The Bills would like to keep their old administration building behind the current stadium, rather than it being torn down.
They have asked Erie County to evaluate the proposed change to the 2023 new stadium agreement, potentially allowing them to hold onto the three-story, 30,000-square-foot building when the team demolishes their current stadium in 2027.
It's one of a number of amendments the Bills have requested be made to the documents related to the construction of a new stadium and the 30-year lease that kicks in next year. Many of the other changes won't likely be anything fans notice, but they are significant enough that the county needs to have them addressed, Erie County Attorney Jeremy Toth said.
"They probably have a more specific plan than we're aware of for the old administration building, but from our standpoint, keeping it was not a big ask," Toth said.
Originally part of the planned demolition, the old administration building was constructed with the current stadium in 1973 to house the team’s football and administrative offices.
Much of the team’s staff and operations were moved over to the newer administrative building attached to the field house, which was built in 1995 and went through major renovations about a decade ago. But the older administration building continued to be used daily.
It now serves as office space for approximately 25 staff members and as a hub for staff check-ins, game production, IT infrastructure and event command operations, the team told the county.
The original plan, as part of the coordinated construction agreement, was to keep the field house and newer administration building intact, even as the current stadium is demolished next door on the east side of Abbott Road. The over $2 billion new stadium is being built across the street on the west side of Abbott.
The new Buffalo Bills stadium rises in the background behind the Highmark Stadium on Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025.
Joshua Bessex/Buffalo News
The old administration building, located at the east end zone of the current stadium toward Big Tree Road and across from the field house, was to be demolished.
But the team now has changed course.
The first floor is currently used on game days for food and beverage operations, but that will move over to the new stadium starting next season.
Even after substantial completion of the new stadium, slated for July 2026, it is anticipated that at least 25 staff members will occupy the old administration building daily, continuing to use it as office space.
Both parking lots would remain as well. That includes approximately 30 parking spaces in the “Tunnel Lot” and over 100 spaces in the “Commissary Lot” for overflow parking for staff and visitors.
The building will not require any modifications or upgrades after the current stadium’s demolition in 2027, because it is structurally independent from the stadium, the team says.
A portion of the tunnel on the bottom floor of the building will be filled in, but no other physical changes to the old administration building are being proposed.
The Bills recently put the demolition of the current stadium out for bid. The project includes decommissioning of the current stadium, demolition and abatement and disconnecting and removing existing utilities so the site can be filled to grade and likely turned into a parking lot. Arc Building Partners is the project lead.
The team is also asking that the county transfer the stadium property all at once to the state, instead of transferring everything except the old stadium property until it is torn down.
The original plan was to transfer the property for the old stadium once the demolition is complete in 2027. The lease amendment would allow the old stadium to be transferred before demolition when the new stadium is substantially completed.
The county would retain jurisdiction and full permitting authority for the demolition and will be the governmental authority performing review of building permits and is authorized to perform all necessary inspections.
The team would also like to amend the stadium construction plan to add two exterior markets to sell prepackaged food and beverages in the secured perimeter of the new stadium.
The approximately 2,000-square-foot markets will be on the northwest and northeast sides of the stadium, outside of the building but within its security fence.
Both markets will include food and drink options, as well as several self-serve markets with prepackaged items and a warming area.
Additionally, the Bills have changed plans for their auxiliary building outside the new stadium.
The revised plan includes two auxiliary buildings, instead of one large building. There’s an 18,800-square-foot technology building and a 6,000-square-foot electrical service building.
The original plan called for a 75,000-square-foot auxiliary building to the south of the new stadium, along the west boundary of the privately owned Hammer’s Lot. The current technology building has been shifted further north on the campus, closer to the new stadium, and the electric service building is located at the north side of Hammer’s Lot along Abbott Road.
“It’s a massive project and I hope there aren’t any more changes – it’s getting closer to being done, but I certainly can’t commit to that,” Toth said.
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