Turner Building has kicked off development of New York Metropolis’s first soccer-specific stadium.
The contractor has turned filth on the $780 million Etihad Park, financed by and future dwelling of Main League Soccer’s New York Metropolis Soccer Membership, in response to a Jan. 14 information launch.
The privately funded, 610,000-square-foot, 25,000-seat facility is a cornerstone of the broader Willets Level redevelopment in Queens, which is slated so as to add 2,500 inexpensive properties, over 20,000 sq. toes of retail area and a 250-key lodge to the realm.
Etihad Park would be the first absolutely electrical stadium within the U.S., in response to Turner, and can embrace photovoltaic panels on its roof in addition to a water reuse system to irrigate the sphere. The stadium will function 40 personal suites, three golf equipment and the Metropolis Sq., a plaza for neighborhood gatherings and occasions. The undertaking additionally integrates retail, eating and workplace areas, in response to Turner.
“Etihad Park will stand as a landmark for soccer fans and a cornerstone for the Willets Level neighborhood,” mentioned Charles Whitney, vice chairman and basic supervisor at Turner.
The New York Metropolis-based contractor has a slew of stadiums in its portfolio, together with a number of for the opposite form of “soccer.” It labored on the $5.5 billion SoFi Stadium, dwelling to the NFL’s Los Angeles Rams and Chargers. It additionally partnered to construct the $930 million Levi’s Stadium for the San Francisco 49ers.
At the moment, it’s constructing a stadium in Nashville, Tennessee with AECOM Hunt for the NFL’s Titans and one other in Orchard Park, New York, with Windfall, Rhode Island-based Mortenson, for the NFL’s Buffalo Payments.
Certainly, it was Turner’s monitor document with giant stadium builds — together with a $200 million stadium for Cincinnati FC and $150 million DC United stadium that drew NYCFC to the contractor. “Turner is acknowledged as a number one builder of stadiums, arenas and ballparks,” mentioned Brad Sims, NYCFC’s CEO, when the contract was awarded in 2023.
Turner mentioned Etihad Park is scheduled to open in time for the 2027 MLS season.
