Designs for the Milwaukee Bucks' new arena, parking structure and training facility were officially approved by the city of Milwaukee Tuesday via a Common Council vote.
According to Tom Daykin of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, the arena and training facility were both approved unanimously, with a 15-0 vote, while the parking structure was approved by a 14-1 margin.
Construction of the arena is set to begin in June, and the new arena is expected to open in time for the 2018-19 NBA season.
Per Daykin, the $524 million project will include $250 million in public funding.
Radio 620 WTMJ provided an artist's rendering of what the new arena will look like upon completion:
The Bucks have played in the BMO Harris Bradley Center since 1988, making it the NBA's third-oldest venue behind the Golden State Warriors' Oracle Arena and New York Knicks' Madison Square Garden.
The team signed a six-year lease with the BMO Harris Bradley Center in 2012, making a 2018 completion date necessary for the new arena.
The Bucks struggled through a difficult 2015 ...
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