News began trickling out this month that one of Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper’s favored sites for a new stadium could open for development. This week, Charlotte Pipe and Foundry told WCNC that it would be relocating from a piece of land in Uptown near the current Bank of America Stadium.
Fifty-five acres may not seem like that large of a space for a new arena. But the current Carolina Panthers’ stadium’s entire footprint, including practice fields and landscaping, is just 33 acres. According to the team site, the stadium itself takes up just 15 acres with another 11 acres of surrounding plazas and walkways.