Parking deck pitched for new Detroit City FC soccer stadium
https://www.crainsdetroit.com/real-e...soccer-stadiumThe new stadium would serve as home turf for both the men’s and women’s teams which currently play at Keyworth Stadium in Hamtramck, which can host approximately 7,000 fans. The new stadium is expected to have at least double that capacity. The project is expected to meet the $75 million threshold for going through the city's Community Benefits Ordinance process and seek taxpayer incentives, sources have previously said. The site plan from August includes a 685-space parking deck fronting Michigan Avenue at 20th Street on the north end of the vacant hospital property, and a 680-space surface parking lot on Standish Street, totaling 1,365 spaces. Another 1,775 parking spaces are envisioned to be shared with other property owners, including Ford Motor Co.’s Michigan Central nearby.
In May, the team — which has lost millions in recent years — said it intends to build a new stadium around Michigan Avenue and 20th Street, razing the dilapidated former hospital property. It has been purchasing property around that intersection for close to a year, spending no less than $15 million on land and buildings totaling more than 16 acres.
Detroit-based Method Development is working on a mixed-use development vision that could include housing and retail for the broader DCFC-controlled properties.
A source familiar with the matter, speaking on the condition of anonymity on Thursday, said the broad vision for the team's proposed complex also includes 150 to 250 residential units and up to 15,000 square feet of commercial/retail space.
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