University of Houston to Beef Up Athletic Facilities

HOUSTON — The University of Houston has released early conceptual designs for a new football stadium and a renovated basketball arena, together costing an estimated $160 million.
The football stadium, with an estimated cost of $120 million, will hold 40,000 fans initially, with plans to expand to accommodate more than 50,000 people in the future. The stadium will house 22 luxury suites, 200 loge box seats and club seating for 650. The stadium’s clubhouse will contain a hall of fame area, locker room facilities, academic and meeting spaces, and sports medicine accommodations.
The plans also include $40 million in renovations to the men’s and women’s basketball arena, Hofheinz Pavilion, including adding 250 floor seats and 100 loge box seats.
Working with global architecture firm AECOM, university officials studied three site locations over the last four months before agreeing upon a new football stadium on the existing Robertson Stadium site.
When completed, the arena will house two new practice courts, office suites for the men’s and women’s basketball and volleyball programs, team academic/video rooms, and sports medicine and athletic rehab spaces.