The Chicago Fireplace FC launched renderings on Monday for the membership’s privately financed $650 million soccer-specific stadium in downtown Chicago that’s anticipated to open in 2028.
The mission was first introduced earlier this month and is a part of the primary section of a 62-acre grasp plan often known as The 78, after Associated Midwest’s imaginative and prescient of making Chicago’s 78th neighborhood.
Building is slated to start early in 2026, with the roughly 22,000-seat stadium deliberate because the anchor of The 78. The stadium shall be solely financed by Fireplace FC proprietor and chairman, Joe Mansueto, and can embody riverfront views together with open public plazas.
“I like this metropolis and its structure,” Mansueto stated in an announcement. “This stadium is including to Chicago’s iconic skyline, so I need it to look timeless. It’ll seem like it is all the time belonged right here, however with the fashionable improvements required for a world-class soccer membership.”
Stadium plans name for 50 suites and a purpose-built supporter part with room for about 2,000 followers in bleacher seating.
“We’re making a fortress for our crew and a house for our followers,” stated Dave Baldwin, Chicago Fireplace FC president of enterprise pperations. “The open-air stadium with grass enjoying floor and intimate setting is intentional to offer our crew an edge and convey our supporters even nearer to the crew they love.”
–Area Stage Media
