| Mexico City Arena | |
|---|---|
| Location | Azcapotzalco, Mexico City, Mexico |
| Broke ground | March 18, 2009 |
| Opened | February 2012 |
| Construction cost | USD 300 million |
| Architect | KMD Architects |
| Capacity | 22,000 |
Mexico City Arena (Arena Ciudad de Mexico), is an indoor arena in Azcapotzalco, Mexico City, Mexico that is currently under construction. It will be used to host indoor sporting events as well as concerts.
It will be oficially opened on February 25th, 2012[1] The total cost of the arena is estimated to be $300 million. The arena will hold about 22,000 spectators.
It is located in Avenida de las Granjas, close to Metro Ferrería Station, 'Fortuna' station of the Suburban Railway and next to TecMilenio University.
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The construction began on March 18th, 2009 where the Mexico City Major, Marcelo Ebrard, was present[2]. The place where the Arena is located used to be the Ferreria Cattle Ranch many years ago. It is an 8 hectare land. KMD Architects was in charge of the design of the Arena along with AVALANZ Group.. Construction companies Grupo Garza Ponce, Corey and ADIPPSA are responsible for the development.[3] It will be the most up-to-date Arena in Mexico City, the biggest and, if that wasn't enough, it will be the first arena in the city to have it's own parking lot. On November 17, 2010 there was an event that took place in the early construction of the Arena which was called '300 days'. Guillermo Salinas Pliego, head of AVALANZ, promised to finish the project in 300 days. He added "It looks difficult but, the Monterrey Arena was the same and it was finished in nine months". He also talked about the idea sent to KMD Architects for the design of the Arena. He wanted it to "be astonishing on an urban level. That it looked like an icon of the city"[4]. The Arena will be opened oficially with a concert by Mexican singer Luis Miguel on February 25th, 2012, which is 165 days more than the 300 day mark Salinas Pliego promised.
2 heliports
4 kitchens
5 years in the making
8 hectare land
45 meters tall
126 luxury suites
300 security cameras
700 square meters by side of interior LED screens
5,000 cars in the parkinkg lot
5,000 tons of structural steel
6,500 square meters of outside LED screen
22,000 spectators
25,000 tons of reinforced steel
100,000 cubic meters of concrete
300,000 square meters of construction
The Mexico City Arena will compete directly against Palacio de los Deportes, which is operated by Grupo CIE along with Ticketmaster. Mexico City Arena will hold 22,000 spectators while Palacio de los Deportes holds about 20,000. The Arena is expected to be the most active venue in Mexico City with 200 events and around 2.5 million visitors per year approximately. Mexico City Arena will be operated by Zignia Live along with Super Boletos.
Luis Miguel February 25th & 26th, 2012
Carlos Santana March 11th, 2012
Intocable March 31st, 2012