The Compaq Center

Compaq Center
Image of the Compaq Center courtesy of the Compaq Center

  Administrative  
Address 10 Greenway Plaza
Houston, TX 77046
Phone (713) 627-9470
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  The Facility  
Date Built 1975
Ownership
(Management)
City of Houston
(Leisure Management)
Cost of Construction $27 million
Stadium Financing 100% publicly financed.
  Other Facts  
Former Tenants Houston Rockets
(NBA) 1975-2003
Houston Hotshots
(CISL)
Houston Aeros
(IHL)
Houston Thunderbears
(AFL)
Houston Comets
(WNBA) 1997-2003
Houston Aeros
(WHA) 1972-1979
Texas Terror
(AFL)
Population Base 4,000,000
On Site Parking 6,000
Nearest Airport 25 Miles
Retired Numbers #23 Calvin Murphy
#24 Clyde Drexler
#32 Moses Malone
#34 Hakeem Olajuwon
#45 Rudy Tomjanovich
Championships 1st

1994
2nd

1995
  Seating  
Basketball 16,285
Prices
(Mean)
$87.50, $67.50, $49.50, $38.50, $28.50, $22.50, $12.50
($46.50) - 1998
Luxury Suites 20 Suites
Club Seats None
  Attendance History  
2001-02 2002-03
481,227 565,166

Season  Total  Capacity Change
2000-01 518,555 77.7% -17.0%
1999-00 624,594 94% 53.4%
1998-99 407,125 100% -38.9%
1997-98 666,685 100% -0.2%
1996-97 667,685 100% 0%
1995-96 667,685 100% 2.2%
1994-95 653,389 98% 6.2%
1993-94 615,224 92% 11%
1992-93 554,210 83% -6.5%
 
1998-99 - Attendance for 25 games due to NBA lockout.

Sources:Team Marketing Report and Mediaventures


The 17,000-seat Compaq Center arena annually serves as host to two million patrons who attend an average of 190 sports and entertainment events. Sited as one of the most successful sports and entertainment arenas in the country, LMI is under contract to manage and operate this fine facility located in the fourth largest market in the country. The Compaq Center is one of the few arenas in the country that serves as home to five professional sports franchises. The Compaq Center regularly hosts events such as Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus, Disney on Ice, Sesame Street Live, Harlem Globetrotters, live professional boxing and wrestling, and concerts by today's leading entertainers. In addition, The Compaq Center has hosted numerous NBA Finals, the NBA All-Star Weekend, and the 1996 IHL All-Star Game. The Compaq Center is located in Greenway Plaza, a $1 billion mixed-use commercial, residential and entertainment development and is linked by covered walkways to underground parking and one of Houston's finest hotels. The arena features:
  • 17,000 seats
  • 20 luxury suites
  • State-of-the-art food court with local and branded foods

Directions to the Compaq Center
(From Hobby Airport) Take 45 North (also known as the Gulf Freeway) to 59 South (also known as the Southwest Freeway) to Edloe/Wesleyan Exit. Stay on feeder road. The Compaq Center is on the right.

(From Intercontinental Airport) Take 59 South (also known as the Southwest Freeway) to Edloe/Wesleyan Exit. Stay on Feeder Road. The Compaq Center is on the right.

The Will Call window is located on the Edloe Street side of the Compaq Center.

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