Upper Merion Township is trying to turn King of Prussia into the home of a $200 million entertainment district, and the centerpiece would be a stadium for professional baseball and soccer teams. The catch is simple: the project is tied to state funding, and without it, the plan does not move forward.
The township has identified a 16.8-acre site at the Moore Park business complex on 1st Avenue in Montgomery County, according to an application it filed with the state. That filing lays out a mixed-use development anchored by a stadium that would hold more than 7,500 people.
The price tag in the township’s RACP application comes in at $197 million for the entertainment district. On top of that, Upper Merion is asking for another $55 million from the state and a $31 million commitment from Montgomery County spread over 30 years.
The baseball piece runs into territory rights, too. The Phillies hold the minor league territory rights to the region, including Montgomery County. Their current affiliates nearby are the Double-A Reading Fightin Phils, the Triple-A Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs and the High-A Jersey Shore BlueClaws.
The soccer angle is part of the picture as well. There have been efforts in recent years to bring a professional women’s soccer team to the region, and the township’s proposal would put both sports under the same roof.
For all the money and planning involved, the idea still raises a basic question: why King of Prussia, and why now? The township’s push has been building for a while, but the project’s future still depends on whether the public funding comes through.
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