Petra Development says it wants to privately finance and build an expansive sports and entertainment complex anchored by the nation’s largest, soccer-specific stadium.
recently for a soccer stadium in Chula Vista but there’s one group not very enthusiastic: Major League Soccer.
The proposal from Petra Development Group is located on the Chula Vista Bayfront with up to 50,000 seats and two attached hotels on a 136-acre site. An MLS representative said it was not in discussion with Chula Vista developers and was firm on San Diego being the preferred site of a possible expansion team.Chula Vista is one of the fastest-growing cities in Southern California with a population of around 277,500. In recent years it has become the county’s center of new home construction and a bedroom community for the region’s workforce. Yet it lacks a vibrant downtown or heavy commercial presence like Mission Valley.
We are a binational region with economic activity coordinated on both sides of the border with Mexico. If a developer wants to privately finance this stadium complex and put it where more fans from both sides of the border can spend money in the region’s second-largest city, then why not consider it? Maybe MLS should consider putting two teams in San Diego, one at Snapdragon and one here.
: The Chula Vista proposal is interesting and the closer proximity to Mexico might help for attendance. But in terms of branding, San Diego would have a bigger appeal to MLS than Chula Vista. Even though Chula Vista is growing and is in the same region, MLS will probably want to avoid a “Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim” situation. The success of the Wave shows that Snapdragon Stadium would be an excellent site for an MLS expansion team.
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