Boston says White Stadium's frame is done and 95% of use is reserved for Boston Public Schools

The structural frame of the renovated White Stadium in Boston's Franklin Park is finished, the City of Boston announced on Nov. 6, after a ceremony marking the final steel beam. The release does not give a cost or an opening date.

Mayor Michelle Wu, Boston Legacy FC controlling owner Jennifer Epstein and Boston Public Schools leaders joined the builder, BOND Building Construction, along with students and residents. Nearly 2,500 tons of structural steel are in place, the city says.

What is built and what comes next

Crews will now connect utilities, install precast concrete panels, and waterproof and enclose the building so interior work can continue through the winter. Over the following year, the city says, work will turn to interior spaces, the track and field, and landscaping. That is the only construction timeline in the release. A city project page lists 2027 as the expected completion year and links cost-estimate documents.

When finished, the stadium will have 10,500 permanent seats, a natural grass field and an eight-lane track built to Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association standards. It will remain owned by Boston Public Schools. Boston Legacy FC, a professional women's soccer club, will also play there.

How the 95% figure is described

The city says 95% of stadium use is reserved for Boston Public Schools students and school programming. The release does not say whether that share counts days, hours or events, or who gets the other 5%. The city's White Stadium facts page uses a different measure: more than 90% of programmable hours reserved for Boston Public Schools and community groups. The release also describes the stadium as the first in the country to be owned and co-housed by a public school and built for professional women's soccer.

The city puts privately funded community benefits at $252 million over 15 years, about $16.8 million a year, and calls it the largest such agreement in Boston's history. The release does not itemize what the money pays for.

The city and Boston Legacy FC have awarded $61 million in contracts to local and minority- and women-owned businesses, including $35 million to women-owned and $23 million to minority-owned firms, $16 million of it to Black-owned firms. Another $3 million is committed but not yet awarded.

Parking and traffic

The city held four community meetings in September and, in October, launched a parking survey for neighbors that drew more than 800 responses. The city says the results are informing a transportation plan for Franklin Park and the area within 0.75 mile of it. The city says it will announce the plan in winter 2027.