Bids Submitted for Turner Field

Three organizations have submitted bids to the City of Atlanta for the site of Turner Field, which will be vacant once the Atlanta Braves relocate to Cobb County at the end of 2016.

Georgia State University, the frontrunner for the bidding process, would like to convert Turner Field into a 30,000-seat football, soccer and track-and-field stadium. Their plan also calls for a new baseball park and academic buildings to go along with green space.

Midtown-based real estate developer Carter, along with Atlanta-based developer Columbia Residential, would construct a mixed-use of shops, restaurants, retail and single-family and market-rate apartment homes. The project would add possibly 1,200 beds for GSU students and much-needed parking, as well.

Mercury Youth Organization and Rita World Pearl Kingdom also submitted bids for Turner Field, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

The Atlanta Braves are expected to open their 2017 season at SunTrust Park just outside of Atlanta.