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