Tottenham will soon move back to N17 with their first game at the new stadium finally confirmed for April 3.
First, though, Spurs have to hold two test events at the new 62,062-seater venue; an Under-18 fixture at home to Southampton on Sunday March 24 and a club legends match on Saturday March 30.
The Under-18s fixture passed seemingly without a hitch, with almost 30,000 people arriving early and staying long after the game to make the most of their first look inside the new home.
Here's everything you need to know about the Tottenham Hotspur stadium...
First steps
In November 2007, Tottenham announced plans to expand White Hart Lane to a 52,000-seater capacity with Emirates Stadium mastermind Tony Winterbottom the man in charge.
These plans would see Spurs vacate White Hart Lane for two years, with Wembley Stadium or even a ground share with West Ham at Upton Park suggested.
However, less than a year later, in October 2008, the initial plans for what would become the new stadium currently being built were announced, as part of The Northumberland Project.
What is the Northumberland Project?
Tottenham have always been focused on also improving the area around their new stadium, rather than just build a new home.
The Northumberland Project would include a new stadium, originally planned to be 56,250-seater, club shop and museum.
Originally 285 flats were planned but that figure was increased to 579, plus a 180-room hotel, and a sixth-form college—first University Technical College of Tottenham and then the London Academy of Excellence Tottenham - and other amenities.
How much has it cost?
The building costs were estimated at £300m in 2007, rising to £400m in 2009 and then £450m.
The most recent figures estimate the build has cost Spurs upwards of £850m, possibly reaching £1billion.
A key reason behind the rising costs has been blamed on Brexit and subsequent higher costs of importing and the worsening of exchange rates.
When did building work start?
Planning permission was submitted in 2009 but ground was not broken until 2015. A number of hurdles and stumbling blocks had to be overcome before the go-ahead was approved.
Most notably, severe rioting started in the surrounding Tottenham area in 2011. The club, with the approval of Haringey Council, subsequently agreed to put the costs of community infrastructure payments, an estimated £8.5million, instead towards regeneration.
New plans were submitted in 2013 which included a vast overhaul of the design and the inclusion, among other aspects, of a retractable pitch to host NFL games.
The capacity was then increased to 61,000 along with the inclusion of England’s largest single-tier stand, more commonly known as a kop, for 17,500 people.
The revised plans were approved in February 2016 by the then-Mayor of London, Boris Johnson. The opening date was delayed until the start of the 2018-19 season.
NFL agreement
Tottenham announced in 2015 a 10-year deal to host NFL gamers at their new stadium, consisting of at least two games a year upon the opening of the ground. The first two games of the deal had to be moved to Wembley due to the much-delayed opening, but Spurs will host two in the autumn, with two more at Wembley, and for the nine years beyond under the current terms.
There will be no issues of a much-worn pitch which faced Spurs earlier this season after NFL London and Anthony Joshua's boxing fight, due to the retractable artificial pitch located under the south stand which replaces the grass turf used by Tottenham on a regular basis.
Spurs have hopes beyond the current agreement and are reportedly "desperate" to become the first stadium outside the United States to host the Super Bowl and eventually become the new home of a London-based NFL franchise.
What is the capacity?
Originally proposed at under 58,000, that figure was upped to over 61,559 during the early stages of construction.
The final capacity was confirmed as 62,062 in March 2018.
How does that compare?
At the time of writing, Tottenham’s new stadium will be the second-biggest football club ground in England, behind Manchester United’s Old Trafford which holds 74,994.
However, West Ham are in discussions to hold 66,000 people at the London Stadium in the near future. The Hammers were currently capped at 60,000.
Opening date
The stadium was long proposed to open in time for the start of the 2018-19 Premier League season but on August 13, 2018, it was postponed by six weeks due to issues with the "critical safety systems".
A few weeks later the move was again delayed, with all of Tottenham’s Champions League group games moved to Wembley along with their Premier League commitments for another six weeks.
Just shy of two months later and Spurs announced that they will continue to host their ‘home’ games at Wembley for the remainder of 2018 with a new update promised before the turn of the year.
Speaking in November ahead of their London derby with Chelsea, Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino said the club hope to have moved in by "January or February" only for, a couple of weeks later, Daniel Levy to confirm the home fixture against Manchester United on January 13 will be at Wembley.
Levy met contractors on January 7 looking for an update on a possible move-in date, with the club confirming a month later that "remedial works on the safety systems ... are near completion" in another small step towards an opening.
The north London derby on March 2 was moved to Wembley with Tottenham understood to be increasingly optimistic that the 1-1 draw with the Gunners was their final domestic fixture at the national stadium this year. And so it turned out to be.
