Lincoln Yards Stadium was the working name for a planned 20,000-seat soccer stadium to house the future Chicago team in the USL Championship.[1][2]
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| Location | Chicago, Illinois |
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| Coordinates | 41°54′53″N 87°39′40″W / 41.914833°N 87.661055°W |
| Owner | Sterling Bay |
| Operator | Sterling Bay |
| Capacity | 20,000 |
| Surface | grass |
| Tenants | |
| USL Chicago (USLC) (2021–) | |
Plans for the stadium, which was to sit on the west side of the North branch of the Chicago River, include a retractable roof in order to host other sporting, entertainment and cultural events. The stadium would be part of a massive $5 billion, 70-acre (28 ha) mixed-use development project, to include apartments, condos, office, retail and entertainment. The development was also a proposed site in Chicago's unsuccessful bid for Amazon's second headquarters.[3][4]
In January 2019, plans for the stadium were dropped after not receiving political support.[5]
References
edit- ^ "United Soccer League expansion team coming to North Side site proposed for Amazon's HQ2". Retrieved November 21, 2017.
- ^ "USL expansion team with proposed 20,000-seat stadium on North Side could be significant for soccer in Chicago". Retrieved November 21, 2017.
- ^ "Developers showcase $5 billion Lincoln Yards project along Chicago River". Retrieved July 18, 2018.
- ^ "How the $5B Lincoln Yards megaproject will transform Chicago's North Branch". Retrieved July 19, 2018.
- ^ "Alderman rejects Lincoln Yards entertainment district, soccer stadium". Retrieved January 8, 2019.