Soccer Stadium Downtown Tender

ScopeNorth Carolina Football Club owner Steve Malik and Raleigh developer John Kane revealed their vision Tuesday for a massive sports stadium project south of downtown drawing up plans for a 20000-seat stadium surrounded by nearly 2 billion worth of private development.The project which Malik and Kane are dubbing Downtown South would radically change the southern entrance to downtown Raleigh creating a new cluster of high rises right off Interstate 40 in an area that is currently dominated by empty fields and small businesses.Malik and Kane are set to discuss the plans in downtown Raleigh on Tuesday morning but a website meant to drum up local support for the project went live prior to the event revealing many details of the project.In addition to the stadium which would be placed on 55 acres off South Saunders Street near Interstate 40 Kane and Malik hope to attract partners to build1.6 million square feet of office1200 hotel rooms1750 apartmentsAnd 125000 square feet of retail and restaurant space.