Premium seating, coaching offices: How UCF’s football stadium might grow

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The University of Central Florida has revealed more details on how its 44,206-seat football stadium may add seating and more.

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UCF expects to convert about 4,600 seats in the upper bowl of the south end zone into 1,050 loge seats, which include a seat back and would be in a proposed new premium area of the stadium, according to a Jan. 19 presentation.

To make up for that reduction, the university proposes adding 5,000 seats in the north end zone, for a net gain of 1,450 seats.

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The seating changes would be the second phase of the university’s football campus project, which Athletic Director Terry Mohajir last August said could cost at least $50 million and would feature several elements to help generate revenue.

Click here to read Ryan Lynch’s story on the Orlando Business Journal’s website.

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