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Work to start on Chattanooga Lookouts new ballpark in January, completion timeline set

Contributed Rendering / A new rendering shows the planned Chattanooga Lookouts stadium in the South Broad District. Also shown are envisioned potential developments and the Riverwalk, which officials say will be the ballpark's "front door." Contributed Rendering / A new rendering shows the planned Chattanooga Lookouts stadium in the South Broad District. Also shown are envisioned potential developments and the Riverwalk, which officials say will be the ballpark's "front door."

By Mike Pare August 18, 2023 4 min read

Construction of the Chattanooga Lookouts’ new ballpark is slated to start in January, with completion still set by April 2025 for the opening of the team’s baseball season, the latest timeline shows.

Also, as an architect and construction manager sharpen the final cost for the Chattanooga stadium, Knoxville’s planned new minor league ballpark has come in with a $114 million price tag, up from a 2020 estimate of $65 million.

The schedule for the Lookouts ballpark calls for design and site work documents to be ready this fall, according to the timeline from Jermaine Freeman, interim chief of staff for Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly.

Construction documents are to be finished in December, the new schedule shows, with the target for work to begin a month later for the multiuse stadium that’s to replace aging AT&T Field near downtown’s riverfront.

Brett Smalley, a member of the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Sports Authority overseeing the project, had sought the updated timeline.