▁the ▁project ▁would ▁not ▁move ▁forward . ▁In cre asing ▁project ▁costs , ▁legal ▁disput es , ▁and ▁in ability ▁to ▁secure ▁construction ▁finan cing ▁were ▁c ited ▁as ▁reasons ▁to ▁drop ▁the ▁project . ▁Only ▁around ▁ 3 0 ▁of ▁the ▁ 7 0 ▁lux ury ▁su ites ▁were ▁sold ▁and ▁the ▁A cker le ys ▁were ▁unable ▁to ▁find ▁a ▁corpor ate ▁bu yer ▁for ▁naming ▁rights . ▁A cker ley ▁Communic ations ▁prof its ▁were ▁down , ▁which ▁also ▁contributed ▁to ▁the ▁finan cing ▁difficulties . ▁A ▁state ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁case ▁brought ▁by ▁Seattle ▁Center ▁employees ▁challeng ed ▁the ▁constitution ality ▁of ▁the ▁ar ena ▁deal , ▁while ▁potential ▁law su its ▁from ▁the ▁Mar in ers ▁and ▁trade ▁show ▁organiz ers ▁and ▁possible ▁legal ▁challeng es ▁to ▁environmental ▁review ▁of ▁the ▁project ▁lo omed . ▁Seattle ▁Center ▁Arena ▁was ▁extens ively ▁rem ode led ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁for ▁the ▁Son ics . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁A cker ley ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁G inger ▁launched ▁the ▁Seattle ▁Storm ▁of ▁the ▁W N BA . ▁Both ▁the ▁Super S on ics ▁and ▁Storm ▁were ▁sold ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁to ▁Howard ▁Sch ult z . ▁ ▁Death ▁A cker ley ▁died ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁two ▁days ▁after ▁suffering ▁a ▁stroke . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 3 4 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 1 1 ▁death s ▁Category : American