Revs Soccer Stadium Included in State Jobs Bill
The next huge real estate development project in Everett appears to have a path forward following a Beacon Hill compromise unveiled Tuesday.
The next huge real estate development project in Everett appears to have a path forward following a Beacon Hill compromise unveiled Tuesday.
The bill is seen as critical to supporting the state’s tech and life science industries, and will also impact the fate of a proposed professional soccer stadium on a parcel of blighted land along the Mystic River in Everett.
For nearly two decades, Robert Kraft, CEO of The Kraft Group, has been trying to move the Revolution to a soccer-specific stadium closer to their Boston fan base.
The House and Senate have both supported the idea over the past few years, but have not been able to get on the same page this year. It’s left the stadium again at the mercy of a conference committee.
These days everyone seems to have a side hustle going. Apparently, that also includes the fabulously wealthy owners of Boston’s pro sports teams, all of whom have made real estate a second career of sorts.
Legislation paving the way for a soccer stadium in Everett scored a favorable committee report, and while the bill’s hometown sponsor is revved up about “getting everything going,” the bill appears to be on the Senate backburner for at least this month.
The effort to develop a pro soccer stadium in Everett drew praise Tuesday from state officials, but warnings from Boston leaders that it could cause traffic “nightmares” and pleaded to be included in future planning discussions.
The team looking to bring a soccer stadium to Everett’s waterfront appears to have a new center forward who could help them score a win: Gov. Maura Healey.
The sale of the 100-acre ExxonMobil fuel storage facility in Everett is progressing as a proposed environmental cleanup could clear the way for a multi-million-square-foot redevelopment.
Hundreds of millions of dollars in housing investments are in limbo after state legislators held off on finalizing a popular economic development bill Sunday night.
The largest renovation project in Gillette Stadium’s history will include a new 218-foot-tall lighthouse replica topped with an observation deck, a half-acre video board and new concessions and function spaces on the upper levels.
City officials and a developer are proposing a $400 million redevelopment in downtown Pawtucket, Rhode Island centered around a 7,500-seat soccer stadium.
Worcester’s Wormtown Brewery will soon open a brewery and taproom at Patriot Place in Foxborough, near Gillette Stadium, through a partnership with Maynard-based Battle Road Brewing.