Beffort, whose developments include Convergence, West Village and OKC 577, said he expects the stadium, part of MAPS 4, and some of the adjoining commercial development will be open by time the 2028 Olympics canoe slalom competitions begin along the Oklahoma River.
“We firmly believe that with MAPS 4 putting a stadium there that we will have a large sophisticated outdoor venue that we can build around it, a first-class entertainment district with retail, housing, entertainment and hospitality,” Beffort said. “We want to create a very walkable community where traffic goes around the development.”
Kanady, the investor behind Prairie Surf Studios and Wheeler Bio, earlier this month bought a majority interest in the Energy FC soccer team. He also confirmed at that time he was stepping in to complete a land donation to the city as part of the proposed agreement to build the stadium on the former site of the Producers Cooperative Oil Mill.