One year after breaking ground, construction on the Tennessee Titans' new stadium in Nashville is visibly transforming the city’s East Bank skyline. Rising from the banks of the Cumberland River, the future home of the Titans is rapidly taking shape just beside the current Nissan Stadium, which will continue hosting games through the 2026 season.

A chorus of cranes and heavy machinery operates daily across the expansive site, where the concrete and steel structure now stands at about 25% completion, according to project managers. Despite the scale of the $2.1 billion project, construction remains on schedule for a February 2027 completion, with no current cost overruns reported.

Favorable weather has played a key role in keeping the timeline intact. “A mostly dry fall and winter allowed workers to pour concrete on schedule,” project managers said, noting that the building reached its top concrete height in January—an early milestone in vertical construction.

“We're excited that we've got steel and precast work underway,” said Kevin McGrath, vice president of CAA Icon, the firm overseeing project management. “In the coming months, we're going to start seeing pretty significant finishes on the outside of the building and we'll start enclosing the building.”

The next major milestone is set for November, when the steel framework is expected to be completed. By March 2026, roof installation will begin, setting the stage for the interior build-out.

“Today, what I saw was much different than the last time,” said Tennessee Titans CEO Burke Nihill after touring the site. “Certainly there's going to be a point over the next six or seven months when the outside of the building starts to feel like what it's going to look like. I think that's a big milestone.”

Once the roof is sealed, work on the interior — walls, seating, amenities — will accelerate. That phase, which will involve up to 1,600 workers on-site daily, will bring to life many of the design features shown in previously released renderings.

“At that point, you're going to have close to 1,600 people on site every day,” Nihill added. “Those details are really going to come to life once the building is sealed tight and they can start to put up the walls and seating finishes.”

The new stadium will seat approximately 60,000 fans and include 130 suites, offering about 1.8 million square feet of total space. It is being touted not only as a new home for NFL games but also a premier venue for global sports and entertainment events.

The stadium is a centerpiece of Nashville’s larger East Bank redevelopment plan, which is expected to drive billions in long-term economic activity. High-profile events — including the College Football Playoffs and even a bid for the 2029 Super Bowl — are already being discussed.

“Every one of those big events are eventually going to be here in time,” Nihill said. “It's a matter of landing the plane on the runway. And they all have their own cycles of when they come open, when the RFP process opens. These are conversations we have in partnership with the Nashville Convention and Visitors Corp., with the city, with others... we're constantly in communication about it.”

As Nashville continues to grow into a world-class sports and entertainment destination, the new stadium represents a bold investment in the city's future — one that’s now rising steadily out of the ground and capturing the attention of the nation.

Originally reported by Molly Davis in Yahoo Sports.