Panthers suites are getting sweeter
The Story
Last year Bank of America Stadium got a facelift with new videoboards, sound system and escalators. This year: upgrades to all 158 luxury suites.
The Facts
– Work to start this month and finish this summer.
– Panthers covering price tag, which has not been disclosed. In contrast, taxpayers contributed $28 million toward the stadium upgrades.
– Luxury suite improvements to include:
- Sliding glass walls that will provide an open air feel
- Adding a middle aisle to ease access into left and right sides of rows
- New televisions
- New carpet and counter-tops
Check out a video of the prototype:
The Quotes
@JulesvSmith Checking out the new suite! @Panthers #GoPanthers #KeepPounding pic.twitter.com/7D15iyvgrB
— Shelby Abrams (@ShelbyAbrams) January 3, 2015
When it’s pouring at the Panthers game but you’re sitting in the suite pic.twitter.com/wdUY7zn68V
— Andy Cook (@andytoddcook) January 3, 2015
C5’s Take
You and 10 to 40 of your best buddies want to buy a luxury suite? Here’s what it includes. Sorry, no price tag listed. Of course if you have to ask …
Photo: David T. Foster III / Charlotte Observer
This story was originally published January 9, 2015 at 12:46 AM with the headline "Panthers suites are getting sweeter."