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Poplar Point Stadium
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| Poplar Point Stadium | |
|---|---|
 Artist's vision of the stadium |
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| Location | Poplar Point, Washington, D.C. |
| Broke ground | Summer 2007 (planned) |
| Opened | 2008-2010 (planned) |
| Owner | |
| Construction cost | $40 million |
| Tenants | |
| D.C. United (2009— ) | |
| Capacity | |
| 27,000 | |
Poplar Point Stadium is a soccer-specific stadium planned for the Anacostia neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It is expected to seat 27,000 spectators [1] at a site across the Anacostia River from the Washington Nationals' ballpark scheduled to open April 2008. It will house the D.C. United Major League Soccer franchise. The expected cost is around US$40 million. Don Garber has approved the project and it is currently under debate to transfer the land. The site, called Poplar Point, is Metro-accessible via the Anacostia station.
The stadium is to be part of a planned 110-acre mixed-use development that would also include a hotel, offices, housing, and retail. The target date for completion is 2009.[2]
As of January 14, 2007 the D.C. Area Council has been debating whether or no the city should turn the land over to D.C. United. It is expected later this spring to come to a final descision.
- ^ "D.C. United make stadium proposal" November 16, 2005 (MLSnet.com)
- ^ Drobnyk, Josh (July 14, 2006). D.C. land swap could get kicked to the curb in '06. Washington Business Journal. Retrieved on July 17, 2006.