Construction of Indian Wells Tennis Garden's Stadium 2 Reaches 'Milestone'

After nearly five months of construction, work on the new stadium at Indian Wells Tennis Garden shows progress, and has reached a "significant milestone," according to tournament officials.

The 8,000-seat stadium will be "topped off" on Tuesday, as the last structural beam is placed atop the building, according to BNP Paribas Open officials.

Attached photos show the progress to date.

The project first broke ground on March 8 with a ceremony attended by BNP Paribas Open Tournament owner Larry Ellison, Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Victoria Azarenka, as well as Indian Wells Mayor Mary Roche and Indian Wells Tennis Garden CEO Raymond Moore.

Construction officially got underway once the 2013 BNP Paribas Open wrapped, on March 19.

Some of the features tournament officials have touted of the new stadium include: 

• Eight-thousand seats
• Two restaurants
• A marquee site entrance on Washington Street with a new box office
• A new 19,000 square foot shade structure identical to the one built in 2012
• Four additional practice courts
• Expansion of the current Miles Avenue entrance
• Upgraded valet and accessible parking area on the north side
• Additional grass parking space for up to 2,000 cars
• Expansion and relocation of the TV Production compound