Developer wants to bring 8,000-seat soccer stadium, venue to Florida Space Coast
Developers have plans to build a 53-acre stadium and events area in Melbourne, including an 8,000-seat stadium. This week, the owners of that development project bought land from Melbourne Orlando International Airport as part of the project.
MELBOURNE, Fla. - Developers want to build a large shopping and entertainment complex, including an 8,000-seat soccer stadium, along the Space Coast, near Melbourne Orlando International Airport.
This week, developers purchased 53 acres of land for the project.
According to plans and renderings, the stadium and shopping complex is designed to be built along NASA Boulevard. This week, the developer bought 53 acres of land from the airport for the project.
The centerpiece of the project is an 8,000-seat stadium intended for the Space Coast Soccer Club, a professional UFL team, as well as concerts. Outside the stadium, plans call for nearly 55,000-square-feet dedicated to shops, bars and restaurants, and areas for community events.
Permits for the pr…