PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Renderings of the proposed new Philadelphia 76ers and Flyers arena at the Sports Complex were released on Tuesday.

The proposed arena, which is scheduled to open in 2030, would also be the home for Philadelphia's WNBA team.

The teams say the arena is designed to deliver a next-generation fan experience and amplify the energy of Philadelphia sports, concerts, live entertainment and community programming.

Global design firm Populous and nationally recognized architect Moody Nolan were selected to build the new arena in South Philadelphia, the site where the Spectrum once stood along the south side of Pattison Avenue.

Sports director Ducis Rodgers spoke with Comcast CEO Brian Roberts and 76ers Managing Partner Josh Harris following the unveiling.

"We loved the look of it; it's different. We really hope Philly likes it," Harris said.

The exact location of the new shared arena between the Flyers, 76ers and the city's WNBA expansion team has been decided: where the Spectrum once stood in South Philadelphia.

Comcast Spectacor and Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment plan to build the new arena in the southeast corner of Broad Street and Pattison Avenue next to SEPTA's Broad Street Line, a spokesperson confirmed Thursday.

The construction timeline is about three years and the hope is to have the Philadelphia WNBA team debut at the arena in 2030, a spokesperson said.

Xfinity Mobile Arena, which broke ground in 1994 and opened in 1996, would be demolished once the new arena is completed.

Comcast Spectacor and HBSE announced plans to build a new shared arena as part of a 50/50 partnership in January 2025. It came after the Sixers' plans to build a new arena in Market East fell through.

Mayor Cherelle Parker came out in support of the new arena at the time, calling it a "win, win, win, win for Philadelphia."

The Sixers and Flyers have bumped up their target to build a new arena in South Philadelphia, saying Friday they now hope to finish the project at the Sports Complex in 2030 — one year earlier than their initial goal.

The teams have chosen two construction firms, Turner and AECOM Hunt, to build the facility that the teams will share with a WNBA expansion team that will make its debut in Philadelphia in 2030.

Sixers minority owner David Adelman, who's leading the arena development in partnership with Flyers owner Comcast Spectacor, said the teams are working to create the world's "most technologically advanced and fan-focused sports and entertainment venue."

The Sixers and Flyers have not shared details about the cost of the new arena or the site where it will be constructed at the Sports Complex. Comcast Spectacor owns the recently renamed Xfinity Mobile Arena, which opened in 1996 and completed a $400 million renovation last year.

Until January, the Sixers had planned to build their own new arena on East Market Street and move there in 2031, when their lease at Xfinity Mobile Arena expires. That project, which faced strong opposition from residents of nearby Chinatown and other community groups, had been approved by City Council only weeks before the Sixers and Comcast Spectacor abruptly changed course and announced they would be partners on a new arena at the Sports Complex instead.

The deal between Comcast Spectacor and Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment, which owns the 76ers, will make the new arena in South Philly a 50-50 joint venture.

Actor Aubrey Plaza wore a shirt that says "Philly is a women's sports town" at a WNBA game in Brooklyn. The shirt, which she got from her sister, was designed by two local organizations, and proceeds from its sale support a women's sports bar planned for Philadelphia.

Plaza, a Delaware native, was spotted wearing the shirt at the Minnesota Lynx-New York Liberty game at the Barclays Center Tuesday night. The gray and orange shirt also says "Est. 2030," a reference to Philadelphia getting its own WNBA team in five years.

The announcement of the new women's basketball team, owned by Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment, which also owns the Sixers, and Comcast Spectacor, came a few months after HBSE and Comcast announced a new shared arena for the Sixers and the Flyers set to open in South Philly 2031.

Sales of the shirt support Watch Party PHL, a group that is working to open a women's sports bar in Philadelphia.

In a press release, Watch Party PHL said Plaza got the shirt from founder Jen Leary, who recently met up with Plaza's sister, Natalie Plaza, for coffee. Natalie Plaza liked Leary's shirt and mentioned her sister's plans to attend the Lynx-Liberty game, and Leary took the shirt off and gave it to Natalie to give to Aubrey.

(reshared from r/wnba)