PROJECT STORY
The challenge
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club had an ambition: to redevelop their stadium at White Hart Lane into a multipurpose, 62,000-seat sports and entertainment complex.
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Development
Game on for Tottenham’s multipurpose new stadium
The solution
With our Commercial Management expertise, we helped define commercial execution, raise private finance, and de-risked development and delivery.
The impact
Twelve awards later, the new stadium is universally recognised as world-leading, kick-starting further regeneration for the whole community.
62,000
capacity
1
retractable pitch
12
awards
The challenge
A 3,000-tonne retractable grass pitch that slides away to reveal the NFL's first purpose-built home outside the United States? It's not what you'd expect from a London football stadium. But then Tottenham Hotspur is no ordinary stadium. In fact, with 62,000 seats, a micro-brewery, Michelin-starred dining experiences and a 40 metre-high daredevil 'Sky Walk', this multipurpose arena has been declared “the best stadium in the world”. But it didn’t happen overnight. And with a full calendar of fixtures, Tottenham Hotspur needed to keep the old stadium open and operational for fans throughout the 2016/17 season. This meant working with a dedicated team who could manage the new construction around the old stadium. No small feat in a busy urban area.
The solution
Working on this exciting project with Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, Arcadis delivered Commercial Management expertise and Lenders Technical Advisory services for the redevelopment of the new stadium. Our role centered on defining the commercial execution strategy for the development and helping to raise the private finance necessary to get the entire project off the ground.
Every stadium has its challenges and technical complexities. However, what differentiates Tottenham is the continual drive that Tottenham Hotspur Football Club has in raising standards, elevating the customer experience, and challenging the project team to be innovative in design, delivery approach and stadium functionality.
The impact
Not just good news for Spurs fans
There is no doubt that Tottenham Hotspur’s new home has elevated the match-day experience for both the players and their fans. Having picked up 12 industry awards, it has set a new benchmark for how stadiums can be. Not just as a world-class football stadium in its own right, but maximised to host a multitude of other sporting and entertainment events.
