Giants Stadium Facts

OPERATOR     New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority     50 State Route 120     East Rutherford, NJ 07073     (201) 935-8500 TENANTS Present     New York Giants (1976-present)     New York Jets (1984-present)     MetroStars (1996-present) Past     New Jersey Cosmos (NASL, 1977-1985)     New Jersey Generals (USFL, 1983-1985)     New York/New Jersey Knights (WLAF, 1991-92)     New York/New Jersey Hitmen (2001) STADIUM OF THE YEAR (Performance Magazine)     1984, 1986-1989, 1994-1998 #1 AWARD - STADIUM (Amusement Business)     1994, 1997, 1999, 2000 TOP CONCERT GROSS - 1996     The Three Tenors In Concert   (July 20, 1996)     Gross: $14,889,127     Attendance: 58,491 (1 sellout) #1 AWARD - TOP VENUE GROSS - STADIUM (Amusement Business)     Billy Joel/Elton John -- July 22, 24, 26, 28-29, 1994     Gross: $14,889,127     Total Attendance: 293,539 (5 sellouts) #1 AWARD - BOX OFFICE STADIUM AND FESTIVAL FACILITY     Billboard Magazine - 1980 FACILITY MANAGER OF THE YEAR (Performance Magazine)     Robert J. Castronovo -- 1996-1997     Michael R. Rowe -- 1988-89, 1994-95     Loris Smith -- 1984-85 GROUNDBREAKING: November 19, 1972 OPENING DAY      October 10, 1976 - Giants vs. Dallas Cowboys sold-out crowd of 76,042 Dallas win 24-14. ARCHITECT     Hellmuth, Obata and Kassabaum, Inc. Sports Facilities Group COST: $75 million BUILDING DIMENSIONS:     756' long x 592' wide x 144' (Service Level to the top of seating bowl)     178' (Service Level to the top of theSouth Tower Tower) The volume of the stadium (length x width x height) is 64,500,000 cubic feet. It would take 207 million footballs to fill the stadium from the field to the top of the seating bowl. STRUCTURAL STEEL: 13,500 tons CONCRETE POURED: 29,200 tons SEATING CAPACITY: 79,670 (3rd largest in the NFL) PRESS BOX SEATING     Capacity: 250     Size: 19,600 Sq. Ft.     SUITES - 119     Mezzanine - 72     South Tower - 47     14 Terrace Suites (level 4) 7 Super Suites (level 5) 26 Tower Suites (level 8) CLUB SEATS: 142 (Mezzanine Level, Sections 229-233) STADIUM CLUB: Location - Plaza Level, south side of the stadium     Room   Sq. Ft.   Occupancy     Lobby 2,370 100     Dining 9,000 650     Buffet 5,800 400     Bar 7,500 500 50 CLUB: Location - South Tower, Level 4     Capacity: 200     Size: 4,000 Sq. Ft. TICKET WINDOWS     Gate A: 13     Gate B: 10     Gate C: 17     Gate D: 17 TURNSTILES     Gate A: 20     Gate C: 20     Gate B: 20 plus 1 wheelchair accessible     Gate D: 20 plus 1 press/wheelchair accessible     South Gate: 2 SPIRALS: 8 ESCALATORS: 24 ELEVATORS: 10 CONCOURSE DIMENSIONS: 20' wide (2½ laps around concourse = 1 mile) RESTROOMS (35 Men's and 35 Women's)     Toilets: 663     Urinals: 516     Sinks: 555 CONCESSIONS     44 permanent     187 portable stands MERCHANDISE     1 tent store     15 stands     7 portables     26 program locations STADIUM LIGHTING - 600 fixtures     South Side: 204 - 1650 watt metal halide; 36 - 2000 watt hot re-strike     North Side: 288 - 1500 watt metal halide; 72 - 1500 watt quartz STADIUM SOUND SYSTEM     Speakers: 1568     568 (Seating Bowl) 1000 (Stadium Club, suites, restrooms and concourses)     Watts: 65,000 VIDEO BOARDS (2) - each end of the stadium     Technology: 23mm ProStar Video Plus System     Size: 24' high x 58' wide (90 feet wide including tri-vision)     Weight: 23,500 lbs each     Number of Pixels in Each Display: 221,184     Number of LED's (1,327,104, Red, Green and Blue)     Power Required: 238,080 watts for each display POWER      A typical game day, the stadium utilizes enough power to energize approximately 4,000 homes. HEATING/AC     3 major chillers generating 2000 tons of cooling capacity - average home, 3-5 tons     42 package boilers generating 42 million British Thermal Units (BTUs) average home 90,000     25 AHU Air-handlers moving approx. 350 thousand cubic feet of air per minute (CFMs)     600 tons of package AC units, enough to cool 125 homes CAMERA POSITIONS:     9 stationary positions:     1 - 50 yard line, Mezzanine Level 2 - East End Zone, Upper Level 2 - West End Zone, Upper      Level 2 - East 12 and 18 yard lines, Mezzanine Level 2 - West 12 and 18 yard lines, Mezzanine      Level      Multiple field locations (fixed and portable) FIELD DIMENSIONS: 433' long x 269' wide (wall to wall) PLAYING SURFACE (FieldTurf)       A hybrid fiber (polyethylene and polypropylene blend with rubber and sand infill) installed on April 10, 2003.   LOCKER ROOMS:     Employee (4)   4,024 sq. ft. each     Giants 25,220 sq. ft.     Jets 8,857 sq. ft.     MetroStars 5,944 sq. ft.     Officials 495 sq. ft.     Locker Room A 5,630 sq. ft.     Locker Room B 5,630 sq. ft. GIANTS PRACTICE FIELDS     Location: west end of the Stadium, Near Gate D     Layout: 332' x 158' (2 fields) BUBBLE: Indoor Practice Facility (supported air)     Dimensions: 209' x 250'     Location: west end of the stadium     Surface : AstroPlay     Year built: 1994     Lighting: 60 Metal Halide Lamps     Power: 400 amps, 208 volt, 3 phase     Heating: 4 million BTUs     A/C Unit: 280 tons of A/C package cooling capacity PARKING SPACES     25,000 paved and 1,500 unpaved     Disabled parking - 300 MISCELLANEOUS     Giants Stadium is the tenth oldest stadium in the NFL (this includes new construction).     Total attendance at events at Giants Stadium is 45 million since 1976.     Total Event Day Staff: 2,000

 

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