Game Viewing Area Rendering Courtesy of Houston Astros

Houston, also known as the Bayou City, Space City and the Energy Capital of the World, 可能会增加另一个头衔，因为它正在迅速获得国际体育城市的认可.

After years of bidding for and hosting small-scale events, 休斯顿地区已经成功地确保并将在未来几年举办一系列重大体育赛事, including the 2024 College Football Playoff National Championship, 2026 FIFA World Cup, and the 2025, 2027 and 2031 AAU Junior Olympic Games. Houston also recently hosted the NCAA Final Four, LPGA Chevron Championship in The Woodlands, 并已被宣布为2023年中北美和加勒比地区金杯比赛的主办城市. 

根据OLBG最近的一份报告，休斯顿是美国第六大最有价值的体育城市.S. in terms of revenue generated from NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, and MLS teams and predicted revenue growth, but it is projected to move into the top five by 2030. Speculations abound that Houston may soon welcome an NHL team, as reported by the Houston Chronicle, which could further bolster its rankings. 

Despite Houston's wins, the city was ranked No. 《皇冠HGA010官方下载》最近对50个最佳体育商业城市进行了评估，排名第29位, behind Dallas, Austin, and San Antonio. 批评围绕着休斯顿的庞大自然环境和缺乏步行性. Another concern raised was the relative freshness of its venues, with three of its major stadiums—NRG Stadium, Minute Maid Park, and Toyota Center— having been constructed in the early 2000s. Shell Energy Stadium is the newest major stadium, opened in 2012.  

Beyond the 350-acre complex housing NRG Center, NRG Arena and the Astrodome, the absence of appealing establishments such as restaurants, bars, 以及为游客提供的酒店削弱了休斯顿作为一个体育城市的身份, according to Houston First CEO Michael Heckman.  

To address this, 休斯顿第一和南方主要联盟的主要街道联盟等组织正在积极探索开发该地区的综合计划，并吸引商业开发商到这个目前不发达的地区.  

休斯顿太空人队(Houston Astros)最近宣布，计划在美粒源公园(Minute Maid Park)附近建设一个娱乐区，其中将有一座17层的酒店, 60,000平方英尺的零售空间，用于餐厅和商店，还有一个三层的聚集区，供球迷在一个巨大的户外屏幕上观看太空人队的比赛和其他重大体育赛事. The venue will also host live music performances. The Astros expect to break ground in November 2024.

NRG公园也计划在几年内改造其综合设施，而美源公园最近完成了视频显示技术的升级，这是与三星新合作伙伴关系的一部分, in addition to its 8,在中心场地建造了500平方英尺的球队商店，还有新的食物选择. 

In an interview with the Houston Business Journal, 赫克曼表示:“(城市的)趋势是围绕体育和娱乐综合体创建这些娱乐区. For us, 我认为这是一个绝佳的机会，可以向全国各地已经做到这一点的人学习, but also to make it uniquely Houston.” 

While there are currently no definite plans, NRG公园首席执行官兼执行董事瑞安·沃尔什(Ryan Walsh)认为，园区周围的地区“发展时机已经成熟”. Give it five years... I think you're gonna see a lot of change in this area.” 

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