Mortenson scores $225M Denver women’s soccer stadium

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Mortenson has received a contract to construct a $225 million professional women’s soccer stadium in Denver, based on a Jan. 6 information launch. 

The Minneapolis-based contractor will function development supervisor on a stadium for the Denver Summit Soccer Membership, an growth staff within the Nationwide Ladies’s Soccer League that may start taking part in its inaugural season in March. The stadium may have roughly 14,500 seats and anchor the Sante Fe Yards sports activities and leisure redevelopment venture at Interstate 25 and Broadway, south of downtown Denver. 

“Santa Fe Yards represents the way forward for Denver’s city panorama, and we’re proud to assist construct a venue that may turn into a cornerstone of this district whereas elevating ladies’s skilled soccer on a nationwide stage,” Maja Ericksen, Mortenson government vice chairman, stated within the launch.  

The open-air stadium will characteristic a sweeping cover designed by Kansas Metropolis, Missouri-based Populous, and Denver-based CAA ICON will present venture administration. This would be the second purpose-built skilled ladies’s soccer stadium within the U.S., following the development of the $117 million CPKC Stadium for the Kansas Metropolis Present in 2024. 

Mortenson stated it is going to ship Summit FC’s stadium in partnership with Lakewood, Colorado-based Gratacon, a basic contractor that may function affiliate associate on the venture. 

“Gratacon is proud to associate with Mortenson and Denver Summit FC on this transformational venture,” Jessica Ostoyich, CEO of Gratacon, stated within the launch. “As a women-owned enterprise bringing a purpose-built ladies’s soccer stadium to fruition, this venture holds a particular significance for our staff.”

The venture hit a snag final fall, when Denver Summit FC threatened to walk from the deal till Denver Metropolis Council voted to commit $50 million to the endeavor in late December, based on ABC-affiliate Denver 7.  

Mortenson is well-versed in stadium development, together with soccer stadiums. The corporate constructed MLS venues Allianz Subject in Minneapolis, Energizer Stadium in St. Louis and GEODIS Park in Nashville, Tennessee, based on the discharge. 

For the Denver Summit stadium, the agency has begun preconstruction actions, and stated full development will get underway this spring. The stadium is scheduled to open in time for the Denver Summit FC’s first residence match of the 2028 NWSL season.