SBC Center Index
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In the News |
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Name:
SBC Center
Location:
Directly east of the Joe & Harry Freeman Coliseum at Houston and Coliseum
roads
Future Home of:
San Antonio Spurs
San Antonio Livestock Show and
Rodeo
San Antonio Rampage
Scheduled Opening:
Fall, 2002
Capacity:
18,500 for basketball
17,000 for rodeo
13,000 for hockey
Design Team:
Ellerbe Becket
Lake-Flato
Kell Munoz
Contractors:
Hunt Construction and SpawGlass
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| August 27, 2002 |
Recent
Construction Photos |
| June 25, 2002 |
Recent Construction
Photos |
May 29, 2002 |
Recent Construction
Photos
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| May 7, 2002 |
Rolling
Stones to Join SBC Center Opening Festivities
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| May 2, 2002 |
It's "True":
George Strait to Perform 1st Concert at SBC Center |
| April 23, 2002 |
Recent
Construction Photos from the SBC Center |
| February 27, 2002 |
Recent Construction
Photos |
| February 12, 2002 |
Home
Sweet Home: Spurs Chairman Discusses New Arena |
| January 31, 2002 |
Recent
Construction Photos from the SBC Center: January 31, 2002 |
| January 10, 2001 |
Spurs
Sign Aramark and Levy Restaurants to Provide Dining, Concessions &
Retail at SBC Center |
| December 19, 2001 |
Recent Construction
Photos |
| December 8, 2001 |
Spurs
and SBC Light Up Holidays with 2nd Annual Tree Lighting |
| November 16, 2001 |
Spurs
Launch Second Live Webcam at SBC Center |
| October 23, 2001 |
Recent
Construction Photos |
| September 26, 2001 |
Recent
Construction Photos |
| August 29, 2001 |
Recent
Construction Photos |
| August 22, 2001 |
Lunch
On Us: One Year of Construction on the SBC Center |
| July 24, 2001 |
Recent
Construction Photos |
| July 2, 2001 |
SBC
Center FAQs |
| June 19, 2001 |
Recent
Construction Photos |
| May 22, 2001 |
Recent
Construction Photos |
| April 24, 2001 |
Recent
Construction Photos |
| Apr. 2, 2001 |
ADA
Summit Addresses Needs of Disabled Community |
| Mar. 27, 2001 |
Recent
Construction Photos |
| Feb. 28, 2001 |
Recent
Construction Photos |
| Jan. 24, 2001 |
SBC
Center/Coliseum Parking Lots Ready for Rodeo |
| Dec. 21, 2000 |
SBC
Construction Highlights |
| Dec. 4, 2000 |
SBC
Center Design Team Meets with Disability Community |
| Nov. 30, 2000 |
SBC
Center: Custom Made for San Antonio |
| Aug. 23, 2000 |
Scenes
from SBC Groundbreaking |
| Aug. 22, 2000 |
Ground
Broken for SBC Center |
| Jul. 26, 2000 |
SBC
Center Community Connection Launched |
| July 19, 2000 |
SBC
Communications Buys Naming Rights |
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| Design Features |
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Tree park at main entry planted with trees
and crossed with curving walkways set in crushed granite. |
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West end courtyard, shaded by a sombrilla. |
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Arena floor sunken 28 feet below street-level. |
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Half of all seats accessible from street-level. |
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38 terrace suites. |
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16 courtside suites. |
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Concourses with festive marketplace character. |
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Built on four acres of land east of the Freeman
Coliseum. |
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Over 5,000 seats priced under $25 for Spurs
games, thanks to the participation of SBC Communications. |
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$50,000 in scholarships available to Stock
Show and Rodeo courtesy of SBC Communications. |
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| SBC Center Construction Update |
September 2002
- The projected timeline for the SBC Center is currently on schedule. The groundbreaking took place in August 2000. In December, the first signs of construction were underway, moving 265,00 cubic yards of dirt, equivalent to 17,667 truck loads.
- The crew spent January and February working on the first major phase of the parking lot construction. There will be 7,000 on-site parking spaces by October 2002.
- The first concrete pour occurred in May 2001, involving 150 concrete trucks for the six- hour process.
- By June 2001 the building was beginning to come out of the ground, and three distinct levels were visible above the courtside level by late summer.
- The first roof truss was placed on October 12, 2001, with the building being fully enclosed by April 2002. The last roof truss was installed on February 7, 2002.
- On Saturday, July 27, 2002, the Ice Floor was poured.
- The LED fascia panels encircling the bowl have been installed.
- By Mid August, a majority of seating had been installed.
- Landscaping and sidewalks are progressing at the East Entry. Paving will begin mid-September.
- The SBC Center has let contracts for $104,901,595.
- Local participation from small, minority and women-owned businesses is at 33 percent, far exceeding the commitment of 20 percent.
- The SBC Center will open in Fall 2002. The doors will open in time to host the Spurs first preseason game in mid October. Other uses of the building include: Rodeo – 17,000 seats nearly doubles seating offered in the Coliseum; Rampage Hockey – 13,500 seats; Boxing – 19,000 seats; Concerts – around 15,000 seats; Basketball (WNBA and Spurs) – 18,500 seats
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