The Washington Commanders announced their selection of HKS, a global architecture and design firm, as the lead architect for the team’s new, state-of-the-art stadium.

Anchored by the stadium and the franchise’s historic $2.7 billion private investment in Washington, D.C., 180-acres at the historic RFK site will be transformed into a year-round destination for sports, entertainment, housing, parks and recreation, and neighborhood amenities. The firm’s selection marks a step forward in the $3.8 billion project the team hopes to deliver in five years.

The approximately 65,000-seat, roofed stadium will host more than 200 activations every year, including global sporting events, concerts, community festivals and major national celebrations. The stadium creates opportunities for ancillary development onsite, with plans to deliver 5,000 to 6,000 new homes, including 1,500 to 1,900 affordable units, preserve the Fields at RFK, introduce new youth sports facilities, create opportunities for hotel and retail development, and dedicate at least 30 percent of the site to enhanced green spaces.