Buffalo_Stampede Posted February 27 Posted February 27 Seems like the Browns, Bears, and Chiefs are heading to domes. That will leave these cold weather outdoor teams that will build new stadiums in the next 15 years. How many cold weather open air stadiums will be left in 15 years? I think the Packers will always be open air. Maybe the Steelers, Ravens, and Bengals. I think the rest are domes. Jets Patriots Steelers Bengals Ravens Broncos Eagles Giants Commanders Packers Seahawks Quote
SoCal Deek Posted February 27 Posted February 27 32 minutes ago, Buffalo_Stampede said: Seems like the Browns, Bears, and Chiefs are heading to domes. That will leave these cold weather outdoor teams that will build new stadiums in the next 15 years. How many cold weather open air stadiums will be left in 15 years? I think the Packers will always be open air. Maybe the Steelers, Ravens, and Bengals. I think the rest are domes. Jets Patriots Steelers Bengals Ravens Broncos Eagles Giants Commanders Packers Seahawks I look at it differently. There isn’t a single domed stadium in the northeast. Glass half empty or half full? Quote
\GoBillsInDallas/ Posted Friday at 05:59 PM Posted Friday at 05:59 PM https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2025/03/06/bills-seek-650-million-debt-waiver-as-stadium-costs-creep-upward-again/ Quote
Draconator Posted 21 hours ago Posted 21 hours ago From Buffalo Business First. Behind a paywall, so here it is. Link for those that might have a subscription https://www.bizjournals.com/buffalo/news/2025/03/10/buffalo-bills-stadium-state-corporation-budget.html?utm_source=st&utm_medium=en&utm_campaign=ae&utm_content=BU&j=38939746&senddate=2025-03-10&empos=p4 State, county will disburse last of Bills stadium money over the next year STORY HIGHLIGHTS New York state and Erie County expect to complete stadium payments by 2026. The cost of the new stadium has increased to $2.2 billion. Construction is near its peak, with 1,200 workers on-site daily. New York state and Erie County expect to finish paying out their share of the cost for the new Buffalo Bills stadium by the end of the upcoming fiscal year. The Bills and these public entities have been splitting the cost of construction so far. The Erie County Stadium Corp., the arm of Empire State Development responsible for the stadium, met Monday to approve its spending for this 2025-26 fiscal year, which begins April 1. That includes $275 million toward construction, all that remains of the $600 million pledged by the state. Erie County has pledged $250 million. Once the public money runs out, the Bills will be solely responsible for any additional costs. The estimated cost of the stadium has climbed from $1.4 billion to $2.2 billion, according to Sports Business Journal, a sister publication to Buffalo Business First. “Kudos to our legal team for negotiating a really great deal, which is that the state’s contribution remains at $600 million regardless of the total project cost,” said Steven Ranalli, president of the Erie County Stadium Corp. The Bills remain committed to building a top-tier stadium despite the cost overruns, said corporation Chair Bob Duffy. “The Bills never wavered on quality in the stadium,” he said. “It’s going to be a fabulous stadium when it opens.” Separately, the stadium corporation approved a $3 million operating budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year. This includes slightly over $700,000 for salaries and benefits for the corporation’s four employees, plus more than $2.2 million for other costs – mostly third-party consultants responsible for inspections at the stadium site. Ranalli said the pace of construction is nearing its peak, with about 1,200 workers on-site on any given day. That number is expected to reach about 1,500 as the weather warms. Work has been slowed by an exceptionally cold and windy winter, Ranalli said. “There’s certainly some short-term delays that we are working through, but the overall project is on schedule,” he said. High winds make it unsafe to operate the cranes needed for the structural steel work, but the construction team has mitigated delays by shifting the focus of work to less weather-sensitive tasks when needed. “There’s enough of the stadium in place that they’ve been able to shift people around and keep the bulk of the work going,” Ranalli said. Steel work is about 90% complete and is scheduled for completion by the end of March. Once that’s done the next big task is the exterior skin of the stadium. Quote
SoCal Deek Posted 21 hours ago Posted 21 hours ago As I mentioned previously it appears to me that the precast concrete subcontractor is holding up the steel guy. Quote
Mr. WEO Posted 19 hours ago Posted 19 hours ago On 5/4/2023 at 2:27 PM, JÂy RÛßeÒ said: https://www.buffalobills.com/news/construction-on-new-bills-stadium-to-begin-immediately every pickup truck in that pic is an Escalade EXT lol... Quote
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