| Ford
Field Information
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| Location: |
Detroit, Michigan |
| Sports Use: |
Professional Football, Other Sports |
| Entertainment Use: |
Concerts, Conventions, Tradeshows, Other |
| Total Square Feet of Building |
1,826,250 (includes lease space) |
| Type of Foundation: |
Caissons |
| Type of Frame: |
Concrete and Steel |
| Type of Roof Frame: |
Structural Steel |
| Deepest penetration into ground (caissons): |
128 feet from main concourse level |
| Deepest penetration into ground (field level): |
40'10" from main concourse level |
| Highest point above ground once completed: |
128 feet from main concourse |
| Total cubic yards of concrete to be used: |
58,560 cubic yards |
| Number of Seats: |
65,000 |
| Number of Suites: |
125 (approx.) |
| Construction Schedule: |
32 months |
| Anticipated Completion Date: |
August 1, 2002 |
| Sources of Funding: |
The Detroit Lions, Inc., City of Detroit/Detroit
Downtown Development Authority, Wayne County, Ford
Motor Company, Corporate Founding Investors |
| Project Manager: |
Hammes Company |
| Architects: |
Smith Group, Rossetti Associates Architects, Kaplan,
McLaughlin, Diaz |
| General Contractors: |
Hunt Jenkins, White/Olson, LLC |
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