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Anchored by a planned hotel adjacent to the stadium’s south end, the mixed-use Neyland Entertainment District could uniquely enhance the Tennessee football gameday experience while also transforming the campus riverfront and supplementing Knoxville’s array of gathering centers with yet another attractive leisure and entertainment hub.
One of the unique elements of the Neyland Entertainment District is the connectivity and proximity to two of Tennessee’s iconic venues – Neyland Stadium and Thompson-Boling Arena. The proposed Neyland Entertainment District location allows the ability to service and tie the two facilities together.
The university’s initial concept for the project—which would improve the aesthetics of Neyland Stadium’s exterior façade and strengthen campus’s connection with the Tennessee River—includes a boutique, full-service hotel with for-sale condominiums and conference/event space. The vision also features the potential development of a “tabletop” above the existing G10 parking garage to support additional tailgating, restaurants, retail and family-friendly entertainment activities.
A hotel development with height of approximately 12 stories (or 168 feet) would allow for a rooftop bar or amenity space overlooking the Stadium. At 12 stories, the site can accommodate approximately 215,000 GSF of space for hotel units, condominiums, meeting / event space, food and beverage, and other / amenity spaces.
The vision for this element of the project includes adding a tabletop or cap to the Neyland Parking Garage (i.e., “G10 Garage”), which is adjacent to the hotel site, to support additional tailgating, retail, and entertainment activities, as well as provide premium views of the adjacent waterfront. This retail and entertainment district would also help engage Thompson-Boling Arena as part of the initiative, which is on grade with the top level of the G10 Garage.
NEYLAND ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT: <p> An Unparalleled Rocky Top Experience - University of Tennessee Athletics
NEYLAND ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT: <p> An Unparalleled Rocky Top Experience
utsports.com
Anchored by a planned hotel adjacent to the stadium’s south end, the mixed-use Neyland Entertainment District could uniquely enhance the Tennessee football gameday experience while also transforming the campus riverfront and supplementing Knoxville’s array of gathering centers with yet another attractive leisure and entertainment hub.
One of the unique elements of the Neyland Entertainment District is the connectivity and proximity to two of Tennessee’s iconic venues – Neyland Stadium and Thompson-Boling Arena. The proposed Neyland Entertainment District location allows the ability to service and tie the two facilities together.
The university’s initial concept for the project—which would improve the aesthetics of Neyland Stadium’s exterior façade and strengthen campus’s connection with the Tennessee River—includes a boutique, full-service hotel with for-sale condominiums and conference/event space. The vision also features the potential development of a “tabletop” above the existing G10 parking garage to support additional tailgating, restaurants, retail and family-friendly entertainment activities.
A hotel development with height of approximately 12 stories (or 168 feet) would allow for a rooftop bar or amenity space overlooking the Stadium. At 12 stories, the site can accommodate approximately 215,000 GSF of space for hotel units, condominiums, meeting / event space, food and beverage, and other / amenity spaces.
The vision for this element of the project includes adding a tabletop or cap to the Neyland Parking Garage (i.e., “G10 Garage”), which is adjacent to the hotel site, to support additional tailgating, retail, and entertainment activities, as well as provide premium views of the adjacent waterfront. This retail and entertainment district would also help engage Thompson-Boling Arena as part of the initiative, which is on grade with the top level of the G10 Garage.
