After first shocking Atlanta Braves fans and local contractors alike with their plans to build a new stadium, the Major League Baseball team has added to the intrigue with an announcement to fully fund a $400-million mixed-use venue at a proposed site in Cobb County, Ga.
According to a press statement, this latest project component, estimated at between 700,000 and 1 million sq ft in size, will include a "mix of retail, restaurants, residential, hotel and office space." The Braves added that the mixed-use development and ballpark will be built at the same time.