Following victory away in Dortmund four days later, Pochettino said he expected to play the home leg of Tottenham's Champions League quarter-final in their new home. On March 8, it was announced the first fixture will be either April 3 against Crystal Palace or 6/7 April against Brighton.
Brighton's win over Millwall on March 17 confirmed Palace would be the first visitors.
When did fans get their first look inside?
Tottenham gave 6,000 fans tours of the South Stand and podium areas during a four-hour event on December 16.
It was the first test event involving fans, coming a day after Spurs hosted Burnley at Wembley in the Premier League.
The new stadium needs to pass two official test events to get the safety licence required to open, though the fan tours are not understood to count towards that quota.
Of the news, Pochettino said: "It makes me feel very, very happy. It makes me feel we are close to compete there. It’s an important thing for the fans to show our new home and it makes me very, very happy."
In early February 2019, Tottenham fans have been given another glimpse inside their new home with a sneak peek at the Sky Lounge.
Nigel Lowe tweeted a photo of the ongoing construction, writing: "Walkway to the sky bar [at Spurs' new stadium]. Intense sense of height on there with glass side balustrade, will be even better with a full stand underneath."
Why are there test events?
The club statement reads: "In order to achieve a formal safety certificate for fixtures to be held at the new stadium, we are required to hold two Test Event matches with increasing levels of attendances.
"The two matches we have scheduled will provide an exciting opportunity to see the new stadium, support our lads in the academy, watch our legends take to the pitch and familiarise yourself with your matchday route.
"We shall also use these test events as an opportunity to thank our neighbours and local groups."
One key aspect of the stadium which must be given the all-clear is the safety systems, which has a big reason why the stadium has been so severely delayed. Only then will the Premier League and Uefa sign the stadium off for use in top-level domestic and European competition.
What are the test events?
Tottenham Under-18s had the honour of playing being the first team to host a game in the new stadium as they beat Southampton U18s on Sunday, March 24 in front of almost 30,000 people. J'Neil Bennett scored the first goal at the new ground, followed by strikes from Harvey White and Dilan Markanday.
A club legends game will come on Saturday, March 30 at 5.30pm. The capacity will be upped to around 45,000 as general admission and all premium areas will be open and tested.
The original legends game, tentatively scheduled for last August before being cancelled, was to be played against a Bayern Munich team but Inter Milan have been lined up as the new opponents.
A number of former Spurs players have already been confirmed for the occasion. Paul Gascoigne and Jurgen Klinsmann will be the star attractions, with a glittering support cast including Robbie Keane, Rafa van der Vaart, Darren Anderton and Dimitar Berbatov.
Allan Nielsen, Stephen Carr, David Howells, Erik Thorstvedt, Neil Sullivan, Teemu Tainio, Mark Falco, Pascal Chimbonda, Micky Hazard, Chris Perry, Paul Stalteri and Nayim are the other confirmed names, while Gary Mabbutt and Clive Allen will manage the side.
Their opponents, called 'Inter Forever', will be managed by former goalkeeper and feature a host of familiar faces. Most notably Nicola Berti, who played for both teams during his playing career.
Also, Julio Cesar, formerly Brazil No.1 and spent a short spell in London with QPR, Mikael Silvestre, previously of Manchester United and briefly Arsenal, and Laurent Blanc, another with experience in England with United and, most recently, manager of France and Paris Saint-Germain.
Mauricio Pochettino will be friendly with Javier Zanetti, Inter’s record appearance-maker and whom he played with for Argentina.
When will the first Champions League game be?
Tottenham have confirmed they will host Champions League football at their new stadium this season, finally fulfilling the promise made to the public almost 12 months ago.
A 4-0 aggregate win over Borussia Dortmund in the last-16 stage means Tottenham are into the quarter-finals for the first time in eight years.
They will now play over two legs for a place in the semi-finals, the first leg will be hosted on April 9 - six days after the Premier League christening against Palace - with the return leg on April 17.
The draw was made on March 15 and Manchester City are the opponents, with the home leg at Tottenham's new home up first.
Should Spurs beat City over two legs, the first European visitors to the stadium will be either Ajax or Juventus in the Champions League semi-finals.
Season ticket prices
Adult season ticket prices range from £795 to £2,200. For those under 18, tickets are priced between £397.50 to £562.50.
The cost has been frozen for the first season at the new stadium.
Will the stadium be the best in the world?
It will certainly be up there. Pochettino recently declared it as such, telling Sport Magazine: "We have amazing facilities at the training ground, we are building a massive stadium—it will be one of the best in the world."
One of the chief engineers working on the project, Nick Cooper, told BBC Sport it will be "the greatest that’s ever been built".
Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy hopes as much, telling supporters in 2015: "It will be our new home for generations to come and we want it to be exceptional."
