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The '''New Las Vegas Stadium''' is a planned partially fixed roof [[ballpark]]<ref>https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Daily/Issues/2023/07/27/Facilities/oakland-as-las-vegas-ballpark-capacity.aspx#:~:text=The%20groups%20are%20considering%20a%20%22number%20of%20ways,allows%20%22some%20natural%20light%20to%20enter%20the%20stadium.%22</ref> to be built on the site of the [[Tropicana Las Vegas]] in [[Paradise, Nevada]]. It is planned as the new home stadium of the [[Oakland Athletics]] of [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) after [[Oakland Athletics proposed relocation to Las Vegas|the team's relocation]] from [[Oakland, California|Oakland]] to the [[Las Vegas Valley]]. It is expected to open for the 2028 MLB season and will be the second-smallest ballpark in the league by capacity behind Cleveland's [[Progressive Field]].
The '''New Las Vegas Stadium''' is a planned partially fixed roof [[ballpark]]<ref>https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Daily/Issues/2023/07/27/Facilities/oakland-as-las-vegas-ballpark-capacity.aspx#:~:text=The%20groups%20are%20considering%20a%20%22number%20of%20ways,allows%20%22some%20natural%20light%20to%20enter%20the%20stadium.%22</ref> to be built on the site of the [[Tropicana Las Vegas]] in [[Paradise, Nevada]]. It is planned as the new home stadium of the [[Oakland Athletics]] of [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) after [[Oakland Athletics proposed relocation to Las Vegas|the team's relocation]] from [[Oakland, California|Oakland]] to the [[Las Vegas]]. It is expected to open for the 2028 MLB season and will be the second-smallest ballpark in the league by capacity behind Cleveland's [[Progressive Field]].


