Nashville Predators reveal details into $650 million investment plan for Bridgestone Arena
THURSDAY NIGHT. THE NASHVILLE PREDATORS SEASON MAY BE OVER, BUT THE TEAM PLANS TO COME BACK BIGGER AND BETTER QUITE LITERALLY BECAUSE THIS WEEK THEY REVEALED SOME NEW PLANS FOR UPGRADES TO BRIDGESTONE ARENA THAT THEY SAY WILL COST MORE THAN HALF BILLION DOLLARS OVER THE NEXT 15 YEARS. TONY SLOAN LIVE OUTSIDE OF BRIDGESTONE ARENA FOR US WITH HOW ALL OF THIS WILL PLAY OUT TO TONY LOOKING GOOD IN THE >> HOW’S THIS GONNA GO DOWN THERE? RIDGE TO >> I’VE BEEN, YOU KNOW, GOT TO SHOW THE TEAM PRIDE THINGS UP OR, YOU KNOW, BRIDGESTONE IS ONE OF THE MOST MODERATE OF BUILDINGS IN THE COUNTRY RIGHT NOW AT ABOUT 29 YEARS OLD AND STARTING IN 2026, THEY’LL BEGIN TO EXPAND THE ARENA BY AROUND 175,000 SQUARE FEET. ADDING NEW BUSINESSES IN THE PROCESS. THEY SAY THE OUTDOOR PLAZA SUSPECTED TO BE RENOVATED AS WELL. AND IT WILL FEATURE A LARGE LED CANOPY AND THE PRICED THE NASHVILLE PREDATORS SAID THEY’RE INVESTING AROUND 650 MILLION DOLLARS TO MAKE IT HAPPEN. SO THIS WILL INCLUDE MOVING THE MAIN ENTRANCE OF THE BUILDING TO 5TH AVENUE, ALLOWING IT TO ALIGN WITH THE JOHN A SAIGON THALLER PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE AND THE NEW TITANS STADIUM. THEY WANT TO RIP OUT ALL THE WALLS TO BRING IN MORE FOOT TRAFFIC FROM BROADWAY. >> YOU REMEMBER BACK IN 1996, IN BUILDING WAS BUILT LOWER. BROADWAY IS WHAT IT IS TODAY, RIGHT? IT’S VERY EXCITING. WHAT IT’S BECOME. AND THAT TIME WE ITS BASE IMPORTERS, RIGHT? IT’S MOSTLY CONCRETE WALLS AND WE’RE FACING AT THE TIME YOU’RE KEEPING THE BAT OF BROADWAY OUT. WE WANT TO FLIP THAT. >> NOW THE BULK OF THE CONSTRUCTION IS EXPECTED TO TAKE PLACE DURING THE SUMMERS OF TERM 27 2028 2029. SO THEY’RE GOING TO BE BUSY OVER T
The Nashville Predators season may be over, but they have big plans on the business side of things.
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misses playoffs, gets upgrade