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in dollars) | architect = Rossetti Architects | structural engineer = Paulus, Sokolowski & Sartor, LLC.〔 | services engineer = URS Corporation | general_contractor = Hunter Roberts Construction Group〔 | former_names = Red Bull Park (2006–08) ''prior to opening'' | tenants = New York Red Bulls (MLS) (2010–present) | seating_capacity = 25,000 | dimensions = 120 × 75 yards | publictransit = Harrison (PATH station) }} Red Bull Arena is a soccer-specific stadium with a translucent, partial roof. It is located in Harrison, New Jersey, on the waterfront across the Passaic River from Newark, and is the home of the New York Red Bulls of Major League Soccer. ==Initial planning== The original plan, announced on July 1, 2004, was to move the MetroStars (as the New York Red Bulls were known at the time) from their home at Giants Stadium by the beginning of the 2006 season. Negotiations between MLS and the state of New Jersey dragged on until an agreement was announced on August 5, 2005, for the MetroStars to build and complete construction of a new dedicated soccer facility for the 2007 season. Concerns about environmental clean-up at the selected site forced another delay. Additionally, though the groundbreaking took place September 19, 2006 and construction was set for November 2007, that was delayed by one month when Red Bull GmbH bought out the MetroStars club from Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG), changing the club's name in the process. After projections of opening during the 2008, and then the 2009 season, on January 23, 2009, it was announced that the arena opening would be delayed until 2010. According to Erik Stover, Red Bulls managing director at the time, Harrison Redevelopment Agency chairman Peter B. Higgins was "quite simply the reason that the New York Red Bulls have a new home in Harrison. His vision and leadership guided us through numerous difficulties." 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=From the Desk of Erik Stover )〕 The late Mr. Higgins' contribution is memorialized by the street naming as Pete Higgins Boulevard at the main gates along the west side of the stadium.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Stadium Facts )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Red Bull Arena (New Jersey)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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