„ For years, there’s been talk about a Revs stadium in Everett. Finally, we can see what it might look like.
At last, the Krafts are ready to show images and discuss details of the soccer-specific stadium they want to build on the banks of the Mystic River
The Krafts’ New England Revolution offered the first glimpses of their proposed home on the Mystic River in Everett to coincide with a public hearing on state legislation that would enable the approximately $500 million project to move forward.
Building a standalone stadium in or near Boston has been a longtime goal of the Krafts. Revs president Brian Bilello said it would attract more fans, particularly from the immigrant communities in and around the city. The Kraft Group also aims to provide a more intimate experience in a stadium more appropriate for soccer. Seating would be closer to the field than at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, and an area behind one of the goals would be designed as standing-room only for diehard fans. He expects the stadium would seat as many as 25,000 fans, though no final number has been established.
Bilello said the stadium could host 19 to 24 Revs games a year, as well as other sporting events, concerts, and community festivals.
Should lawmakers approve the bill, the Krafts would then need to obtain a range of state and local permits, a process that could take two years, before construction could begin.“