==Background==
==Background==
{{see also|Oakland Athletics proposed relocation to Las Vegas}}
{{see also|Oakland Athletics proposed relocation to Las Vegas}}
On May 11, 2021, Major League Baseball permitted the Oakland Athletics to explore relocation possibilities should the team fail to get a replacement stadium for the [[Oakland Coliseum]] from the city of Oakland by 2024 and among these relocation possibilities included the Las Vegas Valley.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/31427293/oakland-athletics-start-looking-relocating-elsewhere-sources-say|title=Oakland Athletics to start looking at relocating elsewhere|date=May 11, 2021|work=[[ESPN]]|access-date=October 30, 2022|language=en-US}}</ref> In April 2023, negotiations between the City of Oakland and the Athletics organization for [[Oakland Ballpark|a new ballpark]] ended, with the team moving forward with a new $1.5 billion 35,000-seat retractable stadium initially at the former site of the [[Wild Wild West Gambling Hall & Hotel]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/athletics/major-league-deal-as-to-purchase-land-near-strip-for-new-ballpark-2764701/|title=Major-league deal: A’s to purchase land near Strip for new ballpark|work=Las Vegas Review-Journal|last=Ackers|first=Mick|date=April 19, 2023|access-date=April 21, 2023|language=en}}</ref> On May 4, Nevada Governor [[Joe Lombardo]] announced a legislative package for the Athletics' proposed ballpark.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ktnv.com/news/as-package-could-be-introduced-to-state-lawmakers-by-the-end-of-the-month|title=A's package could be introduced to state lawmakers by the end of the month|last=Wright|first=Jarah|work=KTNV-TV|access-date=May 4, 2023|date=May 5, 2023|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.fox5vegas.com/2023/05/05/nevada-governor-wants-stadium-bill-passed-before-legislature-adjourns-may|title=Nevada governor creating A’s ballpark bill, wants bill passed by end of session|last1=McCandless|first1=C.C.|last2=Schultz|first2=Jaclyn|work=KVVU-TV|access-date=May 5, 2023|date=May 4, 2023|language=en}}</ref> On May 9, the Athletics changed the proposal to a 30,000-seat partially retractable stadium on the site of the Tropicana Las Vegas, with plans to demolish the Tropicana and build a new 1,500-room hotel and casino. The project is expected to cost $1.5&nbsp;billion.<ref>{{cite news|last=Stutz|first=Howard|title=A’s pivot to new site for Vegas baseball stadium, lowering public funding request|url=https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/as-pivot-to-new-site-for-vegas-baseball-stadium-lowering-public-funding-request|website=The Nevada Independent|language=en|access-date=May 9, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref>
On May 11, 2021, Major League Baseball permitted the Oakland Athletics to explore relocation possibilities should the team fail to get a replacement stadium for the [[Oakland Coliseum]] from the city of Oakland by 2024 and among these relocation possibilities included the [[Las Vegas Valley]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/31427293/oakland-athletics-start-looking-relocating-elsewhere-sources-say|title=Oakland Athletics to start looking at relocating elsewhere|date=May 11, 2021|work=[[ESPN]]|access-date=October 30, 2022|language=en-US}}</ref> In April 2023, negotiations between the City of Oakland and the Athletics organization for [[Oakland Ballpark|a new ballpark]] ended, with the team moving forward with a new $1.5 billion 35,000-seat retractable stadium initially at the former site of the [[Wild Wild West Gambling Hall & Hotel]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/athletics/major-league-deal-as-to-purchase-land-near-strip-for-new-ballpark-2764701/|title=Major-league deal: A’s to purchase land near Strip for new ballpark|work=Las Vegas Review-Journal|last=Ackers|first=Mick|date=April 19, 2023|access-date=April 21, 2023|language=en}}</ref> On May 4, Nevada Governor [[Joe Lombardo]] announced a legislative package for the Athletics' proposed ballpark.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ktnv.com/news/as-package-could-be-introduced-to-state-lawmakers-by-the-end-of-the-month|title=A's package could be introduced to state lawmakers by the end of the month|last=Wright|first=Jarah|work=KTNV-TV|access-date=May 4, 2023|date=May 5, 2023|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.fox5vegas.com/2023/05/05/nevada-governor-wants-stadium-bill-passed-before-legislature-adjourns-may|title=Nevada governor creating A’s ballpark bill, wants bill passed by end of session|last1=McCandless|first1=C.C.|last2=Schultz|first2=Jaclyn|work=KVVU-TV|access-date=May 5, 2023|date=May 4, 2023|language=en}}</ref> On May 9, the Athletics changed the proposal to a 30,000-seat partially retractable stadium on the site of the Tropicana Las Vegas, with plans to demolish the Tropicana and build a new 1,500-room hotel and casino. The project is expected to cost $1.5&nbsp;billion.<ref>{{cite news|last=Stutz|first=Howard|title=A’s pivot to new site for Vegas baseball stadium, lowering public funding request|url=https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/as-pivot-to-new-site-for-vegas-baseball-stadium-lowering-public-funding-request|website=The Nevada Independent|language=en|access-date=May 9, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref>


On May 26, the Athletics released renderings of the 30,000-seat ballpark in Las Vegas to the public designed by Schrock KC Architecture.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/athletics/as-las-vegas-strip-ballpark-images-released-2784143|title=A’s Las Vegas Strip ballpark images released|last=Akers|first=Mick|work=Las Vegas Review-Journal|date=May 26, 2023|language=en}}</ref> By May 29, the legislative package for the stadium known as SB509 was drafted in the [[Nevada Legislature]] for a potential vote though it wouldn't come until after Lombardo issued a special session on June 7 and was later renamed SB1. The legislative package was passed by a majority vote in the Legislature and signed into law by Lombardo on June 15.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/lombardo-signs-as-baseball-stadium-funding-bill-relocation-hurdles-remain|title=Lombardo signs A’s baseball stadium funding bill; relocation hurdles remain|website=The Nevada Independent|language=en-US}}</ref>
On May 26, the Athletics released renderings of the 30,000-seat ballpark in Las Vegas to the public designed by Schrock KC Architecture.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/athletics/as-las-vegas-strip-ballpark-images-released-2784143|title=A’s Las Vegas Strip ballpark images released|last=Akers|first=Mick|work=Las Vegas Review-Journal|date=May 26, 2023|language=en}}</ref> By May 29, the legislative package for the stadium known as SB509 was drafted in the [[Nevada Legislature]] for a potential vote though it wouldn't come until after Lombardo issued a special session on June 7 and was later renamed SB1. The legislative package was passed by a majority vote in the Legislature and signed into law by Lombardo on June 15.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/lombardo-signs-as-baseball-stadium-funding-bill-relocation-hurdles-remain|title=Lombardo signs A’s baseball stadium funding bill; relocation hurdles remain|website=The Nevada Independent|language=en-US}}</ref>

