It took 1303 days, but D.C. United finally has the approval for their new stadium. The D.C. Zoning Commission voted unanimously on Thursday night, paving way for United to begin construction on their stadium at Buzzard Point. The club hopes to begin play at the new venue - which will officially be known as Audi Field - sometime around June of 2018.
The team still has to get a building permit for the stadium, which was not attainable until they had the approval from the Zoning Commission. But that process won’t take much time, and the team will hold a groundbreaking ceremony on Monday, February 27th at 3:00pm.