Sports Facility

The Jackson Jaguars broke ground in February of 2025 on a $1.4 billion renovation of Everbank Stadium. Created in partnership with the City of Jacksonville, the project will reimagine the facility as a year-round destination for sports, entertainment, and community connection. The vibrant hub will benefit from the addition of a partial roof cover, enlarged and elevated concourses, corner openings to improve airflow, and a reflective outer coating to reduce interior heat.

The University of Kansas opened the redeveloped David Booth Memorial Kansas Stadium in August of 2025, marking the completion of the first phase of the new Gateway District. Designed by HNTB and Multistudio as an inviting entrance to campus, the $448 million project elevates the fan experience with a restructured bowl layout offering improved sightlines and increased proximity to the field. Diverse premium seating options include ledge suites, loge boxes, and 2,300 club seats distributed across three social zones.

Oschner Health is planning to break ground in late 2025 on a comprehensive hub for health and wellness in Jefferson Parish. Designed by WHLC Architecture, the 46,000-sf complex will be anchored by personalized orthopedics and sports medicine care, as well as offering pediatric specialties, women’s services, physical therapy, and imaging and lab functionalities. A subsequent phase of construction may add outpatient surgical capabilities and expanded clinical services.

Oxford United Football Club is planning to construct an all-electric stadium in the United Kingdom to elevate the fan experience. Designed by AFL Architects, the 16,000-seat venue will feature additional levels at the north and west stands, adjoined by a 180-bed hotel. The wider mixed-use development may also include a 1,000-seat conference center, a 7,427-sf gym, an 8,826-sf health and wellbeing zone, and a 2,152-sf sports bar.

Chicago Fire FC is planning to construct a $650 million soccer stadium in downtown Chicago. Designed by Gensler, the dynamic sports destination will accommodate up to 22,000 fans, offering premium seating options including 50 suites, over 500 loge seats, and 3,500 club seats with access to exclusive recreational venues. The bowl will be arranged to bring fans dramatically closer to the natural grass pitch to enhance the match-viewing experience, and three field-level suites will be dispersed amid the player benches. 

East Texas A&M University is constructing the $70 million Event Center to drive athletic performance and engagement on its Commerce campus. Designed by Gensler, the multifunctional sports facility will be the home of the men’s and women’s basketball and volleyball teams, as well as hosting major college and community events such graduations, concerts, and trade shows. 

The Kansas City Current broke ground in July of 2025 on a $52 million soccer complex in Riverside, Mo. Designed by HOK, this vibrant destination is being developed by Palmer Square Real Estate Management and constructed by Monarch Build. The Riverside Stadium will accommodate 2,000 fans and advance women’s athletics as the primary home of Kansas City Current II.

One of the biggest sea changes in both professional and collegiate athletics is the increased participation of women at all levels—as team owners, athletes, coaches, officials, and staff. Coverage of women’s basketball and women’s soccer, which eclipsed men’s soccer for a time, seems to dominate the sports news cycle, and viewership is expected to keep rising in 2025. The Professional Women’s Hockey League played its first game in January 2024, and the world’s first stadium built solely for a professional women’s sports team opened in March 2024. January 2025 saw the inauguration of a new 3x3 women’s professional basketball league, called Unrivaled, based in Miami. Revenue from women’s sports nearly doubled in 2024, to $1.88 billion globally, and is projected to reach $2.35 billion in 2025. More than half of that revenue came from North America, and investors are taking note.

Denver NWSL, the new Denver National Women's Soccer League team, is planning to construct a 14,500-seat stadium in the Santa Fe Yards mixed-use development. Dedicated solely to women's sports, this standalone venue will embed elite athletics in a community context to establish a vibrant destination for year-round use. Populous is designing the iconic facility, which will drive urban regeneration through the transformation of a 14-acre parcel into a world-class recreation district.

Northeastern University is planning to construct a 310,000-sf athletics and recreation complex on a two-acre site in Boston. Designed by Perkins&Will and DREAM Collaborative, the multifunctional center will include a Division I arena that can accommodate 4,050 attendees for ice hockey and 5,300 for basketball, with excellent sight lines to enhance the fan experience and enable television broadcasting.

The University of South Carolina (USC) is planning the next phase of renovations to Williams-Brice Stadium to create a reimagined home for the South Carolina Gamecocks football team. Designed by Populous, the $350 million project will enhance the fan experience with additional premium areas, an updated student section, and amenity-rich concourses with modernized concessions and restrooms.

Pepperdine University is constructing the Mountain at Mullin Park, a vibrant athletics complex in Malibu, Calif. This dynamic community destination will elevate the student experience with premier fitness and wellness resources to enrich the academic journey and beyond. Designed by Gruen Associates and Perkins&Will, the project is situated on a plateau in the heart of campus residential life and represents an investment of approximately $250 million.

RAJ Sports broke ground in May of 2025 on a dual-sport performance center for professional women's soccer and basketball in Hillsboro, Ore. Designed by Populous, the $150 million project will create a collaborative setting with premium wellness amenities for the Portland Thorns Football Club and a new WNBA team. Uniquely tailored to the needs of female athletes, the complex will feature an elite training core that integrates leading-edge strength and conditioning modalities with sports science, sports medicine, and advanced recovery therapies.

Ground was broken in April of 2025 on the $175 million Amway Stadium in Grand Rapids, Mich. Designed by Progressive Companies, this vibrant sports destination will serve as the home for a new men's soccer team competing in the MLS Next Pro league. Grand Action 2.0 is developing the 8,500-seat facility, which will include multiple tiered levels and a three-story scoreboard to keep fans connected to the action.

Buffalo Bills are constructing the $2.1 billion New Highmark Stadium in Buffalo, N.Y. Designed by Populous, this vibrant football destination will seat 60,000 with expandable capacity for special events. Spanning 1.35 million sf, the technology-rich structure will offer two video boards, a state-of-the-art sound system, and broadcast facilities, as well as concessions, kitchens, and retail stores in a welcoming plaza called the Family Circle.