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Tampa Bay Rays Stadium

The Tampa Bay Rays' Forever Home is a roughly $2.36 billion domed ballpark anchoring one of the largest mixed-use districts ever planned in the Tampa Bay region, sited on Hillsborough College's Dale Mabry campus in West Tampa at Dale Mabry Highway and West Tampa Bay Boulevard, across from Raymond…

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4002 N Dale Mabry Highway, Tampa. Targeting March 2029. Financed with $976M in May 2026.

The story so far
Announced Feb 5, 2026Rays reveal first renderings + funding plan for new ~31,000-seat domed ballpark at Hillsborough CC Dale Mabry site (MLB.com, Tampa Bay Times)
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Permits filed Mar 2026Tampa Bay Rays file construction permits for the new Hillsborough College Dale Mabry ballpark (Spectrum Bay News 9)
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Financing secured May 20, 2026Hillsborough County + Tampa City Council approve non-binding stadium MOU; HCC ground lease approved (Tampa Bay Times, WUSF, MLB.com)
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Public funding approved Aug 2026Tampa City Council and the Hillsborough County Commission approved a combined $876M toward the ballpark, with the Rays covering the rest and any overruns, per FOX 13
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Construction manager picked Aug 17, 2026a Rays selection committee unanimously ranked the AECOM Hunt, Turner and HORUS joint venture first (ahead of Mortenson Beck, Gilbane Barton Malow and H.J. Russell) to build the $2.36 billion ballpark, opening contract talks ahead of a planned fall construction start
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Tampa City Council approves stadium deal Aug 27, 2026council voted 4-3 for the $2.361B ballpark deal, with up to $80M in city funding
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Final stadium deal approved Aug 28, 2026Hillsborough County commissioners voted 5-2 on Aug. 28, 2026 to approve the binding development and funding agreement, guaranty and team non-relocation agreement for the $2.36B Rays ballpark on Hillsborough College's Dale Mabry campus, a day after Tampa City Council approved its definitive contract 4-3; ballpark license and community benefits agreements still pending, groundbreaking targeted for fall 2026
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Hillsborough County approves stadium deal Aug 28, 2026county commission approved up to $796M in county funding for the $2.361B ballpark; Rays commit about $1.37B plus overruns
axios.com
Expected opening Mar 2029 est.
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About the project

The Tampa Bay Rays' Forever Home is a roughly $2.36 billion domed ballpark anchoring one of the largest mixed-use districts ever planned in the Tampa Bay region, sited on Hillsborough College's Dale Mabry campus in West Tampa at Dale Mabry Highway and West Tampa Bay Boulevard, across from Raymond James Stadium and just south of Steinbrenner Field. Designed by Populous with Gensler on the surrounding district, the ballpark is a triangular dome with a translucent roof and about 31,000 seats, which the team bills as the most intimate in Major League Baseball. Around it, a district of more than 8 million square feet is organized into four zones. Champions Quarter holds the ballpark and its surrounding amenities. Innovation Edge, along Lois Avenue, houses a rebuilt and expanded Hillsborough College campus positioned as an educational anchor and innovation hub for learning, health, performance and discovery. The Canopy, along Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, is planned as a parkside neighborhood of shade, greenery, residential buildings, bars, restaurants and retail. Running through all of it is The Row, a signature pedestrian street conceived as a destination in its own right. Plans call for roughly 400,000 square feet of retail, restaurant and entertainment space, residential buildings, a convention hotel and premium office space with sky terraces and rooftop gardens, developed by the Rays with Hines around a work, live, learn, play principle of walkability, pedestrian bridges and connected public space, which Hillsborough County describes as the nation's first live-work-play-learn district anchored by an MLB ballpark. Tampa City Council and the Hillsborough County Commission have approved binding development and funding agreements committing a combined roughly $876 million in public money, with the team's ownership covering the balance and any construction cost overruns under a long-term lease with a non-relocation agreement. The Rays project nearly 12,000 jobs and $34 billion in economic impact over 30 years.

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Where is Tampa Bay Rays Stadium located?

Tampa Bay Rays Stadium is located in Tampa.

When will Tampa Bay Rays Stadium be built?

Tampa Bay Rays Stadium is an announced development that has not yet started construction, targeting completion in March 2029 (a TMW estimate).

Who is developing Tampa Bay Rays Stadium?

Tampa Bay Rays, Hines is the developer behind Tampa Bay Rays Stadium.

Who designed Tampa Bay Rays Stadium?

Tampa Bay Rays Stadium was designed by Populous.

Who is financing Tampa Bay Rays Stadium?

Tampa Bay Rays Stadium secured $976M in financing in 05.20.26.