The innovative, versatile and technologically advanced facility is truly iconic, showcasing other unique elements including a 60-foot high, 360-degree video board, a floor to ceiling window with views of the downtown Atlanta cityscape, and exterior accent lighting reflecting the event color scheme. The 1,800,000 square foot stadium, designed by 360 Architecture, accommodates seating for 71,000 and features a first-of-its-kind retractable roof configuration and an open-air concourse.
The new $1.2 billion multi-purpose stadium is a state-of-the-art, iconic sports and entertainment complex designed to attract world-class sports, civic, cultural, and commercial events and serve as a landmark for the city of Atlanta. J&A is a sub-consultant providing stadium-wide designs for the IPTV distribution and audio/visual systems, as well as IT telecom infrastructure, security and access control for the stadium and surrounding parking and grounds. This is certainly a positive development for the south site however, other significant issues and requirements remain unresolved on that site.J&A Engineering is proud to be a member of the engineering team for the new Atlanta Falcons Mercedes-Benz Stadium project. "We commend the Mayor, city officials and the congregation of Friendship Baptist Church for all of their hard work in reaching a tentative agreement for the acquisition of the church property. The Atlanta Falcons also issued a statement applauding the deal the mayor made on their behalf. "We welcome a conversation with the mayor in regards to Mt. "The authority congratulates the mayor on his efforts with Friendship and recognize it was a heavy political lift," GWCCA spokeswoman Jennifer LeMaster said in a statement. "I think I have done enough in this process to ask that they try harder because that's what folks are asking me to do," said Reed.Īccording to AP, negotiations with Mount Vernon are not entirely off the table. He also expressed frustration with the Georgia World Congress Center Authority for not closing negotiations with Mount Vernon after they rejected a $6.2 million offer because they wanted an additional $14 million. "With both the south and north site as possible locations for the new stadium, factors such as transportation, neighborhood impact, and infrastructure needs can be better weighed and balanced," said Reed. Due to the uncertainty of acquiring the south site location where both churches stand, the north site in Atlanta remains as an option. In order to complete the deal, the city will also need to reach an agreement with Mount Vernon Baptist Church directly across the street from FBC.
"Most important of all, we have kept our promise to treat the members of Friendship Baptist Church with dignity and respect and reach an agreement that is fair and reasonable for all parties." "I am pleased with the solid progress on the construction of a new stadium for the Atlanta Falcons in the heart of our city," said mayor Reed at a press conference, according to Atlanta-based Fox affiliate, WAGA-TV. Now that a deal has been reached, the city and the Atlanta Falcons are partially on track to proceed with their proposed $1 billion high-tech, retractable roof stadium. Facebook Twitter Email Print Img No-img Menu Whatsapp Google Reddit Digg Stumbleupon Linkedin Comment 0Ītlanta Mayor Kasim Reed announced a $19.5 million tentative deal with Friendship Baptist Church yesterday to build a new Atlanta Falcons stadium on its site despite a recent statement from the NFL team that they had dropped negotiation talks with the church because its property was "unfeasible."įBC initially asked Reed for $24.5 million to sell its church but an agreement was prolonged due to price war differences and because the Atlanta Falcons Stadium Company was unable to complete environmental testings on the property.