Populous and MEIS Architects Bidding to Design the New Rays Stadium

Architecture firms Populous and MEIS Architects have submitted bids for the design of the Tampa Rays new stadium, which is part of the Historic Gas Plant District redevelopment. A committee consisting of four City of St. Petersburg officials and three representatives from the Tampa Bay Rays is considering the two proposals. The committee will conduct interviews and hear presentations prior to making a selection on November 15. The commencement of the design phase in November 2023 is vital completing construction by Opening Day 2028. The Historic Gas Plant District redevelopment, in addition to the new state-of-the-art ballpark for the Tampa Bay Rays major league baseball team, will include a transformational development by the Hines Historic Gas Plant Partnership on the 86-acre site where the team’s current stadium sits. The project for St. Petersburg, Pinellas County and the Tampa Bay region will include nearly 8 million square feet of mixed-use development 4,800 residential units, 1,200 affordable/workforce residential units (on and off-site), 600 senior living units, 1,400,000 square feet of office, medical and commercial space, 750,000 square feet of retail, 750 hotel rooms, 100,000 square feet of entertainment space, including a concert venue to seat up to 4,000, 50,000 square feet of civic space, namely a new home for the Carter G. Woodson African American Museum, 90,000 - 100,000 square feet of conference, ballroom and meeting space, 14 acres of public open space, 14,000 parking spaces.

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