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Former names | The Ballpark at Union Station (planning phase) Enron Field (2000–2002) Astros Field (February–July 2002) |
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Address | 501 Crawford Street |
Location | Houston, Texas |
Coordinates | 29°45′25″N 95°21′20″W / 29.75694°N 95.35556°W / 29.75694; -95.35556 |
Public transit | METRORail: (at Convention District) METRO bus: 3, 6, 11, 20, 30, 37, 48, 50, 77, 137, 163, 236, 255, 256, 257 |
Parking | Estimated 25,000 total spots within walking distance |
Owner | Harris County-Houston Sports Authority |
Operator | Harris County-Houston Sports Authority |
Capacity | 41,168 (2017–present)[1] 41,676 (2016)[2] 41,574 (2015)[3] 42,060 (2013–2014)[4] 40,981 (2012)[5] 40,963 (2011)[6] 40,976 (2006–2010)[7] 40,950 (2000–2005) |
Record attendance | 44,203, September 26, 2001[8] |
Field size | Left field – 315 feet (96.0 m) Left-center – 366 feet (111.6 m) Left-center (deep) – 399 feet (121.6 m)[9] Center field – 409 feet (124.7 m) Right-center (deep) 408 feet (124.4 m) Right-center – 370 feet (112.8 m) Right field – 326 feet (99.4 m) Backstop – 49 feet (15 m) |
Surface | Platinum TE Paspalum (grass)[10] |
Scoreboard | 54 feet (16.5 m) high by 124 feet (37.8 m) wide |
Construction | |
Broke ground | November 1, 1997 (November 1, 1997) |
Opened | March 30, 2000 (March 30, 2000) (exhibition) April 7, 2000 (April 7, 2000) (regular season) |
Renovated | 2010 (offseason), 2017 (offseason)[11] |
Construction cost | US$250 million ($442 million in 2023 dollars[12]) |
Architect | HOK Sport (now Populous) Molina & Associates |
Project manager | Schindewolfe and Associates[13] |
Structural engineer | Walter P Moore[13] |
Services engineer | M-E Engineers, Inc. (Bowl)[14] Uni-Systems, Inc. (Roof)[13] |
General contractor | Brown & Root/Barton Malow/Empire Joint Venture[13] |
Tenants | |
Houston Astros (MLB) 2000–present |
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Former names | The Ballpark at Union Station (planning phase) Enron Field (2000–2002) Astros Field (February–July 2002) |
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Address | 501 Crawford Street |
Location | Houston, Texas |
Coordinates | 29°45′25″N 95°21′20″W / 29.75694°N 95.35556°W / 29.75694; -95.35556 |
Public transit | METRORail: (at Convention District) METRO bus: 3, 6, 11, 20, 30, 37, 48, 50, 77, 137, 163, 236, 255, 256, 257 |
Parking | Estimated 25,000 total spots within walking distance |
Owner | Harris County-Houston Sports Authority |
Operator | Harris County-Houston Sports Authority |
Capacity | 41,168 (2017–present)[1] 41,676 (2016)[2] 41,574 (2015)[3] 42,060 (2013–2014)[4] 40,981 (2012)[5] 40,963 (2011)[6] 40,976 (2006–2010)[7] 40,950 (2000–2005) |
Record attendance | 44,203, September 26, 2001[8] |
Field size | Left field – 315 feet (96.0 m) Left-center – 366 feet (111.6 m) Left-center (deep) – 399 feet (121.6 m)[9] Center field – 409 feet (124.7 m) Right-center (deep) 408 feet (124.4 m) Right-center – 370 feet (112.8 m) Right field – 326 feet (99.4 m) Backstop – 49 feet (15 m) |
Surface | Platinum TE Paspalum (grass)[10] |
Scoreboard | 54 feet (16.5 m) high by 124 feet (37.8 m) wide |
Construction | |
Broke ground | November 1, 1997 (November 1, 1997) |
Opened | March 30, 2000 (March 30, 2000) (exhibition) April 7, 2000 (April 7, 2000) (regular season) |
Renovated | 2010 (offseason), 2017 (offseason)[11] |
Construction cost | US$250 million ($442 million in 2023 dollars[12]) |
Architect | HOK Sport (now Populous) Molina & Associates |
Project manager | Schindewolfe and Associates[13] |
Structural engineer | Walter P Moore[13] |
Services engineer | M-E Engineers, Inc. (Bowl)[14] Uni-Systems, Inc. (Roof)[13] |
General contractor | Brown & Root/Barton Malow/Empire Joint Venture[13] |
Tenants | |
Houston Astros (MLB) 2000–present |