Overview

• Construction has moved from foundations to visible steel for the stands next to Citi Field after a December groundbreaking.
• The stadium remains slated to open for the 2027 MLS season and will not be ready for the 2026 World Cup.
• City approvals cover a $780 million privately funded build with roughly $200 million in public spending for infrastructure and sewers.
• Planned features include a rooftop solar array expected to supply Con Edison, an 11,000-square-foot LED entry called The Cube, the league’s largest video board, about 3,400 safe-standing spots, pitch-side seating, and year-round event capability.
• As the anchor of a broader Willets Point plan, the project includes large-scale affordable housing, a 650-seat public elementary school, hotel and retail space, with developers projecting about $6 billion in economic impact over 30 years.