Melreese golf course Melreese golf course, 1802 NW 37th Ave, Miami, Florida. Photo: Google

High levels of pollution found at the Miami golf course slated for David Beckham’s Major League Soccer stadium raised questions about the project’s cost and completion timeline.

The retired soccer star and his partners want to open a 25,000-seat stadium and a 1 million-square-foot commercial complex on the 131-acre, city-owned site east of Miami International Airport in time for the Inter Miami CF team to play in 2022.

The site has arsenic levels more than twice the legal limit and other shallow soil pollutants at levels higher than originally thought, the Miami Herald first reported this week.

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Lidia Dinkova

Lidia Dinkova covers South Florida real estate for the Daily Business Review. Contact her at [email protected] or 305-347-6665. On Twitter @LidiaDinkova.