliers announced plans Tuesday for a $140&nbsp;million project to renovate Quicken Loans Arena, the downtown home of the NBA champions since 1994.}}</ref> The plan, which relied partly on tax money for funding, faced opposition from activist groups including the [[Cuyahoga County Progressive Caucus]] and the Greater Cleveland Congregations (GCC).<ref name=":3">{{cite news |title=No Public Money for Q Improvements, Says Cuyahoga County Progressive Caucus|first=Karen|last=Farkas|url=http://www.cleveland.com/cuyahoga-county/index.ssf/2017/02/cuyahoga_county_progressive_caucus_joins_opposition_to_county_funding_q_improvements.html|newspaper=[[The Plain Dealer]]|location=Cleveland|date=February 10, 2017|access-date=January 1, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Top 10 Government and Economic Development Stories of 2017|first=Jay|last=Miller|url=http://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20171227/news/146611/top-10-government-and-economic-development-stories-2017|work=Crain's Cleveland Business|date=December 27, 2017|access-date=January 3, 2018}}</ref> After the groups submitted signatures to force a referendum on the plan, the Cavaliers announced that they were withdrawing from the plan, citing rising costs and delays caused by the prospective referendum.<ref>{{cite news |title=Cavaliers Withdraw From $140 Million Quicken Loans Arena transformation project|url=https://www.news5cleveland.com/sports/basketball/cavaliers/cavaliers-withdraw-from-140-million-quicken-loans-arena-transformation-project|publisher=[[WEWS-TV]]|location=Cleveland|date=August 29, 2017|access-date=January 3, 2018}}</ref> However, in August 2017, after Cuyahoga County made a non-binding commitment to build two mental health crisis centers, the GCC withdrew its petitions.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.clevescene.com/scene-and-heard/archives/2017/08/31/the-q-deal-is-alive-and-well-how-gcc-compromised-to-resuscitate-it|title=The Q Deal is Alive and Well – How GCC Compromised to Resuscitate It|last=Allard|first=Sam|work=Cleveland Scene|date=August 31, 2017|access-date=January 6, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Petitions Seeking Referendum on The Q Upgrades Withdrawn, Ending Challenge by Greater Cleveland Congregations|first=Robert|last=Higgs|url=http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2017/08/petitions_seeking_referendum_o.html|newspaper=[[The Plain Dealer]]|location=Cleveland|date=August 31, 2017|access-date=January 5, 2018}}</ref> In December 2017, the team stated it was moving forward with the renovations. The project was finished in September 2019 by [[The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company]], with the final cost being approximately $185 million.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Astolfi |first1=Courtney |title=Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse ready for grand re-opening after $185 million transformation: First-look photos |url=https://www.cleveland.com/news/2019/09/rocket-mortgage-fieldhouse-ready-for-grand-re-opening-after-185-million-transformation.html |website=Cleveland.com |date=September 24, 2019 |publisher=Advance Local Media LLC |access-date=1 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Topping Off Ceremony Marks Construction Milestone for The Q Transformation |url=https://www.rocketmortgagefieldhouse.com/news/detail/topping-off-ceremony-190116 |website=Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse |access-date=1 December 2023}}</ref>