Beginning with the 2003-04 season, Rockets basketball will be played in a new beautiful state-of-the-art arena that will introduce the NBA experience to a revitalized downtown Houston. The new arena is designed to hold 18,500 spectators for basketball, while accommodating 17,800 and 19,000 for hockey and concerts respectively.
With a sunken seating bowl to be located approximately 32 feet below grade and a main entrance and concourse located at street level, fans will have easy access to some of the best seats to take in sports and entertainment in all of Houston. Thanks also to excellent site lines and an ample provision of concession stands and restrooms, the new Houston Arena is sure to be one of the city's premier destinations.
| ARENA BY THE NUMBERS |
| Field Man Hours: An estimated 2,000-3,000 workers will work on the project (cumulative) |
| Cubic Yards of Excavation: 315,000 - the largest such excavation in the history of the city |
| Cubic Yards of Concrete: 45,000 |
| Tons of Structural Steel: 3,040 |
| Masonry Blocks: 350,000 |
| Square Feet of Drywall: 650,000 |
| Square Feet of Hardscape: 90,000 |
| Linear Feet of Curb: 2,400 |
| Square Feet of Curtainwall: 45,000 |
| Square Feet of Glass: 20,000 |
| Square Feet of Metal Panels: 60,000 |
| Plumbing Fixtures: 1,200 |
| Tons of Cooling: 3,900 |
| 49,000 sf of landscape planting beds = 1.1 acres |
| The dewatering system will continually pump 250 gal/min once activated for the life of the building |
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