STATE OF THE STADIUM: JOE ROBBIE

     Joe Robbie is widely considered one of the finest facilities
in the NFL.  It was built in 1987 by Joe Robbie and hosted Super
Bowl XXIII in 1989.  It will also be the site of Super Bowl XXIX
on January 29th.


  
 
    
STADIUM:
    
Joe 
      Robbie Stadium, Miami, Florida
  
  
 
    
AGE:
    
Completed in 1987.
  
  
 
    
OWNERSHIP:
    
Privately owned by 
      Dolphins/Marlins Owner H. Wayne Huizenga.
  
  
 
    
CAPACITY:
    
74,916
  
  
 
    
MANAGEMENT:
    
Robbie Stadium Corporation
  
  
 
    
LUXURY 
      SEATS:
    
216 luxury boxes, owned 
      and operated by the Stadium Corp.
  
  
 
    
COST:
    
$115M. Built by Robbie 
      Stadium Corp. through private financing. Partial revenue raised through 
      advanced sale of licensing agreement on club and executive seats.
  
  
 
    
RENOVATION:
    
Currently undergoing 
      a $8M renovation; new floors, cup holders, furnishings, suite carpeting.
  
  
 
    
CONCESSIONS:
    
Fine Host - on management 
      fee basis.
  
  
 
    
PARKING:
    
On-sight parking for 
      15,000 — auxiliary lots of 6,000. $10 fee — team receives % of 
      revenue.
  
  
 
    
ADVERTISING:
    
Handled by Stadium 
      Corp.— team gets % of revenue.
  
  
 
    
RENT:
    
H. Wayne Huizenga owns 
      the stadium outright.
  
  
 
    
LEASE:
    
Dolphins 30-year lease 
      expires 2017.
  


(Source: Robbie Stadium Corporation; rent figure from Florida
Times-Union article on July 24, 1994).