A's Ballpark Plaza Funding Faces Board Review
The stadium authority meets on the Bally's podium as the A's weigh an interim plaza plan for 2028.
Updated on Nov. 5, 2026 in Baseball
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Las Vegas Valley residents following the A's ballpark on the south Strip will get a closer look at the funding question, as the Las Vegas Stadium Authority calls a board meeting on the Bally's podium plaza. The A's are weighing an interim plaza plan while Bally's financing for the podium remains unsettled.
Why it matters
The podium and plaza are tied to the Athletics ballpark, a $2.1 billion project on the south Strip now scheduled for a 2028 opening. Uncertainty over who pays for the podium is pushing the A's toward a temporary plan, and the decision affects how the site will look and function when the ballpark opens.
The podium is expected to cost north of $200 million, and GLPI has estimated $200 million to $250 million for the podium and related elements. The overall ballpark project is $2.1 billion, but how the podium gets paid for remains unsettled while Bally's and the A's negotiate open business items.
The players
Las Vegas Stadium Authority
The public body holding the board meeting on funding for the Bally's podium plaza at the Athletics ballpark site.
Bally's
The resort developer seeking funding for the multilevel podium topped by a plaza on the south Strip.
Athletics
The team building the $2.1 billion ballpark and weighing an interim plaza plan while Bally's funding stays uncertain.
GLPI
The company that has offered to fund the podium and shared access way, conditioned on business items being settled.
Tutor Perini Corp.
The general contractor Bally's selected for the podium project.
The details
The Las Vegas Stadium Authority has called a board meeting to discuss funding for Bally's multilevel podium and the plaza on top of it at the Athletics ballpark. Bally's selected Tutor Perini Corp. as general contractor for the podium, and GLPI has offered to fund the podium and a shared access way, with its agreement conditioned on the A's and Bally's settling business items. The A's have taken over a six-story parking garage with 1,500 spots and a central utility plant costing $45 million, with building permits expected at the end of this month or early December. Because of lingering uncertainty around Bally's, the A's are considering an interim plaza plan that would need to be permitted by June 2027 to be ready for Opening Day.
Timeline
August 2026: Bally's committed to building the podium at a stadium authority meeting.
Oct. 27, 2026: Crews installed the first two pieces of the fourth of five roof truss arches.
December 2026: The temporary plaza plan must move forward to keep permit timing on track.
June 2027: The interim plaza must be permitted to meet Opening Day.
April 2028: The A's ballpark opens.
Beyond the Strip
The Athletics ballpark is on schedule for a 2028 opening, with construction moving along even as the podium funding question stays open. How the A's and Bally's resolve the plaza will determine whether the site opens with the permanent design or a temporary one.
If you commute along Tropicana Avenue or Las Vegas Boulevard near the ballpark site, expect construction activity to keep building through the next two years. The garage's 1,500 spots will matter for game-day parking once the ballpark opens in 2028.
The takeaway
Keep an eye on whether the stadium authority board and the A's move the interim plaza plan forward before December, since that timing controls whether Opening Day in April 2028 gets the full plaza. Watch for the garage and utility plant permits as the first concrete sign that the south Strip site is progressing.
What happens next
Building permits for the garage and utility plant are expected at the end of this month or early December, and the temporary plaza plan must move forward by December to keep permit timing on track for the June 2027 deadline.
Further reading
For more on the team and its ballpark, see the latest Baseball coverage on We Are Las Vegas.
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