https://www.chicagotribune.com/busi...0220929-uaxljauxb5g27duqpexpcbfksq-story.html
They had a $6 billion fund raising drive though so they claim they will need no public spending. One donor gave half a billion. It will be at the current location but with a reduced footprint and 12,000 less seats. They still need approval from the town of Evanston.
So I stand by my $1 billion for a 45,000 seat Pitt stadium estimate if it included any modern amenities and was made in this construction environment.
TBF, the Northwestern estimate includes demo of the current stadium and composite construction costs are slightly higher there on average (less of a gap than you'd think though) -- but it's also entirely possible a new Pitt Stadium would also include either demolition and/or expensive topographic challenges and this inflation wave may last another several years, so our final cost could theoretically go higher than that as well.
They had a $6 billion fund raising drive though so they claim they will need no public spending. One donor gave half a billion. It will be at the current location but with a reduced footprint and 12,000 less seats. They still need approval from the town of Evanston.
So I stand by my $1 billion for a 45,000 seat Pitt stadium estimate if it included any modern amenities and was made in this construction environment.
TBF, the Northwestern estimate includes demo of the current stadium and composite construction costs are slightly higher there on average (less of a gap than you'd think though) -- but it's also entirely possible a new Pitt Stadium would also include either demolition and/or expensive topographic challenges and this inflation wave may last another several years, so our final cost could theoretically go higher than that as well.