CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – The F&M Bank Arena broke ground almost a year ago, and a lot of progress has been made on construction.

Clarksville Now visited the site Tuesday, accompanied by Jordan Wyman, project manager for Commonwealth Development Group Inc. Wyman said construction of the facility, formerly known as the multi-purpose event center, is expected to be complete by late 2022.

The eastern wall of F&M Bank Arena in the process of being bricked on Oct. 26, 2021. (Casey Williams)
A view of downtown Clarksville from the concourse level of F&M Bank Arena on Oct. 26, 2021. (Casey Williams)
A view of downtown Clarksville from the concourse level of F&M Bank Arena on Oct. 26, 2021. (Casey Williams)
The western portion of the concourse wall will be glass, allowing guests to see the Cumberland River, shown on Oct. 26, 2021. (Casey Williams)
A northwestern portion of the F&M Bank Arena’s concourse area will include a biergarten-style bar, which will be located approximately where the 2×4’s are, shown on Oct. 26, 2021. (Casey Williams)
A view of downtown Clarksville from the concourse level of F&M Bank Arena on Oct. 26, 2021. (Casey Williams)
One of three primary entrances to F&M Bank Arena, located on the suite level parallel to Main Street on Oct. 26, 2021. (Casey Williams)
A view of the suite level (southern side) of the F&M Bank Arena on Oct. 26, 2021. (Casey Williams)
A view of the F&M Bank Arena’s primary arena space from the suite level (southeast corner) on Oct. 26, 2021. (Casey Williams)
The eastern end of the suite level will be home to multiple conference rooms on Oct. 26, 2021. (Casey Williams)
The roof of F&M Bank Arena’s community ice rink on Oct. 26, 2021. (Casey Williams).
Workers lay steel on what will be APSU’s new basketball court at the northeast corner of F&M Bank Arena on Oct. 26, 2021. (Casey Williams)
A view of the F&M Bank Arena’s primary arena space from the suite level (southeast corner) on Oct. 26, 2021. (Casey Williams)
The suite level of F&M Bank Arena taken from the northwest corner on Oct. 26, 2021. (Casey Williams)
Over 20,000 feet of steel cable hold the F&M Bank Arena’s southern retaining wall in place on Oct. 26, 2021. (Casey Williams)
A view of the F&M Bank Arena’s primary arena space from the concourse level on Oct. 26, 2021. (Casey Williams)
Crews work to build the F&M Bank Arena on Oct. 26, 2021. (Casey Williams)
A view of the F&M Bank Arena’s primary arena space from the concourse level on Oct. 26, 2021. (Casey Williams)
One of two main staircases connecting the concourse and suite levels of F&M Bank Arena on Oct. 26, 2021. (Casey Williams)
F&M Bank Arena’s concourse level will house vendors, guest facilities, and provide access to seating, shown on Oct. 26, 2021. (Casey Williams)
One of three main entrances to F&M Bank Arena, located in the northeast corner on Oct. 26, 2021. (Casey Williams)
A view of the F&M Bank Arena’s primary arena space from the concourse level on Oct. 26, 2021. (Casey Williams)
One of two main staircases connecting the concourse and suite levels of F&M Bank Arena on Oct. 26, 2021. (Casey Williams)
Workers lay steel on what will be APSU’s new basketball court at the northeast corner of F&M Bank Arena on Oct. 26, 2021. (Casey Williams)
Fixed seating has already begun going in at F&M Bank Arena, with retractable seating set to go in below it on Oct. 26, 2021. (Casey Williams)
F&M Bank Arena’s concourse level will house vendors, guest facilities, and provide access to seating on Oct. 26, 2021. (Casey Williams)
Fixed seating has already begun going in at F&M Bank Arena, with retractable seating set to go in below it on Oct. 26, 2021. (Casey Williams)
A bit of Halloween fun at the F&M Bank Arena construction site on Oct. 26, 2021. (Casey Williams)
F&M Bank Arena’s primary event space on Oct. 26, 2021. (Casey Williams)
F&M Bank Arena’s primary event space on Oct. 26, 2021. (Casey Williams)
Crews work to build the F&M Bank Arena on Oct. 26, 2021. (Casey Williams)
The future community ice rink sits at the northwest corner of F&M Bank Arena, parallel to College Street on Oct. 26, 2021. (Casey Williams)
Crews work to build the F&M Bank Arena on Oct. 26, 2021. (Casey Williams)
The northeast corner of F&M Bank Arena, one of three main entrances, in the process of being bricked on Oct. 26, 2021. (Casey Williams)
Workers installing sidewall panels at F&M Bank Arena, on Oct. 26, 2021. (Casey Williams)

About F&M Bank Arena

Ground broke on the facility at First and College Streets in November 2020, and the venue is scheduled to open during the 2022-23 season under SS&E management. SS&E will be responsible for the arena’s day-to-day operations and will be charged with booking events.

APSU men’s and women’s basketball will be the primary leasing tenant, with the building serving as the home site for both basketball programs, including coach offices, lockers and training rooms.

The arena, with an estimated construction cost of $115 million, will be a 250,000-square-foot facility with seating capacity for up to 6,000 people. In addition to the facility’s main, flexible event space – which will be able to host sporting events, concerts, banquets, conventions, trade shows and other events – the multi-level venue will feature a separate sheet of ice that will be used for youth and adult hockey leagues as well as figure skating.

The main arena bowl will also be able to add an ice surface, giving it the ability to host hockey tournaments and attract larger on-ice events or competitions much like the existing Ford Ice Centers in Antioch and Bellevue. Using these ice sheets, the Predators will offer a variety of learn-to-skate programs, continuing their mission to expose and grow hockey to more Middle Tennessee residents.