How much did Reliant Stadium (NRG Stadium) in Houston cost to build?
NRG Stadium (opened as Reliant Stadium) is the 71,500-seat retractable-roof home of the Houston Texans and the Houston Rodeo in NRG Park, owned by the Harris County Sports and Convention Corporation, whose groundbreaking was on 9 March 2000 and which opened on 24 August 2002 as the first NFL stadium with a retractable roof. A City of San Diego background document lists a total cost of USD 367 million (USD 317 million public and USD 50 million private) against an original estimate of USD 310 million and notes that numerous sources put the final total between USD 417 and 449 million, Stadiums of Pro Football gives USD 449 million, and Wikipedia gives USD 352 million.
Reported project cost
$367 million
Cost basis: 2002
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- CapacityCity of San Diego (stadium background sheet)
- 71,500 seats
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