Recently, the Governor of Virginia, Glenn Youngkin’s Press Secretary, Macaulay Porter, said the Governor continues to support legislators authorizing discussions to begin with the team. The initial Senate vote went for the stadium by a 32-8 margin, so the team has wiggle room as it navigates the negotiating process. Snyder is the only member of the team’s executive staff that remains from the period of time in question, and at a recent House roundtable, he was accused of sexual harassment. In Virginia, an early version of the stadium bill easily cleared the Senate earlier this year, but since then three lawmakers, all Democrats, have withdrawn their support, citing concerns about doing business with Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder while he remains under Congressional investigation. It is adjacent to the 41,084-capacity Truist Park (originally SunTrust Park), home of the Major League Baseball (MLB) team Atlanta Braves.Ī recent study found the Braves’ project was falling short of projections by nearly $15 million a year, though the team noted that attendance was negatively impacted by the pandemic. The Battery Atlanta is a mixed-use development located in the Atlanta metropolitan area, approximately 10 miles (16 km) northwest of downtown Atlanta in the unincorporated community of Cumberland, in Cobb County, Georgia (US). JLL also helped with The Battery project in the Atlanta area, a mixed-use development which the Commanders’ plans are inspired by. The study estimates $3.04 billion in tax revenue generated over the projected 30-year life of the stadium and its surrounding development.Įconomic impact studies have routinely been criticized by opponents for presenting lofty ideals of proposed projects, and failing to account that not all spending inside the new development will be new spending, that some of it would have been spent anyway at other nearby businesses. In a discussion held recently, a team official involved in the project said the proposed complex has the potential to transform traffic woes in the area by providing tax revenues that would assist in new road and transit projects. One of the top concerns from lawmakers about a proposed site in Woodbridge (Virginia) would be adding to an already-untenable traffic situation on I-95 near Woodbridge. The ‘Culpeper Star Exponent’ further stated that the team has previously described State support as a prerequisite for launching the project. From 2004 until 2010, it had the largest seating capacity in the NFL at over 91,000. The stadium is the home of the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). The 82,000-capacity FedExField is an American football stadium located near the Capital Beltway in Prince George’s County, Maryland, five miles East of Washington, D.C.