Flyers

The New Flyers and Sixers Arena Will be Built at the Old Spectrum Location

By Kevin Kinkead

Published: Apr 16th, 2026 · 10:38 AM EDT

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Jake Blumgart at the Inquirer has some details on the new Flyers, Sixers, and WNBA arena:

Comcast Spectacor and the Philadelphia 76ers have decided on a precise location in the South Philadelphia sports complex for their new arena, which will also host the Flyers and an as-yet unnamed WNBA team.

The new stadium will be located at the southeast corner of the intersection of Broad Street and Pattison Avenue, right next to SEPTA’s Broad Street Line, which serves the sports complex.

It’s essentially the spot where the Spectrum used to be, which I think we already knew, right? There wasn’t any other spot to build this thing inside of the sports complex anyway. You’ve got Citizens Bank Park, Xfinity Mobile Arena, and Lincoln Financial Field in the other parcels, so this thing goes into the spot closest to the subway exit and then they’ll eventually demolish the old hockey and basketball arena at some point after 2030.

The Comcast-Spectacor development starts with the expanded Stateside Live!, which opens next month. They’re gonna build up the western side of the sports complex, between Broad and 11th, which connects retail to the new arena. The model for all of this is Atlanta’s mixed-use Battery complex, which has been mentioned a bunch of times by Dan Hilferty and city officials and was toured by Cherelle Parker and others a few years ago.

On the other side of 11th, you have the Phillies, who are connected with the Flyers and Sixers on the redevelopment. The Eagles have not joined the effort, and they’ve given little to the media when asked about their plans for Lincoln Financial Field when the lease expires.

There’s also been chatter about developing into the Navy Yard and Bellwether District, but nothing officially official on either of those fronts.