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| Location | Denver, Colorado |
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| Coordinates | 39°44′00.8″N105°00′26.4″W / 39.733556°N 105.007333°W |
| Owner | Denver Broncos |
| Capacity | TBD |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | TBD |
| Opened | 2031 (planned) |
| Tenants | |
| Denver Broncos (2031-) | |
The New Broncos Stadium is a planned retractable-roof stadium due to be constructed in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado on the former Burnham Yard rail site. It will replace Empower Field at Mile High, the current home of the Denver Broncos.
The Denver Broncos currently play their home games at Empower Field at Mile High (previously called Invesco Field at Mile High, Sports Authority Field at Mile High, and Broncos Stadium). The outdoor stadium is currently the 15th oldest NFL stadium, having replaced Mile High Stadium as the Broncos home field in 2001. The stadium holds a capacity of 76,125. [1]
Following an internal ownership dispute among the family members of the late Denver Broncos owner Pat Bowlen in 2019, speculation arose concerning the potential sale of the team. [2] [3] In February 2022, Bowlen's estate officially announced the team was for sale [4] [5] , with potential buyers including Peyton Manning, [6] John Elway, [7] Robert F. Smith, [8] Jeff Bezos, [9] Byron Allen [10] , and Rob Walton [11] .
Speculation concerning the construction of a new stadium began growing after then-Broncos president Joe Ellis suggested that a new stadium would be "Issue No. 1 on the next owner’s plate". [12] [13] [14] In August 2021, Walmart fortune heir Rob Walton purchased the team from a record breaking $4.65 billion, the largest ever purchase for a professional sports team in history. [15] [16] [17] Following the sale, the new Bronco's ownership team refused to rule out replacing Empower Field with a new, state-of-the-art stadium in the future. [18] [19]
In December 2022, the new ownership group announced $100 million in renovations into Empower Field at Mile High, including the construction of a larger video board, improved concessions, and expanded hospitality space. [20] During the renovation annoucement, the team again refused to rule out the possiblity of a new stadium's construction in the distant future. [21]
In January 2023, the team partnered with Legends Hospitality to survey Broncos fans and stakeholders regarding the construction of a new stadium. [22] [23] The results found that a majority of fans preferred a new stadium with a retractable roof in a near-downtown location. There was also an overwhelming support for a mixed-use development, as well as a focus on the importance of non-gameday amenities and site accessibility.
Starting in August of 2024, various parcels of land were purchased by various Limited-Liability-Corporations(LLC) around the Burnham Yard rail site, a downtown state-owned, 58-acre property that predates Colorado statehood. [24]
On September 9, 2025, the Broncos, city of Denver and state of Colorado announced Burnham Yard as the preferred site for a new stadium. [25] [26] The stadium-anchored community hub will span more than 100 acres, with the team purchasing the 58-acre site for the stadium and 25 acres from Denver Water for surrounding land. [25] Private real estate acquisitions will make up the rest of the stadium complex. [25] The Walton-Penner Family Ownership Group also announced that they will privately fund the stadium, the land, the surrounding development, and the construction costs, with the city of Denver shouldering $140 million in infrastructure upgrades surrounding the area, including potential upgrades to Denver's Regional Transportation District (RTD) light-rail services to the area. [27]