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- Robert and Jonathan Kraft presented their stadium proposal to Everett residents.
- The proposed stadium would be privately funded and located at the former power plant site.
- The stadium would host the New England Revolution, concerts, and a waterfront park.
- Residents expressed concerns about traffic and community benefits.
- Negotiations continue between the Kraft group and Everett officials.
It’s not every day that the owner of the New England Revolution and New England Patriots attends a city meeting, but that’s just what Everett residents experienced on April 30.
Robert Kraft and his son, Jonathan Kraft, showed up to an Everett community meeting to talk about the Kraft group’s plans for a proposed stadium in Everett, which would serve as a soccer stadium for the Revolution, a concert venue as well as a waterfront park, according to WCVB reporting.
“Or is this something that can bring great pride and honor,” Robert Kraft said, gesturing to a visual concept of what the stadium would look like.
The stadium, Robert Kraft said, would be built in the same place where the shuttered power plant is now, 173 Alford St., taking up 43 acres of brownfield.
“If we’re fortunate to be able to build this facility here in Everett, that this, we hope, will really become a heart of the community,” Jonathan Kraft said.
Robert Kraft and Jonathan Kraft left the meeting without taking any questions or comments from residents. One resident spoke to WCVB and said, since neither Kraft gave one solid purpose to the project, it seems like the stadium is “going to be everything under the sun.”
Here’s what else you need to know about Robert Kraft and Jonathan Kraft’s plans for a stadium in Everett.
Plans to build a stadium in Everett
According to WCVB reporting, the stadium would seat 24,000 attendees, provide 75 parking spaces, and have multiple uses as a space other than just a soccer stadium.
The Kraft group is bargaining with The City of Everett over community benefit agreements before moving on to filing for permits.
Robert Kraft also said during the meeting that the stadium would be privately funded.
“Main concerns that I have heard from members of the community: Traffic, traffic, traffic, and what will it generate in terms of community benefits,” Everett City Councilor Robert Vanpen said to WCVB.
The push by the Kraft group for this stadium for the New England Revolution has been going on since at least 2023.
Rin Velasco is a trending reporter. She can be reached at [email protected].
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