Revision as of 04:05, 8 September 2023

New Las Vegas Stadium
File:Las Vegas A's ballpark.png
Original artist rendering of the stadium.
Map
LocationParadise, Nevada
Coordinates36°06′00″N 115°10′18″W / 36.10000°N 115.17167°W / 36.10000; -115.17167
OwnerLas Vegas Stadium Authority (LVSA)
OperatorLas Vegas Athletics
Capacity33,000
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Broke ground2024 (planned)
Opened2028 (planned)
Construction cost$1.5 billion
ArchitectSchrock KC Architecture
General contractorMortenson-McCarthy Joint Venture
Tenants
Las Vegas Athletics (MLB) (2028-future)

The New Las Vegas Stadium is a planned partially fixed roof ballpark[1] to be built on the site of the Tropicana Las Vegas in Paradise, Nevada. It is planned as the new home stadium of the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB) after the team's relocation from Oakland to the Las Vegas. It is expected to open for the 2028 MLB season and will be the second-smallest ballpark in the league by capacity behind Cleveland's Progressive Field.

Background

On May 11, 2021, Major League Baseball permitted the Oakland Athletics to explore relocation possibilities should the team fail to get a replacement stadium for the Oakland Coliseum from the city of Oakland by 2024 and among these relocation possibilities included the Las Vegas Valley.[2] In April 2023, negotiations between the City of Oakland and the Athletics organization for a new ballpark ended, with the team moving forward with a new $1.5 billion 35,000-seat retractable stadium initially at the former site of the Wild Wild West Gambling Hall & Hotel.[3] On May 4, Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo announced a legislative package for the Athletics' proposed ballpark.[4][5] On May 9, the Athletics changed the proposal to a 30,000-seat partially retractable stadium on the site of the Tropicana Las Vegas, with plans to demolish the Tropicana and build a new 1,500-room hotel and casino. The project is expected to cost $1.5 billion.[6]

On May 26, the Athletics released renderings of the 30,000-seat ballpark in Las Vegas to the public designed by Schrock KC Architecture.[7] By May 29, the legislative package for the stadium known as SB509 was drafted in the Nevada Legislature for a potential vote though it wouldn't come until after Lombardo issued a special session on June 7 and was later renamed SB1. The legislative package was passed by a majority vote in the Legislature and signed into law by Lombardo on June 15.[8]

History

2023

Three days after SB1 was approved, Bally's chairman Soo Kim told KTNV-TV that the Tropicana might not be razed for the ballpark until two years later into construction and that there was a scenario where part of the resort-casino could remain after the ballpark is complete. He also noted that the ballpark would include a new casino resort and a separate, adjacent sports-themed attraction.[9] On June 21, the Athletics officially began the process of relocation to Las Vegas through a relocation application to MLB being written up before being filed, submitted, and put to an owners' vote.[10]

Two weeks after the bill's approval, the Athletics revealed that Bally's would provide 3 to 4 more acres of land on the Tropicana for the ballpark with plans to hire a design architect, a construction firm and a project manager amidst concerns about its size and a statement from Clark County spokeswoman Jennifer Cooper saying her county can't issue $120 million yet until other agreements are finalized and the Athletics deposit $100 million in private money for the project.[11]

