Houston Chronicle http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/story.hts/sports/1878920 <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">The Rockets took another step toward moving into their new downtown arena Tuesday when they began calling season-ticket holders about relocating their seats from Compaq Center to the new facility. </div> <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Capacity at the new arena will be approximately 18,500, compared to 16,285 at Compaq, and the additional seats are all in the lower bowl. The Compaq Center lower level included 7,202 seats. The new arena's lower bowl will include 9,915 seats, excluding the roughly 1,000 seats in the suites</div>