Dynamo Stadium Episode II: The Stadium Takes Shape

We really needed a new thread so here we go.

Like the last one, a few Q&As and some helpful stuff.


Q: Where will the stadium be located?

A: The stadium will be located on the east end of downtown, a few blocks from Minute Maid Park.




Q: What is the deal with TSU football being allowed to play there??!!!! I DON'T WANT FOOTBALL LINES!!! WHY????????????????????

A: We invited TSU to grab the attention of some former, and quite powerful, alums. TSU is paying us up front to use the facility for 20 years. However, they are just renting the place. It is our stadium and we will have first rights to scheduling, along with getting money from concessions and what have you. Football lines will be a minimum (see Pizza Hut Park for example).


Q: What will the stadium look like?

A: Also known as: Where is my pr0n!?!?!



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Q: Who is paying for this stadium and how much is it going to cost?

A: The Houston Dynamo are footing the entire bill for the actual stadium. The city and county are each paying 10 million dollars for infrastructure around the area (improving streets, sewage and stuff like that) through a TIRZ and are donating the land. The total estimated cost is between 80 and 95 million dollars (including the 20 million from the county).


Q: If the Dynamo are paying for the stadium, then they will own it right?

A: No, the city of Houston will own the stadium. As far as I can tell this is so that the Dynamo do not have to pay property taxes on it. Thus, the Dynamo are building a stadium and essentially giving it to the City.

Q: When do they break ground? When will the stadium open?

A: Official groundbreaking was February 5, 2010. The bulldozers should arrived in March and the stadium began to take shape in the summer.

Q: Who is designing the stadium?

A: Populous is designing the stadium. More Info: here

Q: Are there any pictures of the progress?

Official Houston Dynamo Webcam for a live picture. This thread also has constant photo's uploaded by the great Newtex. Many of the photos from March until October 17th that are posted in a previous stadium thread are posted in chronological order starting in the first reply. See that reply for more info.

There is also speculation about a promenade to the south of the stadium, but that is just speculation at the moment. However, there is strong talk of a $225 million hotel to the southwest of the stadium.



Check here for more pics.

Also, the METRO LightRail will have a stop right at the entrance of the stadium, which will be connected to the current line and run to the Universities of Houston and TSU.

 

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User Newtex has tried to take a picture of the stadium site every day. I thought it would be neat to put all the photo's together as a start to a new thread. If you like what you see, keep scrolling down and Newtex will continue to upload photos as he takes them.

(note, a few of these images may have been taken by other people but the vast majority are by Newtex, I apologize for not listing every person who contributed)


March:

 

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April:

 

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looking east along the former Capitol St. :

 

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May:

 

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Just quoted this day since it was neat.

 

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June:

 

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July: