Architecture firms named as finalists for new $3B Kansas City Chiefs ‘fixed-roof’ stadium in Kansas
By JoBeth Davis
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KANSAS CITY, Kansas (KMBC) — The Kansas City Chiefs announced Tuesday that two local design firms have been named finalists in the “competitive design process” for a new stadium.
As part of that announcement, we continue to learn more about plans for the new stadium, which team officials say will be located in Wyandotte County, Kansas.
The team announced MANICA and Populous as the two firms advancing to the final design process.
“We’re thrilled to take this next step in our new stadium journey and announce the two finalists in our search for lead designer,” Chiefs President Mark Donovan said. “The Kansas City region is the central hub of global sports and entertainment venue architecture and design, so we didn’t need to go far to identify the top options to explore final concepts for the future home of Chiefs Kingdom.”
The team said in a news release Tuesday that the $3 billion stadium and surrounding mixed-use development that could include sports, entertainment, dining, shopping, office, hotel and residential properties will be located in Wyandotte County. However, no official location has been announced beyond the county.
This is the first official update from the team since it was announced on Dec. 22 that the team would cross the state line, leaving Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, and moving to its future home in Kansas.
The team said, based on State of Kansas estimations, the fixed-roof stadium project is projected to deliver more than 20,000 jobs and a more than $4.4 billion economic impact to the state during the construction phase alone.
The team said the overall project is expected to generate more than 3,500 jobs and more than $1 billion in economic impact annually.
MANICA and Populous are both world-renowned architectural design firms.
MANICA’s previous work includes the New Nissan Stadium (Nashville, Tennessee), Allegiant Stadium (Las Vegas, Nevada), New Milan Stadium at San Siro (Milan, Italy), Oklahoma City’s new arena (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma), Chase Center (San Francisco, California), Miami Freedom Park (Miami, Florida), Birmingham City Football Club’s new stadium (Birmingham, United Kingdom), and VTB Arena Park (Moscow, Russia).
Populous is behind the New Highmark Stadium (Buffalo, New York), New AS Roma Stadium (Rome, Italy), New Kai Tak Stadium + Sports Park (Kowloon, Hong Kong), Wrexham AFC New Kop Stand (Wrexham, United Kingdom), Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (London, United Kingdom), Co-op Live (Manchester, United Kingdom), Sphere (Las Vegas, Nevada) and the New Grand Stade Hassan II Stadium for the 2030 World Cup (Casablanca, Morocco).
The team said the project is being financed through a public-private partnership. The public portion, accounting for 60% of the $3 billion, will be funded through STAR bonds (Sales Tax And Revenue), and the “Attracting Professional Sports to Kansas” Fund. The team said the remaining portion of the project, 40%, will be privately funded. The team said the Hunt Family is committing $1 billion in additional development as part of the team’s move to Kansas.
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