The Chicago Fire Football Club has selected Pepper Construction, GMA Construction Group and All Construction Group to build the new $ 650 million stadium in a large variation place that was formerly on the railway ground along the southern branch of the Chicago River, south of Chicago’s loop.
The Fire says he did a national search for a contractor to build the first professional professional football stadium in the city, a 22,000 -place place designed by Gensler and planned as an anchor for the 78, a redevelopment of 62 acres south of Roosevelt Road, which has been on the city’s planning agenda for almost a decade and is developed by a related center.
“We interviewed some of the largest national contractors who are known for the construction of stadiums, but at the end of the day … he had the right to go with a triomvirate of contractors based in Pepper headquarters, but next to GMA Construction Group and all construction groups,” said Ari Glass, a real estate head for the owner of the Joe Mansueto team.
Noting that the venue is a meeting place for people from all areas of life, Cornelius Griggs, president and CEO of GMA Construction Group, said: “We wanted a joint company that reflects it [diversity]That is why we have such a diverse group of owners at the JV level. “”
With a compressed calendar proposed to deliver the stadium by 2028, if the construction begins in 2026, Pepper says tThe project presents challenges of river construction in the railway lands, such as land stabilization, utility transfers and the coordination of traffic control in a dense urban corridor.
“As the Chicago River previously traveled through the proposed location of the stadium, there has been an emphasis on basic/land remediation strategies to ensure that the building is built to last,” he said Rob Martinelli, Senior Vice President of Pepper Construction in an email. “In addition to the proper foundation, our tri-residue with GMA and all the construction will focus on the commitment and coordination of the community with the related Midwest to bring to life the newest Chicago neighborhood.”
Mansueto, founder and executive chairman of Chicago’s financial research firm, Morningsar has pledged to pay the stage completely with private funds.
The installation is designed as an outdoor bowl with a natural play area below a exposed steel canopy to amplify the noise of the crowd. The representations show a facade of brick, steel and glass with an abrupt section of supporters, suites and various levels of premium seats.
The project, currently under City Review, requires modifications to the planned development 1434, originally approved in 2018 for a combination of residential, commercial and open space. The city planning documents presented in September confirm that growing Park, a central green space originally planned for 78, would be eliminated.
The Riverwalk, once designed 100 feet wide, would be reduced to 40 feet Metra Tracks through the site would remain in place instead of changing to allow new connections to East-West Street on Clark Street.
A CTA Red Line Station has been dropped previously proposed in the 15th and Clark, with Roosevelt station identified as the main traffic access point.
These adjustments are part of the city’s review of traffic, traffic and public space impacts. A presentation from the Chicago Planning and Development Department designed the maximum traffic of the week of about 14,000 vehicles and almost 16,000 in the evening. On Saturdays, volumes are expected to fall before and after the games, but they are still concentrated in the southern loop.
The City Council’s action on the modification of the PD is expected after the review of the Plan commission this fall. If approved, the preparation of the site and infrastructure work could begin by 2026.
The project is part of a $ 7 million mixed use project That the city’s reports will include up to 13 million square meters of commercial, residential and institutional construction, 12 hectares of open space and 20 percent of affordable housing commitment for up to 10,000 residential units.
The proposed development, including the stadium, has been found with the Opposition of the Chinatown community, which limits the south and other organizations. In a letter to the Planning Commission, the coalition for a north -American community and other organizations said that it is concerned about the impact of the gentrification of the stadium proposed on its neighborhood.
They ask the city to commission a travel impact study that is performed for a neutral party for Chinatown and the other bronzeville and Pilsen neighborhoods, other low income.
“It’s [the stadium] Will attract people with higher income to live in the area and these people can increase prices [of homes and rents]”, Sarah Tang, director of coalition programs for a north -American community, said.
Organizations also seek a new neutral and third -party traffic study to include Wentworth Avenue and Clark Street in South Loop, Chinatown, Bronzeville and Pilsen neighborhoods.
“We are worried about the lack of traffic improvements and adding to congestion in Roosevelt Road, Clark Street and Wentworth Avenue,” said Tang.
The groups also call for a community benefit agreement, which would cover problems such as accessibility of residential units and will require larger units to accommodate families.
“This would be a great precedent for the city where private development would have elements of public responsibility,” said Tang.
Mansueto emphasized that the stadium will give the team a permanent base after years of playing Soldier Field under a lease with the Chicago Park district. “A world -class city deserves a world -class football club, with a worldwide house to combine,” he said. “This development will be transformer for both Chicago Fire FC and the city of Chicago.”
Pepper previously built the team’s Endeavour Health Performance Center, a 51,000 square meter training and operations center.
“Part of the reason we ended up choosing the pepper construction and setting us comfortable with its ability to build something on the stage of a stadium was actually its performance in the construction of the performance center,” said Mansueto.
The City Council’s action on the modification of the PD is expected after the review of the Plan commission this fall. If approved, the preparation and infrastructure work of the site could begin by 2026 with the completion of the project established by 2028.
