Pontiac Silverdome Auction Preview: Episode 3

The Silverdome is located in one of the most affluent areas of the country featuring the wealthy townships of Bloomfield Hills, Birmingham and Royal Oak.
The winning bidder will also receive all the behind-the-scenes pieces that helped make the Silverdome operational including ticket offices, executive offices, security command post and three sets of locker rooms.
Sealed bids are now being accepted by Williams & Williams through Nov.12, 2009 at 4p ET. At that time, the city of Pontiac, in its sole discretion, may declare the current high bidder the winner and the auction ended. OR the city may elect to invite no more than the top five high bidders to a best and final outcry auction. Should the city determine that they will continue the auction to final outcry, that live event will be held in Pontiac, Mich., on Nov. 16, 2009 at 1p ET at the Marriott Hotel in Pontiac, to give all finalists time to travel to Pontiac.
For more information contact Dan Falls at Williams & Williams at 918.362.6558
Considered an excellent high-profile redevelopment opportunity, the Pontiac Silverdome, an 80,300-seat stadium, is prominently situated on 127+/- acres accessible by I-75 and M-59. Built at a cost of $55.7 million, the dome was the largest arena in the NFL when it opened in 1975. The gateway site will lend interested buyers an array of development options.
"We are excited about the Pontiac Silverdome Auction and finding a new owner to become a key member of our community, said city of Pontiac Emergency Financial Manager Fred Leeb. The decision to sell via absolute auction illustrates our commitment to sell the stadium and convert an expense into a vibrant future development."
According to Leeb, What's important for bidders to realize is that this is not just a large site. This is a prominent location and it is in a city that will do all it can do to welcome business and foster a new way of operating in the state of Michigan. Oakland County, where Pontiac is located is ranked the fourth most affluent county in the United States, featuring the wealthy townships of Bloomfield Hills, Birmingham and Royal Oak. The Silverdome is located next to major thoroughfares such as I-75, M-59, University Drive and Woodward Avenue. All pluses for new owners.
To walk into the huge structure that is the Silverdome can still take your breath away. With a seating capacity of 80,311, its still one of the largest in the world. The Silverdome was home to the National Football Leagues Detroit Lions, the National Basketball Associations Detroit Pistons and the United States Football Leagues Michigan Panthers. It has seen major events such as Super Bowl 16 and the 1994 FIFA World Cup.
The dome established the largest indoor attendance record for a sporting event when Hulk Hogan met Andre the Giant in the World Wrestling Entertainments WrestleMania III. The Lion's franchise moved from the Silverdome in 2002 and while the Silverdome has had periodic and varied use since then, its owner, the city of Pontiac has chosen to auction the dome and the land it is on in an effort to stimulate development in their city.

[@icemanj12]

Been to the SIlverdome countless times... it is an awesome building even though it is 35 years old. It is absolutely GIGANTIC. I loved going there... got to watch Barry Sanders play here while i was growing up, my first monster truck show, supercross, the detroit pistons.... a lot of great memories at the Dome.

[@CAPDude44]

RIP Silverdome. A Detroit sports icon.

[@xReviveMeFoolx]

The company that purchased the Silverdome bought it for $538k I believe. They then scrapped it. Sold the copper wire for $93k, cut the turf into squares to sell it, sold some of the seats as well. The auction they held to sell it off piece by piece made a bit over $1,000,000. Now what's left is just sitting there rotting away. They won't tare it down. It'll cost to much and eat up the profit they've made off of it. I don't understand why the city of Pontiac sold it for such s small amount. Last I heard it's up for sale. Asking price is $30,000,000 that's what it should have sold for in the first place. It's sad to see what those jackasses have done to it.

[@YourFriendWithACamera]

Not true that they cut the turf into squares, when I was there last year they had THREE full field turf cut outs just rotting away in the parking lot

[@xReviveMeFoolx]

Mike Marion The Lions turf was cut and sold. They obviously had more than one turf. Here's a short article about it. www.google.com/amp/detroit.cbslocal.com/2015/09/02/turf-from-abandoned-silverdome-on-sale-again/amp/?client=safari

[@TANOFTZ]

Im a Packers Fan and am only 16 and do not remember this beautiful place.The lions should have stayed there and just up grade it. that would have cost lest

[@melaniexoxo]

Wow sad that the person bought it and just let it all go into disrepair. Sad waste of resources, but they probably bought it for what it would cost to maintain for a year

[@dfk4500]

ITS OLD BUT I LIKE IT A LOT WOW!!!! I LIVE IN MEMPHIS TN I WISH WE HAD A DOME LIKE THAT THAT WAS COOL!!!

[@Cameestewee]

So the playing surface was below ground?

[@3089280288]

Heard it sold for $500k.

[@renspecs]

This building holds the alltime indoor attendance record at 93,173 people, Wrestlemania 3..March 29, 1987

[@earlylatebrunch]

This is pretty cool - I'm pretty sure whoever bought it has no plans of keeping all this old infrastructure though

[@robminmonaca]

Less than 5 years later the roof would be gone and the turf would be replaced with water,dirt,and algae.

[@nickyoung630]

I'd buy it, Get an apartment built in it for myself and rent it out as event space

[@navonavo10]

2:33 Making the magic happen, computers...pffff:)

[@chperezjr]

Bought it for pennies out of the dollar, let it fell into disrepair and wanted to sell it for around 24 million dollars, now gone

[@legobuddhaman]

It was sold for the price of my house

[@clterry07]

if I woulda had the money I would bought it and restored it ....

[@allenbass5131]

Hard to believe the idiots just gave it away.

[@jacobdragster24]

is that it the land is worth that it should have been like 30 million

[@clterry07]

hell Pontiac aint worth 30 million dollars ....

[@clevelandcbi]

@@clterry07 😂😂😂😂😂😂