Lakewood Church Central Campus information

Lakewood Church – Central Campus
	Exterior of the church c. 2005
Former names	The Summit (1975–1998); Compaq Center (1998–2003); Lakewood International Center (2003–05 renovations)
Address	3700 Southwest Freeway
Location	Houston, Texas
Coordinates	29°43′49″N 95°26′6″W / 29.73028°N 95.43500°W
Owner	Lakewood Church
Capacity	16,800; Basketball 15,676 (1975–1983); 16,016 (1983–1986); 16,279 (1986–1987); 16,611 (1987–1995); 16,285 (1995–2003); Ice hockey 14,906 (1975–1983); 15,256 (1983–1994); 15,242 (1994–2003); Indoor Soccer 14,848;
Scoreboard	Fair Play
Construction
Broke ground	December 1973
Opened	November 1, 1975
Closed	December 1, 2003 (as a sports arena)
Reopened	July 16, 2005
Construction cost	US$27 million; ($185 million in 2023 dollars)
Architect	Kenneth Bentsen Associates; Lloyd Jones Associates;
Structural engineer	Walter P Moore
Tenants
	Houston Aeros (WHA) (1975–78); Houston Rockets (NBA) (1975–2003); Houston Summit (MISL) (1978–80); Houston Aeros (IHL/AHL) (1994–2003); Houston Hotshots (CISL) (1994–97); Houston Thunderbears/Texas Terror (AFL) (1996–2001); Houston Comets (WNBA) (1997–2003); Lakewood Church (2005–present)
Building details
General information
Renovated	2004–2005
Renovation cost	$95 million; ($153 million in 2023 dollars)
Renovating team
Architect(s)	Morris Architects; Shaw Architects;
Structural engineer	Walter P Moore
Services engineer	CHPA & Associates
Other designers	Irvine Team; Studio Red Architects;
Main contractor	Tellepsen Builders

The Lakewood Church Central Campus is the main facility of Lakewood Church, a megachurch in Houston, Texas, five miles southwest of Downtown Houston and next to Greenway Plaza.

From 1975 to 2003, the building served as a multi-purpose sports arena for professional teams, notably the NBA's Houston Rockets. It was known as The Summit until 1998, when technology firm Compaq bought naming rights and dubbed it Compaq Center. That name was dropped when Toyota Center opened as a new and more advanced professional sports venue in the same city,^[3] and the building was leased to Lakewood Church. Seven years later, in 2010, the church bought the building outright.

^ ^a ^b 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
^ Walter P Moore – Arenas (archived)
^ "Houston Summit to be called Compaq Center". News.cnet.com. October 30, 1997. Retrieved June 6, 2011.

[inflation-US-1] 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.

[2] Walter P Moore – Arenas (archived)

[naming-3] "Houston Summit to be called Compaq Center". News.cnet.com. October 30, 1997. Retrieved June 6, 2011.

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Exterior of the church c. 2005

Former names	The Summit (1975–1998) Compaq Center (1998–2003) Lakewood International Center (2003–05 renovations)
Address	3700 Southwest Freeway
Location	Houston, Texas
Coordinates	29°43′49″N 95°26′6″W / 29.73028°N 95.43500°W / 29.73028; -95.43500
Owner	Lakewood Church
Capacity	16,800 Basketball 15,676 (1975–1983) 16,016 (1983–1986) 16,279 (1986–1987) 16,611 (1987–1995) 16,285 (1995–2003) Ice hockey 14,906 (1975–1983) 15,256 (1983–1994) 15,242 (1994–2003) Indoor Soccer 14,848
Scoreboard	Fair Play
Broke ground	December 1973
Opened	November 1, 1975
Closed	December 1, 2003 (as a sports arena)
Reopened	July 16, 2005
Construction cost	US$27 million ($185 million in 2023 dollars^[1])
Architect	Kenneth Bentsen Associates Lloyd Jones Associates
Structural engineer	Walter P Moore^[2]
Tenants
Houston Aeros (WHA) (1975–78) Houston Rockets (NBA) (1975–2003) Houston Summit (MISL) (1978–80) Houston Aeros (IHL/AHL) (1994–2003) Houston Hotshots (CISL) (1994–97) Houston Thunderbears/Texas Terror (AFL) (1996–2001) Houston Comets (WNBA) (1997–2003) Lakewood Church (2005–present)
Building details
General information
Renovated	2004–2005
Renovation cost	$95 million ($153 million in 2023 dollars^[1])
Renovating team
Architect(s)	Morris Architects Shaw Architects
Structural engineer	Walter P Moore
Services engineer	CHPA & Associates
Other designers	Irvine Team Studio Red Architects
Main contractor	Tellepsen Builders