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October 7, 2009

Can a soccer stadium spur $1.5B in redevelopment?

  • The New York Red Bulls' stadium in Harrison, N.J., is expected to open in March; followed by 7,000 condos and apartments in five to 10 years.
    • By VICTOR EPSTEIN
    Associated Press Writer

    AP Photo/Mel Evans [enlarge]
    A construction worker flattened asphalt last month at the new soccer stadium for the New York Red Bulls. The 25,000-seat stadium is said to be the costliest of its type ever built in the Major League Soccer system.

    HARRISON, N.J. — An intimate, soccer-only stadium rising in a careworn former industrial city is expected to be the crown jewel of Major League Soccer and one of the keys to a local redevelopment project.


     
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