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  Nashville Fairgrounds Stadium Location in Nashville  Nashville Fairgrounds Stadium Location in Tennessee  Nashville Fairgrounds Stadium Location in the United States | |
| Address | 625 Smith Avenue |
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| Location | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 36°08′03″N 86°45′40″W / 36.134157°N 86.760978°W |
| Public transit |  Bransford Ave & Benton Ave SB |
| Owner | Metro Nashville |
| Operator | Nashville SC |
| Type | Soccer-specific stadium |
| Capacity | 27,500–30,000 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 2022 (expected) |
| Architect | HOK |
| Builder | Ely Concrete (abandoned) TRC Construction Services |
| Tenants | |
| Nashville SC (MLS) (2022–) (planned) | |
The Nashville Fairgrounds Stadium is a planned soccer-specific stadium at the historic Nashville Fairgrounds in Nashville, Tennessee. It is expected to be the home of the Nashville SC, a Major League Soccer expansion franchise that should begin to play in 2022. Lawsuits to prevent its construction filed by supporters of the historic Tennessee State Fair were dismissed by Chancellor Ellen Hobbs Lyle in 2017 and 2019, but overturned by Appellate Judge J. Steven Stafford in July 2019.
Construction
In December 2016, the construction was expected to cost $275 million.[1] Billionaire businessman John Ingram was expected to pay "$25 million up front and $9 million a year over 30 years to help retire Metro's annual $13 million debt for the $225 bond issuance."[1] Additionally, the Nashville Fairgrounds would be renovated for an additional $40 million.[2]
As part of the public-private partnership, Mayor Megan Barry vowed to give "10 acres of city-owned fairgrounds land for a mix-use development next to the stadium" to the developers, including Ingram.[3]
The Metropolitan Council of Nashville and Davidson County approved $25 million in 2018, and an additional $5 million was approved directly by Mayor David Briley's office "from a 2017 contingency fund" without the council's approval in February 2019, for a total of $37.6 million.[4]
The stadium is expected to be part of a re-development project at the fairgrounds site that would also include a relocated Expo event space, new mixed-use retail and residential buildings and an upgraded Fairgrounds Speedway capable of hosting NASCAR Xfinity and Truck Series events.[5][6]
By February 2019, its construction had been delayed and its budget had increased.[4] The original builder, Ely Concrete, abandoned the project and they were replaced by TRC Construction Services.[4] As of July 2019, an exposition center was under construction for the State Fair on August 17, 2019 at a cost of $19 million for taxpayers, only be demolished shortly after.[7]
Nashville SC was originally supposed to start playing in the stadium in 2020,[8] but by 2019 it had been delayed to 2022.[7]
Lawsuits
In November 2017, Metro Nashville was sued by a group called Save Our Fairgrounds on the basis that the construction could disrupt the Tennessee State Fair, the Nashville Flea Market, and Fairgrounds Speedway racing activities.[9] The lawsuit was dismissed by Chancellor Ellen Hobbs Lyle in December 2017.[10][11] The dismissal was overturned by Appellate Judge J. Steven Stafford in July 2019 to address the "duties of the Fair Board and their ability to collect taxes on fairground activities."[7]
In January 2019, a second lawsuit was filed by Tennessee State Fair Association (TSFA), chaired by Republican Congressman John Rose, against the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County.[12] According to The Tennessean, the suit contended that the construction of the stadium failed to "leave sufficient space and structures for the state fair, which is a protected use in the Metro Charter."[13] The suit was dismissed by the same judge, Ellen Hobbs Lyle, a few days later.[14] The TSFA planned to take the case to the Tennessee Supreme Court,[14] but on February 19, 2019 they decided to settle out of court and hope for a meeting with the Metropolitan Council.[15]
References
- ^ a b Ammenheuser, David (December 8, 2017). "Who's paying for Nashville's MLS stadium? What to know about quarter-billion project". The Tennessean. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
- ^ Knutson, Jesse (December 21, 2017). "What Are The Next Steps For The MLS Stadium?". WTVF. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
- ^ Garrison, Joey (November 5, 2017). "Nearing Nashville MLS stadium vote, John Ingram makes final case for private development plan". The Tennessean. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
- ^ a b c Jeong, Yihyun (February 18, 2019). "Nashville's fairgrounds construction budget increases by $5 million to meet 'aggressive schedule'". The Tennessean. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
- ^ De Lombaerde, Geert (June 12, 2018). "Fair board OKs revised Fairgrounds plan". Nashville Post. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
- ^ Rau, Nate; Garrison, Joey (December 19, 2018). "Track operator strikes deal with Speedway Motorsports to return NASCAR to Nashville". The Tennessean. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
- ^ a b c Jeong, Yihyun (July 19, 2019). "Save Our Fairgrounds group wins appeal, lower court must again address concerns over MLS stadium". The Tennessean. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
- ^ Garrison, Joey; Organ, Mike (December 20, 2017). "MLS grants Nashville expansion club, propelling Music City from underdog to 'soccer city'". The Tennessean. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
- ^ Garrison, Joey (November 29, 2017). "Nashville sued over Major League Soccer stadium plans for fairgrounds". The Tennessean. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
- ^ Garrison, Joey (December 18, 2017). "Nashville judge dismisses MLS stadium lawsuit, a win for expansion hopes". The Tennessean. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
- ^ "Judge throws out lawsuit to block Nashville soccer stadium". The Charlotte Observer. December 19, 2017. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
- ^ McDonald, Hannah (January 19, 2019). "Group files lawsuit against construction of Nashville's MLS stadium". News Channel 5. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
- ^ Garrison, Joey (January 18, 2019). "Tennessee congressman's state fair group sues Nashville seeking to stop MLS stadium". The Tennessean. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
- ^ a b Gill, Joey; Amons, Nancy (January 24, 2019). "Judge dismisses lawsuit to halt construction of MLS stadium at fairgrounds". WSMV Nashville.
- ^ Tamburin, Adam (February 20, 2019). "Tennessee State Fair Association withdraws suit against Nashville MLS stadium construction". The Tennessean. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
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