Emmett noted that the site plan has reserved space for 130 affordable housing units "in the future," but they would not be built in conjunction with the stadium. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Austin FC Stadium is a soccer-specific stadium under construction in the North Burnet section of North Austin, Texas. Original content available for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons license, except where noted. A note to readers: Bold and uncensored, The Austin Chronicle has been Austin’s independent news source for almost 40 years, expressing the community’s political and environmental concerns and supporting its active cultural scene. Austin FC investors speak at the new MLS groundbreaking ceremony. Groundbreaking for McKalla Place, home of Austin FC, has been set for September this year. If real news is important to you, please consider making a donation of $5, $10 or whatever you can afford, to help keep our journalism on stands. “Local ownership that’s participating in this. We can help. The final word, of course, went to minority investor Matthew McConaughey. About 835 parking spaces will be open to fans on game day, located all around the complex, with about 485 available for other events, concerts, and community programs hosted at the site. The stadium will rise from a vacant city-owned lot southeast of the Burnet Road-Braker Lane intersection in North Austin, near the Domain. That’s a challenge to all of us.”. Author: Kalyn Norwood, Luis de Leon Published: 6:26 AM MDT September 9, 2019 “I’ve got chills right now. Now more than ever, we need your support to continue supplying Austin with independent, free press. Groundbreaking for McKalla Place, home of Austin FC, has been set for September this year. The assembled officials – including Club President Andy Loughnane, Two Oak Ventures (the club's parent company) President Dave Greeley, and attorney/lobbyist Richard Suttle – also addressed other aspects of the stadium lease deal with the city, such as traffic and the potential for on-site affordable housing. “We’ve got a chance and responsibility here to keep our village values that is Austin, Texas,” the actor said. Austin American-Statesman ~ 305 S Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78704 ~ Do Not Sell My Personal Information ~ Cookie Policy ~ Do Not Sell My Personal Information ~ Privacy Policy ~ Terms Of Service ~ Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy, Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. To see the Austin Anthem crew and the whole local supporters group out here, it’s really exciting, and I can’t wait for the season to kick off in the next couple of years.”, Added Tony Cardone, who runs social media for Austin Anthem, “It’s time to start building stuff that we’ve been working for. Support the Chronicle, Construction of the 21,000-seat stadium has kicked off for Austin’s first major league sports team, Rival sports titans square off in soccer city, As the city thaws, utilities slowly repair damage, restore service, Austin slowly thaws out from an unprecedented – but not entirely unexpected – disaster, One click gets you all the newsletters listed below, Breaking news, arts coverage, and daily events. “Soon we will become the city known as the home of Austin FC,” Adler said. WATCH: Austin FC Stadium Groundbreaking. My heart is pumping. “A vision coming to reality,” said Anthony Precourt, the managing partner and CEO of Two Oak Ventures and Austin FC. Even before shovels hit the dirt Monday morning, work was underway at the site where Austin FC will play starting in 2021. New recipes and food news delivered Mondays, All questions answered (satisfaction not guaranteed). The field is expected to be grass and as you would … About 30 members of the Austin Anthem supporters group were there too, providing chants including “alright, alright, alright” and “vamos, ATX.”, “It’s really exciting to see the stadium break ground and get underway, and see so many folks from our community be engaged,” Council Member Jimmy Flannigan said. Eastern Conference . This video file cannot be played. Western Conference . The sounds of bulldozers could be heard as visitors walked up to a ceremonial groundbreaking featuring a heavy-hitting lineup of people who helped bring the Major League Soccer franchise and what will be a $242 million, privately financed stadium with 20,500 seats. We’ve hit a number of milestones but no bigger one than a groundbreaking.”. MLSSOCCER . AUSTIN (KXAN) — The city’s new Major League Soccer team, Austin FC, has delayed the groundbreaking of their new state-of-the-art stadium by a few days in early September. AUSTIN, Texas — Good news for soccer fans: Crews began the construction process on the new Major League Soccer stadium in North Austin Monday morning. There’s a countdown now. © Gannett Co., Inc. 2021. WATCH: Austin FC Stadium Groundbreaking Events . The lease agreement allows Two Oak Ventures to build the housing units off-site, if they can agree on an alternate location with the city. Copyright © 1981-2021 Austin Chronicle Corp. All rights reserved. Author: Kalyn Norwood, Luis de Leon Published: 8:26 AM EDT September 9, 2019 (Error Code: 102630) An event traffic analysis is forthcoming, Suttle said, to be completed in the final few months of 2020. Standing in an area that will become a hybrid parking lot (on match days) and public park, a group that included Precourt, Mayor Steve Adler and Mark Abbott, the MLS president and deputy commissioner, each said a few words before they donned hard hats and lifted shovels as green smoke rose behind them. AUSTIN, Texas -- It's the day Austin soccer fans have been waiting for as Austin FC broke ground on its new stadium. Officials with Austin FC announced on Wednesday, Aug. 21, plans to break ground on the $242 million "soccer park" at McKalla Place on Sept. 5. Open corners are designed to allow airflow. In 18 months hopefully we’ll be able to stand in this same spot and look for our parking spots next to a stadium.”