Tepper Sports & Entertainment is locking in more real estate in the stadium district, this time at street level. The company has leased a ground-floor retail space at Legacy Union in uptown Charlotte and is turning the unfinished unit into a walk-up ticket hub for fans. City building-permit filings describe the work as a "TSE - ticketing office upfit" at the base of the Legacy Union parking deck on South Church Street, with plans for the space to handle ticket sales for the Carolina Panthers, Charlotte FC and other events while showing off pieces of the planned Bank of America Stadium overhaul.
According to Charlotte Business Journal, Tepper Sports has signed on for a ground-floor retail unit at Legacy Union and begun a tenant build-out for a ticket office. The outlet cites city permitting documents that list the project under the "TSE - ticketing office" description.
Seen as prep for $800M stadium overhaul
The timing is not subtle. Tepper Sports and the City of Charlotte are advancing a roughly $800 million renovation plan for Bank of America Stadium that includes about $650 million in city funding and approximately $150 million from Tepper, according to AP News. The renovation blueprint calls for modernized concourses, upgraded audio and video systems and new social spaces, with the aim of keeping both teams in Charlotte for decades.
Where the new sales hub sits
Legacy Union bills itself as a 10-acre mixed-use district next to Bank of America Stadium, combining office space, retail and public areas. Its parking facility, listed at 720 S Church St, anchors the site and sits only a short walk from the stadium. That garage podium is where the ticketing upfit is being built out, according to Investing.com.
Tepper's uptown playbook
This is not Tepper Sports' only move in uptown. The organization has proposed a 4,400-seat indoor music venue and operates high‑profile event operations at Bank of America Stadium, a strategy that suggests an effort to turn the area into a year-round entertainment district, according to WFAE. A visible storefront ticket center gives the company a direct, public-facing spot to sell seats and promote events while major stadium work is in the pipeline.
What fans will see and when
Charlotte Business Journal reports the upfit will serve as a dedicated ticket sales location and will showcase preview elements of the coming stadium upgrades, though an opening date for the office has not yet been announced. Industry reporting indicates the main renovation work at Bank of America Stadium is expected to begin in 2026, with phased construction stretching through 2029 to 2030, per Tradeline.
For now, the move is a straightforward play: a physical ticket desk in the middle of the stadium district where fans already converge. Neighbors and season-ticket holders alike can expect more details from Tepper Sports and Legacy Union as the build-out progresses and the broader renovation inches toward full construction.
