Client
Jets New York

Facility
Sports Stadium

Size
4,413,203ft^² / 410,000m^²

Status
Design Development

Associate Architects
Heinlein Schrock Stearns
Sports Architect

Cooper Robertson
Master Planner

Awards
New York City AIA Design Awards 2002 - Project Award 

The New York Sports and Convention Center will be a 75,000 seat open air stadium and multi-purpose facility. The innovative design on Manhattan’s westside will incorporate sustainable design technology through use of solar panels, wind turbines, and hydroelectric technology to not only supply energy to the stadium, but also to the surrounding city grid. As part of the continued redevelopment of the westside, the stadium will be built on a deck over the west side railyards, adjacent to the historic Highline. Not only will the design extend and preserve the Highline, it will also have an extensive public plaza called the “woodland wedge” on the 34th Street side. In addition, the facility will improve development around the Hudson River, creating a new sports entertainment district. 

All back of house facilities will be below-grade, and the stadium will be built of steel and recycled materials. In addition, the infrastructure will provide transportation facilities below-grade, and will create a new link in the mass transit system. 

This unique multi-purpose facility, coupled with New York City’s attractions should become the most sought after convention facility in the country. The project could generate over three hundred events for the convention center in addition to the ten NFL games played per season. As New York City looks toward the possibility of a bid for the 2012 Olympic Games, the NYSCC design accommodates the required Olympic track and total patron capacity.

New York Sports and Convention Center Web Site