Mercedes Benz Stadium
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The stadium under construction in August 2016
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| Former names | New Atlanta Stadium |
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| Address | 441 Martin Luther King Jr Dr NW |
| Location | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Coordinates | 33°45′19.30″N 84°24′4.29″W / 33.7553611°N 84.4011917°WCoordinates: 33°45′19.30″N 84°24′4.29″W / 33.7553611°N 84.4011917°W |
| Owner | Georgia World Congress Center Authority |
| Operator | Atlanta Falcons |
| Capacity | 71,000 (football) expandable to 83,000 40,000 (soccer) |
| Field size | Soccer: 115 yd × 75 yd (105 m × 69 m) |
| Surface | FieldTurf Revolution 360 |
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| Broke ground | May 19, 2014 |
| Construction cost | $1.6 billion (projected) |
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HOK tvsdesign Goode Van Slyke Stanley Beaman & Sears |
| Project manager | Darden & Company |
| Structural engineer | BuroHappold Engineering/Hoberman |
| Services engineer | WSP |
| General contractor | HHRM JV (Comprising Hunt Construction Group, Holder Construction, H. J. Russell & Co. & C. D. Moody Construction Co.) |
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Atlanta Falcons (NFL) (2017–) planned Atlanta United FC (MLS) (2017–) planned Peach Bowl (NCAA) (2017–) planned Celebration Bowl (NCAA) (2017–) planned |
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Mercedes-Benz Stadium is a multi-purpose retractable roof stadium under construction in Atlanta, Georgia that will serve as the home of Atlanta United FC of Major League Soccer (MLS) and the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). It is intended to replace the Georgia Dome, which served as the Falcons' home stadium from the 1992 NFL season until the 2016 season. The total cost is estimated at $1.6 billion, as of June 2016. The stadium is scheduled to open on August 26, 2017, with a Falcons preseason game against the Arizona Cardinals and is scheduled to host Super Bowl LIII in 2019.
In May 2010, it was reported by multiple news outlets that the Atlanta Falcons were interested in demolishing the Georgia Dome and replacing it with a newly constructed open-air stadium. The team was pursuing a new stadium because of the team's desire to play outdoors, as well as Falcons team owner Arthur Blank's interest in hosting another Super Bowl. The stadium was also pursued as a possible bid for a venue of an upcoming FIFA World Cup.
Kansas City-based architectural firm Populous released comprehensive plans for the proposed stadium in February 2011. Populous' early cost estimate for the project was $700 million. According to the master plan, the stadium would have a maximum capacity of 71,000, but can expand to 75,000 for special events such as the Super Bowl. It will also feature multiple club levels, suites and exhibition area.
In April 2012, Populous released a new price estimate of $947.7 million, which was significantly higher than the previous proposal of $700 million. In April 2012, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that if a deal is reached, the new stadium's construction would be expected to begin in 2014, with the Falcons to begin regular-season play in 2017. The proposed location of the new stadium is a large parking lot in Atlanta's Vine City neighborhood, which is less than a mile north of the Georgia Dome's current location. Once construction is complete, the Georgia Dome would subsequently be demolished.
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