Aveva Stadium

Aveva Stadium
Address 12131 Kirby Drive
Houston, Texas 77045
Location Houston Sports Park
Coordinates 29°38′04″N 95°23′24″W / 29.6345°N 95.3899°W / 29.6345; -95.3899Coordinates: 29°38′04″N 95°23′24″W / 29.6345°N 95.3899°W / 29.6345; -95.3899
Public transit HCC South Campus Station, METRO Bus
Type Stadium
Capacity 4,000
Field shape Rectangular
Acreage 41[1]
Construction
Broke ground July 24, 2018
Opened January 2019[2]
Construction cost $5.25 million USD[3]
Architect Goulas & Associates, Inc.[4]
General contractor Christensen Building Group
Tenants
Houston SaberCats (MLR) 2019–future
Website
houstonsabercats.com

Aveva Stadium is a rugby union stadium under construction in Houston, Texas, United States as part of Houston Sports Park. Upon completion, it will be the home of the Houston SaberCats of Major League Rugby. The Groundbreaking ceremony took place on July 24, 2018.[5][6][7] Naming rights for the stadium were purchased by British information technology company Aveva, and is expected to be completed by January 2019.

History

Leading up to the inaugural season of the team, the City of Houston agreed to partially fund a permanent stadium with a contribution of $3.2 million in February of 2018.[8][9] Details of the deal, outlined in Houston City Ordinance 2018-0085, were also revealed to include the construction on city-owned property in south Houston along the South Freeway at Houston Sports Park, with the city maintaining ownership and leasing stadium grounds back to the team for a 43-year term.[10] On July 8, the Houston SaberCats released new preliminary architectural drawings and a groundbreaking announcement for July 24, 2018 via Instagram and then via press release several days later.[7][6] On July 17, the SaberCats announced naming rights were awarded to Aveva.[11]

The groundbreaking ceremony took place on July 24, 2018, with Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner representing the City.[5]

Facilities

Aveva Stadium's overall facilities will include an 1,100 parking lot and two secondary fields for multipurpose use. While seating capacity exceeds 3,000, the stadium will feature up to 4,000 maximum capacity by utilizing standing room only areas.

References

  1. ↑ "City of Houston - City Council Agenda Item #13". Houston City Council. February 6, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
  2. ↑ Verpraet, Illya (July 19, 2018). "Houston SaberCats to break ground on new Aveva sports complex". Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  3. ↑ Morris, Mike (February 5, 2018). "Houston City Council to consider $3.2M stadium deal with SaberCats rugby team". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Advertisement for Construction Competitive Sealed Proposals" (PDF). City of Houston. March 9, 2018. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
  5. 1 2 "Houston Sabercats and Sylvester Turner break ground on Aveva Stadium". KTRK-TV. July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  6. 1 2 "Houston SaberCats & City of Houston (Mayor Turner) Break Ground on New Rugby Stadium" (Press release). Houston: Houston SaberCats. July 13, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
  7. 1 2 "Instagram: houstonsabercats". Houston SaberCats. July 8, 2018. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  8. ↑ Schneider, Andrew (February 7, 2018). "Houston City Council Approved $3.2 Million Deal To Build A New Rugby Stadium". Houston Public Media. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Vote set on whether to fund new stadium for Houston's rugby team". KRIV. February 6, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
  10. ↑ Elliott, Rebecca (February 7, 2018). "Houston signs off on $3.2M rugby stadium deal with SaberCats". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
  11. ↑ "SaberCats, city to break ground on new AVEVA Stadium late July". KHOU. July 19, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
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