PARK PROPOSAL

Cost: The estimated price tag for the entire project is $892million. The ballpark itself is projected to cost $809 million and related infrastructure— including a parking garage and a pedestrian bridge— is pegged at$83 million. The cost of the stadium includes one of its standout features, a translucent roof expected to cost almost $245 million. Capacity: The proposed ballpark will seat 28,216 people. Addin standing areas, and the total capacity will be 30,842. Thatwould be the fewest seats of any Major League Baseball venue. By comparison, the latest configuration of Tropicana Field— with the upper seats tarped (and closed off)— is 31,042.

Special elements: The architectural firm Populous worked with the Rays to design the proposed stadium, which includes these elements: see-through sliding glass walls, a fixed trans lucent roof and architectural features— such as a brick facade— that would integrate the stadium into its surroundings in Tampa’s historic Latin district.

Theroof: The translucent section of the roof, whichwill cover the outfield, will bemade from a synthetic flu or o polymer known as Po ly tetra flu oro ethylene, or PTFE. Architects looked at using other transparent material that admits enough ultraviolet light to grow a grass field. But even with extensive use of grow lamps, the team would have faced replacing the field four or more times a season, said Rays chief development officer Melanie Lenz. That’s why the newstadium will have artificial turf.

Timetable: A new stadium is expected to take several years to complete. Rays officials said they are shooting to have the stadium ready to open by the start of the2023 season. Thatwould require construction to begin by spring 2020.

The 30,842-seat stadiumwould be the smallest in Major League Baseball and covered by a translucent roof.