Two Arches Are Now Part of the Visible Structure

The Review-Journal reported that the second arch’s first four pieces were installed during the prior week, while the middle truss was assembled below it inside the stadium. Once completed, the arch became the ballpark’s second-highest point. The next scheduled truss installation was expected to create the highest point of the stadium.

Thornton Tomasetti, the project’s structural engineer, describes the roof as five overlapping curved surfaces designed to resemble baseball pennants. The freestanding steel arch trusses are planned to span nearly 700 feet across the playing field, and the roof structure is planned to reach approximately 290 feet above the playing field.

The trusses are temporarily supported by approximately 200-foot-tall shoring towers. Metal shells and other elements will later be added to create the exterior form described by local reporting as armadillo-like.

The ballpark is being built on a reported 9-acre site on the Las Vegas Strip. The Review-Journal reported that construction was also progressing on concrete risers for future seats, enclosure work around the sides of the stadium, and the area where a large cable-net glass wall is planned for the outfield.

Thornton Tomasetti identifies the project team as including Bjarke Ingels Group and HNTB as design collaborators, Thornton Tomasetti as structural engineer, and a Mortenson-McCarthy joint venture as construction manager. These are project roles, not independent findings about the surrounding real-estate market.

AP reported that the planned ballpark is intended to serve as an anchor on the south part of the Strip. That wording is an attributed project description. It does not establish the performance of nearby residential or commercial properties.

Keep the Ballpark Separate From Bally’s Project

AP reported that Bally’s Corp. was pursuing financing for a separate $1.19 billion mixed-use project that includes restaurants, shopping, entertainment, a hotel-casino, and a 2,500-seat theater. The report said Bally’s planned to move forward without requiring the A’s to construct a temporary setup.

That surrounding project should not be presented as part of the ballpark’s $2 billion construction cost. It is a separate development described in the AP report, with its own financing and delivery considerations.

For a property-specific analysis, buyers and sellers should verify which project is being discussed, its precise location, its current status, and whether a claim refers to completed work, a reported plan, or a future proposal.

A seller in the South Strip or nearby University-area market can accurately disclose that crews completed installation of the second steel roof-truss arch at the future Athletics ballpark on August 18, 2026. The seller can also identify the reported ballpark capacity, cost, site, roof design, and stated 2028 season target, with links to the public sources.

A seller should not state that the arch proves nearby property values will appreciate, that every nearby property will benefit from an entertainment district, or that the ballpark will definitely open on a particular date. The reviewed sources do not establish those outcomes.

The strongest facts-first language is descriptive: construction has advanced to a documented roof-truss milestone; the Athletics have reported a 2028 season target; and the project’s effect on individual properties remains a matter for property-specific analysis, not a construction announcement.