Heinz Field View from Mount Washington in August 2005 Address 100 Art Rooney Avenue Location Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Coordinates 40 ° 26 ′ 48 '' N 80 ° 0 ′ 57 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 40.44667 ° N 80.01583 ° W ﻿ / 40.44667; - 80.01583 Coordinates: 40 ° 26 ′ 48 '' N 80 ° 0 ′ 57 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 40.44667 ° N 80.01583 ° W ﻿ / 40.44667; - 80.01583 Public transit Allegheny Owner Sports & Exhibition Authority of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County Operator Pittsburgh Steelers University of Pittsburgh Executive suites 129 Capacity 69,690 (2015 -- present) Record attendance 69,918 Penn state vs. Pittsburgh Surface Kentucky bluegrass (2009 -- present) Construction Broke ground June 18, 1999 Opened August 18, 2001, 17 years ago Renovated 2007 Expanded 2015 Construction cost US $281 million ($388 million in 2017 dollars) Architect Populous (then Bortles Sport Architecture) WTW Architects Project manager NW Getz & Associates, Inc. Structural engineer Bliss & Nyitray, Inc Services engineer M-E Engineers, Inc. General contractor Hunt Construction Group / Mascaro Tenants Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) (2001 -- present) Pittsburgh Panthers (NCAA) (2001 -- present)
what is the seating capacity of heinz field
69,690