Builders Echo Funding Capital, Robinson Park and Russell Westbrook Enterprises (RWE) gave Populous a slender edge over Gensler to win the venture. Populous can be designing the stadium that’ll be house to skilled males’s and ladies’s soccer groups when it opens in 2027 and certain price greater than $100M, although the ultimate price remains to be being pinned down. “Whenever you’re planning a 50-acre growth surrounding a brand-new multipurpose stadium, you wish to make certain the architects and grasp planners are working hand-in-hand,” mentioned Echo Soccer President Courtroom Jeske. “Choosing Populous for each made that an apparent benefit.” Echo and Robinson Park have also named Nuggets G Russell Westbrook as the creative director of the proposed district. Westbook is helping Echo with the branding for its as-of-yet unnamed soccer club. -via Sports Business Journal / Might 29, 2025