indoor arena located downtown houston texas named japanese automobile manufacturer toyota arena home national_basketball_association principal users building home houston rockets owner began request new arena attempted release rockets lease summit ran denied arena owner owner wanted control new arena sides agreed equal control arena deal signed proposal rejected city voters referendum city rockets signed amended agreement excluding proposal accepted construction began july new arena officially opened october total costs million city houston paying majority rockets paying enhancements toyota paid million naming rights history texas sports teams including houston rockets proposed legislation state tax revenue build new arenas bill failed rockets owner announced continue study possibility constructing new arena downtown houston saying year old summit arena outdated profitable summit management said building small cost new arena rockets began talks city houston possible location arena negotiated summit owner release contract summit ran negotiations continued panel appointed houston mayor reported building new arena essential pro sports houston watson rejected contract proposal million rockets filed legal challenge lease stating need able buy lease city houston filed force rockets stay summit saying rockets honor contract incentive honor new agreement city houston play new downtown sports arena validity lease eventually upheld april announced rockets watson agree share control new arena equally lose access altogether parties agreed terms bill authorized increased taxes pay new arena signed law july governor decided consider houston location expansion team new arena said referendum november rockets began appeal january court order stay summit dropped felt new arena ready time finished lease january recently elected mayor guaranteed referendum issue end year months negotiating harris county houston sports authority rockets finalized deal pay half constructions costs referendum set november deal approved brown watson started opposition group referendum saying arena houston interest november results referendum announced arena proposal rejected voters alexander said thought lose devastated loss vote nba commissioner said new building think certain team relocated planned meet rockets nba season ended rockets began talk cities relocation resumed talks february rockets continued negotiate louisville kentucky funding plan arena houston released june final agreement proposed july rockets mayor brown agreed terms city council approved deal proposal placed november referendum ballot leading vote rockets stressed new taxes kind opponents said new arena raise energy consumption contended public pay costs arena contributions campaign arena included donations total loans contributions rockets said force campaign november arena approved voters construction according agreement signed city houston bought land arena adjoining parking garage near paid selling bonds borrowing million designed square foot building contracted build arena building owned demolished way arena streets closed duration construction groundbreaking ceremony held july construction continued months request alexander arena built feet street level fans walk stairs reach seats sink arena million spent cubic yards dirt months largest excavation houston history concrete poured foundation summer structural work began october roof set december work continued inside peak workforce september ribbon cutting ceremony held mark official opening arena total cost construction million city paying million rockets adding million additions enhancements arena interior arena seat basketball ice hockey concerts price seats rockets game new arena raised compared prices team old home upper deck seat prices lowered luxury club seats sections rockets sections rockets feature concessions extra wide seats private bar featuring premium wine selections service adjacent space toyota garage connected arena private accessed suite court club seat holders additionally floor level features separate private club access court seat holders floor seat concert west floor level located east floor level feature amenities including multiple flat screen private bar seating pool tables court feature numerous private court features located lower level south arena restaurant features huge dining room private bar twin bottle wine towers views arena floor manages concession services arena offers fast food main catering restaurant suite club seat holders alexander personally chose colors restaurant help customers feel warm comfortable rockets president said rockets looked relationship people attend events venue originally feet feet video system main replay screens color displays hung ceiling arena highest resolution display north american sports facility installed larger panel similar installed stadium measuring feet feet feet feet ends making largest video board indoor arena larger installed debut houston rockets season opener arena additional displays located end court state art audio system new season designed implemented network deployed arena allows high speed internet access events implementation timed ready nba stars game sponsorship july arena named toyota agreed pay million naming rights fourth largest deal sports arena united_states time logo company placed roof building prominent places inside arena company given dominant presence commercials shown broadcasts games played arena seating capacity seating capacity basketball games follows present events arena event concert october rockets game toyota center october year total attendance events arena exceeded million arena winner civic rookie year award harlem finalist best new concert venue award current attendance concert held arena set november played sold crowd tour record basketball game set march defeated rockets girl group performed toyota center august tour beyoncé solo artist performed arena times july july world tour july december carter world tour beyoncé born houston september american singer songwriter performed arena time 24th september performed arena 21st february truth love tour lady_gaga performed arena time monster ball tour performed performed world tour ball july cyrus performed arena previously performing arena best november cyrus performed total sold nights arena played host event arena hosted 9th annual latin grammy awards november held induction ceremony night took place stadium held wwe vengeance wwe times september arena hosted wwe night champions august played host houston concerts taken place like prince astronaut tour janet_jackson madonna tour red hot muse rihanna christina_aguilera high school musical concert guns roses katy_perry drake britney_spears kanye_west jay-z successful rolling_stones direction tour february played host event event featured double main event featuring light live attendance record near gate toyota center making largest attended history held toyota center held conference draws people multiple gatherings held atlanta
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