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The Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texasis slated to get a $182 million renovation after the Frisco City Council on Sept. 17 approved a public-private partnership with professional soccer team FC Dallas.
Naples, Fla.-based Manhattan Construction Group will build the project, designed by Dallas-based HKS Architects, according to a FC Dallas press release. Manhattan is also part of the team that the University of South Florida tapped earlier this year build its $340 million soccer stadium.
Located about 27 miles from downtown Dallas, Toyota Stadium is the third-oldest soccer-specific venue in Major League Soccer and has hosted Frisco Independent School District sporting events since 2005. The goal of the renovation is to modernize facilities to enhance the guest experience. , “once again established Toyota Stadium as one of Major League Soccer’s premier facilities,” FC Dallas president and CEO Clark Hunt said in the statement.
“When Toyota Stadium opened in 2005, it was a state-of-the-art facility that was ahead of its time, and the stadium’s success has helped pave the way for dozens of other purpose-built stadiums of football across the country,” Hunt said. .
The upgrades include a new roof, 10 percent more seating and 26 percent more bathrooms and a state-of-the-art sound system and video boards, according to FC Dallas. The upgrade includes two new suite levels, more concessions, three new clubs and updated media facilities. It will also improve accessibility and improve the field’s drainage system for more efficient water cleaning.
According to ABC 8, sources of financing for the renovation are:
- 44% for the income of the Tax Increase Reinvestment Zone.
- 36% by Hunt Sports Group, the owner of FC Dallas.
- 20% by Frisco Community Development Corp.
- Excess costs to be borne by Hunt Sports Group.
Construction work will begin in 2025 and finish in the first quarter of 2028. Games and events will continue while construction is underway: work is expected to begin on the east side of the stadium in the first quarter of 2025 and then move to the west. in the summer of 2026, while the east side reopens, according to the FC Dallas website.
