Earlier this summer it was announced that plans for a Major League Soccer stadium were underway for Downtown South, an area of land available for development located — you guessed it — south of downtown Raleigh.
If Steve Malik, owner of the North Carolina Football Club, and associated developers get their wish, the almost $2 billion proposed stadium will span more than 55 acres of this district. The 20,000-seat stadium is intended to double as an entertainment and event venue with an additional 125,000 square feet of retail space, 1.6 million square feet of office space, 1,200 hotel rooms, and 1,750 residential units and green space.
