MATT KREMKAU - EMPIRE OF SOCCER

by CHRISTIAN ARAOS

EoS has learned that New York City FC have completed the purchase of more than 16 acres of land in Orangetown, N.Y. and will announce plans to build a training facility on the site in the coming days, according to league and town sources.

NYCFC have been eyeing the parcel of land across the street from the home of youth affiliate World Class FC for much of the year. The land lay unused for more than a decade until March when the Town passed resolutions to remove restrictions in the original agreement allowing the owner, STEJ, to sell the land to the LLC NYCFC formed. A source in the Town said the two sides had completed the purchase.

NYCFC will contribute $250,000 to the Town for any infrastructure and/or recreational improvements the Town wishes to make and pay full property taxes. The Town citing that the land will be less rigorously used than under the previous agreement issued a determination of non-significance allowing NYCFC to avoid the environmental review process for their plans.

EoS has learned that City intend to announce its plans within the coming days.