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Richard E. Berry Educational Support Center

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Owner
  
Cy-Fair ISD

Opened
  
May 2006

Capacity
  
11,000

Operator
  
Cy-Fair ISD

Construction cost
  
$ 84.0 Million

Phone
  
+1 281-894-3900

Richard E. Berry Educational Support Center

Location
  
8877 Barker Cypress Road Cypress, Texas 77433

Architect
  
PBK Architects and HOK Sport

Address
  
Toll Brothers at Towne Lake, 8877 Barker Cypress Rd, Cypress, TX 77433, USA

Similar
  
Ken Pridgeon Stadium, NRG Arena, Merrell Center, Delmar Stadium, Sam Houston Race Park

Profiles

The Richard E. Berry Educational Support Center (commonly known as the Berry Center) is a multi-purpose sports complex located in Cypress, Texas. It was completed in March 2006 and consists of five separate facilities: an arena, stadium, theater, conference center and food production center. It was named after former Cy-Fair ISD superintendent Richard E. Berry. It serves as one of the two football stadiums used by CFISD, the other being Ken Pridgeon Stadium.

Amenities include the 11,000-seat Cy-Fair FCU Stadium used for soccer and football, a 15,333-square-foot (1,424.5 m2) conference center used for staff development able to be partitioned into 17 rooms, a 456-seat auditorium, a multi-purpose arena designed for a maximum capacity of 9,500 people with 8,300 fixed seats, and a floor banquet seating and catering facility to accommodate the preparation and serving of 1,000 meals.

In May 2016, the naming rights to the football stadium, previously known as simply "The Berry Center," were sold to Cy-Fair Federal Credit Union. The stadium was renamed "Cy-Fair FCU Stadium" for $1.5 million, to be paid over the span of 10 years.

Events

TobyMac recorded and filmed the Grammy award-winning live album Alive and Transported in the arena.

The Newsboys recorded and filmed the live album Houston We Are GO there.

The Berry Center hosted auditions for season 7 of American Ninja Warrior.

The Berry Center hosted the State Farm College Slam Dunk and 3-Point Championships in 2016.

References

Richard E. Berry Educational Support Center Wikipedia