Friday, February 29, 2008

The Stadium by the Numbers

For those of you who are regular readers, you know that most days I put something together called ‘The Daily Numbers.’

Here’s a special version taking a look at some of the numbers tied to the stadium development along the Chester riverfront that was announced yesterday.

115 million dollar price tag, including $47 million in state funds and $30 million from the county.

18,500 seats.

60 acres.

1,000 construction jobs.

1 million man hours to build.

360 permanent jobs at stadium.

800 jobs at surrounding office complex.

500 million dollar total for planned riverfront project, of which the stadium is just one part.

200,000 -square-foot convention center.

44,215 square feet of retail space.

435,000 square feet of office space.

386 town homes.

225 apartments.

1 Major League Soccer franchise to play in the stadium.

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