Detroit City FC seeking $88M in development incentives for Detroit soccer stadium

The Detroit City FC is seeking $88 million worth of tax breaks and other development incentives for its planned professional soccer stadium and related developments in the city's Corktown neighborhood.

Details of the club's public subsidies request were unveiled on Thursday, Sept. 11, during a night meeting of the Neighborhood Advisory Council that is working toward a community benefits package for the project. The total cost of the development would be $198 million, including the centerpiece of a $153-million and 15,000-capacity stadium to be called AlumniFi Field.