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| Location | 50 State Highway 120, East Rutherford, New Jersey 07073 |
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| Coordinates | 40°48′49″N 74°4′28″W / 40.81361°N 74.07444°WCoordinates: 40°48′49″N 74°4′28″W / 40.81361°N 74.07444°W |
| Broke ground | September 5, 2007 |
| Opened | April 10, 2010 (scheduled)[1] |
| Owner | New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority |
| Operator | New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority |
| Surface | FieldTurf |
| Construction cost | $1.4 billion (estimated)[2] |
| Architect | Ewing Cole Skanska AB 360 Architecture |
| Capacity | 82,500 |
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| New York Giants (NFL) (2010- ) New York Jets (NFL) (2010- ) |
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The Meadowlands Stadium is an NFL stadium currently under construction in East Rutherford, New Jersey. It will replace Giants Stadium in the parking lot of the current structure at the Meadowlands Sports Complex. As with the current stadium, both the New York Jets and New York Giants will play their home games there. However, unlike Giants Stadium, the new stadium will be a 50/50 partnership between both NFL teams. The stadium will be administered by the New Meadowlands Stadium Company, LLC. Meadowlands Stadium will open on April 10, 2010 when it features the Big City Classic lacrosse tournament.[3] Bon Jovi will perform the first concerts at the stadium on May 26, 27 and 29.[4]
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Capacity
The new stadium will have seating for 82,500 fans, including 10,005 club seats and approximately 218 luxury suites.[2][5]
Design
The new Meadowlands Stadium, which will be home to the New York Giants and New York Jets, is scheduled to open in 2010. The stadium will be distinguished by an outer skin of aluminum louvers and by interior lighting that will switch colors depending on which team is playing at home — a technique originated at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany, which is shared between two soccer clubs. The special louvers and the associated hanging system have been custom designed and manufactured by Architectural Wall Systems, Des Moines, IA and Overgaard Ltd., Hong Kong. The total linear amount of louvers is exactly 50,000 meters (50 kilometers) or 163,681 feet (31.1 miles).
There will be numerous tailgating zones, and myriad options to buy food and merchandise in the plaza that will ring the stadium.
The changing colors — blue for the Giants, green for the Jets, and red for a concert — reflect each team’s desire to individualize the look of the stadium. The teams’ current home, Giants Stadium, opened in 1976, but the Jets have long felt like a second-class tenant there since arriving in 1984.
According to renderings of the Jets-Giants stadium obtained by The New York Times, giant red pylons at the north and east entrances will display videos of each team, depending on which one is playing.
A signature feature of the stadium — which will be built in the shape of a rounded rectangle — will be the massive "Great Wall" that will be partly visible through the louvers at the main entrance.
The wall will be 400 feet (120 m) long and 40 feet (12 m) high, showing panels of images that will rotate between photographic murals of the Jets and Giants on game days and different pictures for concerts and other events.
Inside, four 40-by-100-foot scoreboards will hang from each corner of the upper deck.
The sight lines will be similar to those at Giants Stadium, which seats a little over 80,000, but in some cases seats will be farther away because the new facility will have more than double the square footage. The stadium complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act, and it will have four restaurants, nearly double the current 117 luxury suites, and 9,200 club seats, two club lounges, wider concourses and at least one hall of fame.[6] The Giants team offices will be located in the stadium, as they have been in Giants Stadium. Also, front row 50 yard line seats will now be 46 feet (14 m) away from the sideline, which will be the shortest distance of all NFL Stadiums. Soldier Field currently has the shortest distance at 55 feet (17 m), and LandShark Stadium has the largest at 90 feet (27 m).
Unlike a number of other new NFL venues, the new Meadowlands stadium will not have a roof. Proposals to include a roof failed due to a dispute over funding.[7] Therefore, it is unlikely the Super Bowl could be held in this venue due to northern New Jersey's winter climate. Also, indoor events such as the Final Four will not be held at the facility, which runs counter to the original aims for a new stadium in northern New Jersey.[8] However, the stadium could be part of a potential United States-hosted 2018 or 2022 FIFA World Cup, assuming the field is wide enough to meet FIFA standards. Most of the 27,000 long term upper deck season ticket holders will be displaced from their current locations in the old stadium.
Lease terms
The lease for the new stadium is for 25 years, with options to extend it that could eventually reach 97 years. After the 15th year of the lease, every five years, one of the two teams may opt out of the lease, giving the state 12 months notice. However, if one team leaves for a new stadium, the other team would have to remain for the remainder of the lease.[9] Based on the teams' histories, this clause presumably allows the Jets to eventually decide that they want to play in their own stadium and leave if they can find a way to finance it, although the high cost of the stadium and relocation of team facilities to New Jersey makes this unlikely. It is unknown if the lease starts upon construction or upon the stadium's opening. The teams also get parking revenue from the Meadowlands' western parking lots year round, even when there are no events at the stadium (this would occur when other parts of the Meadowlands host events)[10].
