| New York Stadium | |
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| Location | Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England |
| Broke ground | 16 June 2011 |
| Built | Planning permission granted, 2010 |
| Opened | Scheduled to open in August 2012 |
| Owner | Rotherham United F.C. & Rotherham Council |
| Operator | Rotherham F.C. |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction cost | £25+ million |
| Architect | Gleeds and GMI Construction |
| Capacity | 18,592 |
| Tenants | |
| Rotherham United FC (from 2012) | |
The New York Stadium is the future home stadium of Rotherham United F.C., located in Rotherham town centre.
Construction started in June 2011 and the stadium is planned to be opened in time for the 2012-13 season.[1]
Rotherham United announced their intention to construct a new community stadium when they moved away from Millmoor in May 2008.[2] In January 2010 the club purchased the former site of the Guest and Chrimes Foundry to be used for the new stadium.[3] Outline planning permission for the stadium was granted in November 2010.[4]
The stadium will be located within walking distance of the railway station and bus interchange and will be easily accessible by car. It will be on the same site as new civic buildings.[5] It is hoped to be completed in 2012.[6]
The name for the stadium was announced as the 'New York Stadium' on 19 December 2011, chosen ahead of 'The Foundry' and 'The Waterfront Stadium'. The reasoning for this is that the Guest and Chrimes factory site next door to the site, famed for its steelwork, created the first of the iconic New York fire hydrants to be exported to the United States and that the area of land used to be referred to as 'New York' by the people of Rotherham. Chairman Tony Stewart also hopes that the name could bring investment from New York or further afield, as the New York Yankees chairman had recently said that he wants to invest into an English football team.[7]
As of 22 December 2011, the project was ahead of schedule due to mild weather conditions through the winter so far, and was scheduled to be completed by 7 July 2012.
The stadium is set to have a 12,000 all-seated capacity, with the option to be able to increase the stadium's capacity if needed.[8] It will cost around £20 million to construct.[4]
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