Public transit Expo Park/USC Capacity 22,000 Broke ground August 23, 2016 General contractor PCL Construction Opened 2018 (est.) | Operator Los Angeles FC Surface Grass Owner Los Angeles FC Construction cost 350 million USD Architect Gensler | |
Location Los Angeles, California Address 3911 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90037, USA Similar Minnesota United FC Stadium, Audi Field, Orlando City Stadium, Los Angeles Stadium, Empire Field | ||
Lafc groundbreaking at banc of california stadium
Banc of California Stadium is a soccer-specific stadium under construction in the Exposition Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. It will be home of the expansion Major League Soccer team Los Angeles FC. Being constructed on the site of the former Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, it is located next to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and just south of the campus of the University of Southern California.
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History
The Los Angeles Times reported on May 17, 2015, the team chose the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena site to build a 22,000-seat state of the art stadium for the MLS in Exposition Park, costing $250 million. The group estimated the project would create 1,200 temporary construction jobs and 1,800 full-time jobs, generating $2.5 million in annual tax revenue. The environmental impact report, arena demolition and stadium construction are expected to take three years and delay the team's debut to 2018.
On May 6, 2016, the Los Angeles City Council approved the stadium clearing way for construction of the stadium.
The scheduled groundbreaking took place on August 23, 2016. At the event attended by owners and construction crews, LAFC announced a 15-year, $100 million naming rights deal for the stadium with the Banc of California. Demolition of the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena began shortly after the groundbreaking and was completed by October 2016.
Summer Olympics
Former plans for the Los Angeles bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics included converting the stadium into a temporary aquatics venue.
Features
The capacity of the stadium will be 22,000. The stadium's seating will be at 34 degrees, which make it among the steepest in MLS. The closest seats will 12 feet from the pitch and every seat will be within 135 feet of the pitch. It will include 125,000 square feet (11,600 m2) of walkways and plazas open to the public.
The roof will be covered with 190,000 square feet (18,000 m2) of ETFE film. The pitch will be 86,000 square feet (8,000 m2) of improved bermuda grass.
5% of the stadium's parking spaces will have electric vehicle charging stations and 20% electric vehicle ready infrastructure. The stadium will have 440 planned parking spaces for bicycles and a bike path to the stadium as part of the My Figueroa Project. The stadium will be a LEED Silver certified building.