Looks Like Dan Gilbert has some competition

[emu steve]

Is the competition for real?

A soccer team and stadium?

I'm not familiar with the costs, etc. of a proposed D.C. United stadium but I'd suspect the dollar amount is pretty high.

I'll try to check what a first rate stadium cost [[exclusive of land).

EDIT: Here is an article on other soccer stadiums. A proposed D.C. United is $157M. The median cost of 10 listed stadium is around $125M.

http://www.blackandredunited.com/sta...-buzzard-point

It seems I posted this Wednesday and Wednesday night a story broke that D.C. will get a soccer stadium. Cost: 300M not counting land. And the land deal sounds pretty expensive too.

EDIT2: The cost might include the cost of land through a complicated land swap where a developer gives land and cash for other developed property that D.C. owns [[a D.C. government office building).

Some of that cash will be used to acquire other needed land.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/...y.html?hpid=z1


http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/lo...216832291.html