2024-05-16T21:48:02-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150375239/tampa-bay-rays-partner-with-hines-for-new-mlb-stadium-development-in-st-petersburg Josh Niland 2023-09-23T09:00:00-04:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/29/290c7ef64345d87bbfe0e224d879949b.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/587269/hines" target="_blank">Hines</a> has been announced as the developer of a new 8-million-square-foot mixed-use district and Major League Baseball stadium development in St. Petersburg, Florida.</p> <p>The new home of the mercurial Tampa Bay Rays franchise is part of a larger $6.5 billion investment in the region that will expand over twenty years to include 4,800 residential units, another 1,200 units of workforce housing, 600 senior residences, a 750-room hotel, 4,000-seat concert venue, and 1.4 million square feet worth of office space, in addition to the 30,000-seat stadium. Another 50,000 square feet of civic space will be added along with a minimum of 90,000 square feet worth of conference space, all of which is bookended by the new <a href="https://woodsonmuseum.org/" target="_blank">Carter G. Woodson African American Museum Of Florida</a>.</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/dd/dd288f6c4977ed38d50f7be98ef70b17.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/dd/dd288f6c4977ed38d50f7be98ef70b17.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Rendering courtesy of Hines</figcaption></figure><p>Renderings made public in this week&rsquo;s announcement from the club reveal a terraced exterior that&rsquo;s meant to &ldquo;bring the outside in&rdquo; with activated concourse levels lined in biophilic elements and framed b...</p>