. AUSTIN, Texas - It wasn't your typical groundbreaking fanfare: usually there are shovels and finger-foods involved in these events...that stuff was present, sure, but at Austin FC… Can Austin FC’s 2021-2022 expansion season land among the success stories, or will it be another cautionary tale for future teams? This is an exciting day. The Gensler lead architect designing the stadium, Jonathan Emmett, told reporters after the announcement that the design philosophy for the stadium has been focused on utilizing eight of McKalla Place's 24 acres for "open space" accessible all year. The 20,000-seat stadium will be the future home of Austin's first major league sports team, and construction is expected to take about 18 months, keeping the team on track to kick off the new MLS team's inaugural season in April 2021. After recently winning some key approvals, Austin FC announced Wednesday that it has scheduled a stadium groundbreaking ceremony for Thursday, September 5–with Precourt, Austin mayor Steve Adler, and MLS commissioner Don Garber among those expected to be in attendance. Austin FC’s first season in MLS is now set to start mid-April, with the first home games at Q2 Stadium expected in early June. Austin FC professional soccer franchise and it’s dignitaries gathered for a groundbreaking on Monday morning for its soccer stadium that will have a capacity of 20,500. All rights reserved. MLS in Austin, Austin FC, McKalla Place, Andy Loughnane, Dave Greeley, Richard Suttle, Gensler, Jonathan Emmett, Information is power. In addition to announcing the groundbreaking date, Austin FC released new plan details and renderings on Aug. 21 during a press conference at its team headquarters in North Austin. Other phases of the site plan are still waiting on approval from the city. The initial phase of construction that has been approved is mass grading and erosion control. If all goes according to plan, it will open for matches and events in April 2021. At a press conference Wednesday, Austin FC officials provided a stadium construction timeline. “Keep our village values here with the experience in this stadium, in and out and all around it, quintessentially Austin. The groundbreaking comes less than two years after Precourt first announced his intentions to put a team in Austin, and 13 months after the Austin City Council voted to lease the land needed for the stadium. The field is expected to be grass and as you would expect, the stadium will serve craft beer. It is expected to be the home of Austin FC, a Major League Soccer (MLS) team expected to start play in 2021. Austin FC unveils first-ever primary jersey ahead of 2021 season. Winter Is Still Coming: An Update on Water, Power and Other Relief for Austinites, 14th Annual Puppy Bowl at Austin Humane Society. City, Austin FC Break Ground on New Soccer Stadium. September 10, 2019 (1 min) Pages. Austin is finally a major league city! Austin FC Soccer Stadium Groundbreaking Nears Major league organization preps to quickly build new stadium By Austin Sanders, Fri., Aug. 23, 2019 Several council members were in attendance, along with county officials, local business leaders, city staff members and the team’s front office. Austin FC stadium 'on time so far' ahead of planned September groundbreaking Construction on the future home of Austin FC is on timeline to begin in early September. The open-air stadium will have a natural grass playing surface, with a canopy that covers 100% of the seats, concourses and plaza entries. The team will … The field is expected to be grass and as you would expect, the stadium will serve craft beer. Support the free press, so we can support Austin. Austin FC Colorado Rapids FC Dallas Houston Dynamo FC Los Angeles FC LA Galaxy Minnesota United FC Portland Timbers Real Salt Lake San Jose Earthquakes Seattle Sounders FC Sporting Kansas City Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Stadium located on McKalla Place Expected to open in … Groundbreaking for McKalla Place, home of Austin FC, has been set for September this year. Can't keep up with happenings around town? Building a stadium "within an outdoor environment, within a community, instead of being a standalone venue used for 17 MLS games" will be central to the project's future beyond hosting soccer matches. Outside, the site will feature 8 acres of open green space that includes trails and an outdoor amphitheater, approximately 835 onsite parking spaces and room for development of 130 units of affordable housing to be completed by 2025. The groundbreaking for the Austin FC stadium was originally scheduled for September 5, 2019, but it will now be on September 9, 2019 at 10:30 AM.. You can tune into the action on Twitter or Facebook Live.. Construction is expected to be completed in time to open in spring 2021. Is Austin Big Enough for Both MLS and USL Soccer Teams? When Austin FC investors lined up at the stadium groundbreaking Monday, two new figures were in the group. Austin FC will break ground on its stadium in about two weeks in the most visible sign yet of Major League Soccer coming to the Texas capital. AUSTIN, Texas -- A little more than a year after Austin City Council voted to give Austin FC the green light to build a stadium, a groundbreaking is now set for September 5. In addition to MLS and international soccer matches, it will be equipped to handle concerts and music festivals. Austin FC investors speak at the new MLS groundbreaking ceremony.