Christmas Lights Unlimited .com

Owner:

Harris County - Houston Sports Authority

Architects:

Morris Architects
HOK Architects
John Chase Architects

Operator:

Clutch City Sports and Entertainment

Tenants:

Houston Rockets (NBA)
Houston Aeros (AHL)

Groundbreaking:

July 31, 2001

Naming-Rights Awarded:

July 23, 2003 ( Toyota)

First Event:

October 6, 2003 (Fleetwood Mac)

First Rockets Game:

October 30, 2003 ( Denver Nuggets)

Highest Grossing Event:

April 7, 2007 (UFC 69: Shootout)

Highest Attendance Event:

February 16, 2008 (George Lopez)

Workforce:

An estimated 2,500 workers worked to build Toyota Center

Square Footage:

750,000 sf

Court Level:

31' 8" below street level

Main Concourse Level:

At street level

Seating:

18,300 for basketball
17,800 for hockey
Up to 19,000 for concerts

Club Seats:

2,900

Luxury Suites:

103 total courtside, traditional and party suites.

Parking:

2,500-space Toyota Tundra garage connected to the arena via private skybridge.

10,000 total spaces within a few blocks

High Point of Supertruss:

151' 8" above court

Length of Supertruss:

390' 0"

Cubic Yds of Excavated Soil:

315,000 - the most in Houston's history

Cubic Yds of Concrete:

45,000 yards

Tons of Structural Steel:

3,040 tons

Masonry Blocks:

350,000

Square Feet of Drywall:

650,000 sf

Square Feet of Hardscape:

90,000 sf

Linear Feet of Curb:

2,400 lf

Square Feet of Curtainwall:

45,000 sf

Square Feet of Glass:

20,000 sf

Square Feet of Metal Panels:

60,000 sf

Plumbing Fixtures:

1,200

Tons of Cooling:

3,900 tons

Landscape Planting Beds:

1.1 acres or 49,000 sf.