Chartway Arena is a 219,330-square-foot (20,376 m2), multi-purpose arena in Norfolk, Virginia, United States, on the campus of Old Dominion University. Chartway Arena has 7,319 seats, 862 upper club/priority seats, and 16 luxury suites. In addition to being the home for ODU Men's and Women's Basketball, Chartway Arena hosts family-oriented events as well as concerts and lectures.
Chartway Arena is the cornerstone in the University Village project, a 75-acre development that will also feature a shopping center, restaurants, theaters, offices, research labs and residences with high-tech connections to the campus.
The construction of the facility was financed entirely by student fees, corporate partnerships and private funds. The center opened on October 25, 2002 and is the home of the Monarchs Men's and Women's Basketball programs.
Chartway Arena is managed by OVG360. OVG360, a division of Oak View Group, is a full-service venue management and hospitality company that helps client-partners reimagine the sports, live entertainment, and convention industries for the betterment of the venue, employees, artists, athletes, and surrounding communities. With a portfolio of more than 200 client-partners spanning arenas, stadiums, convention centers, performing arts centers, cultural institutions, and state fairs around the globe, OVG360 provides a set of services, resources and expertise designed to elevate every aspect of business that matters to venue operators. Service-oriented and driven by social responsibility, OVG360 helps facilities drive value through excellence and innovation in food services, booking and content development, sustainable operations, public health and public safety and more.