The stadium provides an intimate and fan-friendly ballpark with seating angled toward the infield and set down closer to the field, a 360° view of the playing field from Concourse level, and a sit-down restaurant with field-view seating. The complex also includes a New York Mets interactive museum and Hall of Fame.
To achieve the “retro” appearance, most of the support steel is exposed with the larger supporting members designed as trusses. The seating bowl, stairs and field walls are constructed of pre-cast concrete. Because of the poor soil conditions at the site, the foundations are pile supported with specially designed piles. Typically the service levels of stadiums are located below grade. Due to the high ground water level, the service level slab is actually located higher than the current grade alleviating the need for expensive waterproofing and continual dewatering.
The $800 Million Citi Field Stadium was completed in early 2009 ready for Opening Day of the new season.
Client: Mets Development Company, LLC
Architect: Populous
Status: Completed