In July 2023, Steve Hill of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) revealed that the Athletics would not fully use $380 million in public funding to finance the new ballpark at the Tropicana. Instead, the team would use $340 million for the ballpark.[12] Two days later, Hill said that the Las Vegas Stadium Authority would meet on August 24 to detail the process of the Athletics relocation.[13] Brad Schrock, the head director of the Athletics' ballpark design, said that the project could have up to 33,000 seats.[14] By July 27, Schrock also revealed that the ballpark would turn four acres of its site into a plaza similar to T-Mobile Arena.[15] Additionally, the Athletics announced that they would select Gensler or the joint bid by HNTB (which participated in the construction of Allegiant Stadium) and Bjarke Ingels Group as the design team for the ballpark by November for the new renderings with the latter previously involved in the scrapped Howard Terminal ballpark plans in Oakland.[16]

In August, Athletics president Dave Kaval revealed that the New Las Vegas Stadium would have a capacity of 33,000 seats as opposed to 30,000 in the initial plans.[17] On August 21, the Athletics announced that the Minneapolis-based Mortenson | McCarthy would serve as the construction manager for the ballpark.[18]

In September, the Athletics hired Creative Artists Agency sub-division CAA ICON as the consulting firm for the ballpark in overseeing management of the project such as the architect and managers.[19]

See also

References

  1. ^ https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Daily/Issues/2023/07/27/Facilities/oakland-as-las-vegas-ballpark-capacity.aspx#:~:text=The%20groups%20are%20considering%20a%20%22number%20of%20ways,allows%20%22some%20natural%20light%20to%20enter%20the%20stadium.%22
  2. ^ "Oakland Athletics to start looking at relocating elsewhere". ESPN. May 11, 2021. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
  3. ^ Ackers, Mick (April 19, 2023). "Major-league deal: A's to purchase land near Strip for new ballpark". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
  4. ^ Wright, Jarah (May 5, 2023). "A's package could be introduced to state lawmakers by the end of the month". KTNV-TV. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
  5. ^ McCandless, C.C.; Schultz, Jaclyn (May 4, 2023). "Nevada governor creating A's ballpark bill, wants bill passed by end of session". KVVU-TV. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  6. ^ Stutz, Howard. "A's pivot to new site for Vegas baseball stadium, lowering public funding request". The Nevada Independent. Retrieved May 9, 2023.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ Akers, Mick (May 26, 2023). "A's Las Vegas Strip ballpark images released". Las Vegas Review-Journal.
  8. ^ "Lombardo signs A's baseball stadium funding bill; relocation hurdles remain". The Nevada Independent.
  9. ^ Horwarth, Bryan (June 19, 2023). "Bally's Executive: Tropicana likely won't be touched for up to 2 years". KTNV.
  10. ^ Akers, Mick (June 21, 2023). "A's begin relocation application process with MLB". Las Vegas Review-Journal.
  11. ^ Stutz, Howard (June 29, 2023). "Amid questions over stadium size, A's move to Vegas slowed by relocation vote". The Nevada Independent. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
  12. ^ Akers, Mick (July 13, 2023). "A's not likely to use all $380M coming their way for Vegas ballpark". Las Vegas Review-Journal.
  13. ^ Akers, Mick (July 30, 2023). "A's to Vegas: What's next in the relocation process?". Las Vegas Review-Journal.
  14. ^ Akers, Mick (July 26, 2023). "A's Vegas ballpark capacity could be more than 30K". Las Vegas Review-Journal.
  15. ^ Akers, Mick (July 30, 2023). "A's want Las Vegas ballpark plaza to have elements of T-Mobile". Las Vegas Review-Journal.
  16. ^ Akers, Mick (July 30, 2023). "Open-air feel challenge for A's Las Vegas ballpark design". Las Vegas Review-Journal.
  17. ^ Stutz, Howard (August 15, 2023). "A's president: Ownership to fund 'one of the largest equity contributions ever' for Las Vegas stadium". The Nevada Independent.
  18. ^ "A's select Mortenson McCarthy as Construction Manager for Las Vegas Ballpark". Mortenson. August 21, 2023.
  19. ^ Akers, Mick (September 7, 2023). "A's hire Las Vegas ballpark project consulting firm". Las Vegas Review-Journal.