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Chattanooga Lookouts stadium planners close in on price tag

Staff photo by Olivia Ross / Old U.S. Pipe/Wheland Foundry buildings sit on the site of the planned new Chattanooga Lookouts ballpark in the South Broad District. Some of the buildings, shown in November, are incorporated into the stadium's design.
Staff photo by Olivia Ross / Old U.S. Pipe/Wheland Foundry buildings sit on the site of the planned new Chattanooga Lookouts ballpark in the South Broad District. Some of the buildings, shown in November, are incorporated into the stadium's design.

By Mike Pare 7 min read

Note: This story was updated on Jan. 2 to correct a comment about event revenue by Brad Shank, president of the Columbia Fireflies.

Planners of the new Chattanooga Lookouts stadium are within a few weeks of finally hitting a more precise price tag, which can keep the ballpark on pace for an April 2025 opening, a club official said.

But a slip of a month or so in the latest timeline will make it “impossible and extra difficult” to make the season opener, said team owner Hardball Capital’s chief executive, Jason Freier.

“There are a lot of moving pieces that, hopefully, end up getting set in the next three weeks or so,” he said by phone last week.

Jermaine Freeman, Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly’s chief of staff, said last month bonds to help finance the project wouldn’t be sought in December. But, he said, there’s not much difference if the process moved ahead in January.