in 2017, the seattle school district and the city of seattle announced plans to build a new high school and stadium at seattle center in response to major population growth in downtown seattle. while no timetable has been set for construction, and no site has yet been chosen, the current memorial stadium site was seen as a likely location for the new project because the city and school district had agreed in 2009 that the current stadium should be torn down. in october 2018, a design studio leaked renderings of a soccer-specific stadium on the site of memorial stadium that was commissioned for a feasibility study.