Transportation
A 2.3-mile (3.7 km)-long rail spur with a station called Meadowlands Station was constructed by New Jersey Transit from the Pascack Valley Line to provide rail service to Hoboken Terminal (and, via the Secaucus Junction, to Pennsylvania Station). The station opened to the public on July 26, 2009.[11]
Naming rights
Allianz, a financial services company based in Germany, expressed interest in purchasing naming rights to the stadium. The proposal was for a period of up to 30 years[12], and was estimated to be valued at somewhere between $20 million and $30 million USD. This proposal, however, sparked protests from New York's Jewish community and the Anti-Defamation League, which opposed the move due to close ties in the past between Allianz and the government of Nazi Germany during World War II.[13] Allianz already sponsors the venue that inspired the color-change technology for Meadowlands Stadium: Allianz Arena in Munich.
No agreement was reached and talks between Allianz and the teams ended on September 12, 2008.[14]
EPA Agreement
On June 2009, The Meadowlands Stadium Company and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency(EPA) signed a memorandum of understanding that outlines plans to incorporate environmentally-friendly materials and practices into the construction and operation of New Meadowlands Stadium. The agreement includes strategies to reduce air pollution, conserve water and energy, improve waste management, and reduce the environmental impact of construction. The goal of the agreement is to save the emission of nearly 1.68 million metric tons of carbon dioxide during the stadium's construction and its first year of operation. Under this agreement, the stadium construction must use around 40,000 tons of recycled steel, recycle 20,000 tons of steel from the original Meadowlands Stadium, install seating made from recycled plastic and scrap iron, and reduce air pollution from construction vehicles by using cleaner diesel fuel, diesel engine filters, and minimizing engine idle times. Other goals of this agreement include providing mass transit options for fans and replacing traditional concession plates, cups and carries with compostable alternatives. The New Meadowlands Stadium Company will report the progress on its goals to EPA every six months. Based on the reports, EPA will quantify the benefits of the venue’s environmental efforts. [15] [16]
See also
- Meadowlands Xanadu - An entertainment complex to be built at the Meadowlands Sports Complex.
- Izod Center - An arena at the Meadowlands complex that is currently home of the New Jersey Nets.
- Prudential Center - An arena in Newark for the New Jersey Devils that opened in October 2007.
- Barclays Center - A proposed arena in Brooklyn, New York for the New Jersey Nets. For more information on the planned arena site, see Atlantic Yards.
- Red Bull Arena - A soccer-specific stadium under construction for the New York Red Bulls.
- Giants Stadium - Current venue for the Giants, Jets, and Red Bulls.
- Yankee Stadium - A new baseball stadium in The Bronx for the New York Yankees.
- Citi Field - A new baseball stadium in Queens for the New York Mets.
- West Side Stadium - A proposed stadium that was to be built for the Jets along the West Side Highway in Manhattan.
References
- ^ http://www.bigcityclassic.com/
- ^ a b "Costs up for Meadowlands stadium; ex-Giants coach Kavanaugh dies". USA Today. 2007-01-26. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/2007-01-26-notebook_x.htm. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
- ^ http://www.bigcityclassic.com/
- ^ http://www.zimbio.com/Jon+Bon+Jovi/articles/cC6vPSNQpZy/Bon+Jovi+Announces+2+Year+World+Tour
- ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/31/sports/football/31stadium.html
- ^ Sandomir, Richard (2007-09-05). "Kaleidoscope of Colors Coming to New Stadium". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/05/sports/football/05stadium.html. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
- ^ "Giants, Jets revise billion-dollar stadium plan". ESPN. 2006-03-31. http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2391829. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
- ^ NJSEA About Us
- ^ http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/football/nfl/12/20/lease.ap/
- ^ Story not found - NJ.com
- ^ "N.J. officials launch rail service to Meadowlands". Associated Press. 2009-07-20. http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2009/07/nj_officials_launch_rail_servi.html. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
- ^ Sandomir, Richard; Robinson, Joshua (2008-08-31). "Negotiations With Allianz on Naming of Stadium". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/01/sports/football/01nfl.html. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
- ^ Yaniv, Oren (2008-09-11). "Giants and Jets fans join uproar over stadium naming rights bid by firm with Holocaust ties". New York Daily News. http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/giants/2008/09/10/2008-09-10_giants_and_jets_fans_join_uproar_over_st.html. Retrieved 2008-09-11.
- ^ http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/football/nfl/09/12/giants.jets.ap/index.html
- ^ (2009). Epa, new york giants and new york jets team up to make new meadowlands stadium a beacon of “green” . Retrieved from http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/0/EB8BD7874DB85F38852575C8005452A8
- ^ Staff, CP. (2009). Epa, new meadowlands stadium developers lay green groundwork. Retrieved from http://concreteproducts.com/architectural-structural-prestressed/meadowlands-stadium-groundwork-20090701/
External links
- New York Giants Stadium site NYG2010
- New Jets Stadium site
- New Meadowlands Stadium construction webcam
- Stadiums of the NFL
- NEW MEADOWLANDS STADIUM PROJECT SCOPING DOCUMENT
- Giants, Jets receive financial aid.
- New Meadowlands Stadium photos at JetKingdom.com
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Home of the New York Jets Scheduled to open in 2010 |
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Home of the New York Giants Scheduled to open in 2010 |
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