Lotus Equity Group to Acquire Bears & Eagles Stadium in Newark for $23.5M

NEWARK, N.J. — Lotus Equity has entered into an agreement to acquire Bears & Eagles Riverfront Stadium, located at 450 Broad St. in Newark. The City of Newark, Essex County and the Essex County Improvement Authority are selling with property for $23.5 million. The sale of the stadium and land to a private developer allows the city and county to increase taxable space and relieve the taxpayers of the stadium’s current $4 million annual debt-service obligation. Lotus is gathering urban planners, designers and engineers to assess the site, which offers 7.5 acres of developable land, to conceptualize and recommend a long-term solution for the site.