Buffalo Bills unveil first design images of their new $1.4 billion stadium

The Buffalo Bills person released the first images of their eagerly awaited caller stadium, which is acceptable to beryllium completed successful 2026.

Created successful conjunction with Legends and the architectural steadfast Populous, the unfastened aerial stadium volition beryllium built crossed from Highmark Stadium successful Orchard Park. The Bills' existent stadium was built successful 1973 and is the 4th oldest successful the NFL.

The stadium has been a magnet for controversy, arsenic well. In March, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced a $1.4 cardinal statement for a 30-year lease. Of that, $850 cardinal of the backing volition travel from authorities and region taxpayers – a grounds magnitude for a stadium. The woody drew wide criticism.

The stadium won't person a roof, but it volition diagnostic an wrong vessel and stacked seating plan to supply immoderate extortion from the winds and snowy winters occidental New York is accustomed to.

Bills operating main Ron Raccuia told Buffalo Sports Radio WGR 550 Thursday that the canopy that surrounds the stadium volition screen 65% of each seats successful the stadium and volition assistance mitigate upwind for fans. They volition person extended radiant heating successful spot to marque fans much comfortable.

"We deliberation this is the astir effectual canopy and covers the astir magnitude of radical to bash everything other we request to do," helium said.

Outside the stadium, the Bills are looking to heighten the parking and tailgating acquisition by creating gathering spots for fans who privation to bask the crippled but whitethorn not person a ticket.

The new stadium volition person 60,000 seats (about 10,000 little than Highmark) and 60 suites. The team's existent lease goes until July 2023 and volition person to beryllium renewed until operation is implicit connected the caller stadium.

"The extremity is to make the astir vibrant, loudest, ground-shaking acquisition possible," the squad says.