the atlanta braves played at boston university field before turner field.
the atlanta braves played at boston university field before turner field.
where did the atlanta braves play before turner field?
boston university field
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in april and may 2014, georgia state university officials expressed an interest in acquiring turner field and converting it into a 30,000-seat open-air stadium for the panthers football program. new development, including retail, residential and student housing, would also be put into use on the turner field site. additionally, a new baseball field would be built on the former atlanta–fulton county stadium site, incorporating the outfield wall where hank aaron hit his record-breaking 715th home run. while mayor reed showed preference towards georgia state's plan, at least three offers from other developers were up for consideration. on august 13, 2015, the braves officially gave notice to the city of atlanta and fulton county that the team would not exercise the option to extend their lease at turner field and would vacate the stadium by december 31, 2016, allowing the atlanta fulton county recreation authority to move forward with any redevelopment plans. on november 23, 2015, georgia state submitted an alternative proposal for redeveloping turner field, where portions of the current ballpark would be rebuilt into a mixed retail and housing development and a new football-specific stadium would be constructed north of turner field along with the new baseball field. while vetting bids for redevelopment, two casino firms showed interest in the turner field property; however, they did not submit bids due to mayor reed's and the community's opposition to casino gaming. on december 21, 2015, the atlanta fulton county recreation authority announced that they have accepted the joint bid by georgia state university and real estate firm carter for the stadium property. georgia state was considered the front-runner for the property as the other two bids submitted were from little known entities with no documented redevelopment experience. residents of the summerhill neighborhood expressed their criticism for turner field's quick sale without their input; however, city and county officials stated that a quick sale was necessary to keep the burden of the stadium's security and upkeep from falling on the tax payers' shoulders once the braves move out. on august 18, 2016, georgia state and the atlanta-fulton county recreation authority reached a tentative purchase agreement for turner field, and the purchase and redevelopment plan was approved by the board of regents of the university system of georgia on november 9, 2016. on january 5, 2017, the sale of the turner field property to georgia state was officially closed, with the stadium conversion project beginning in february 2017. the stadium conversion will occur over multiple phases, while the first phase was completed in time for georgia state's opener on august 31, 2017.
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