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moderne wrote: ↑Mon Sep 12, 2022 6:09 pm Along with the rolling roof, the original plan for the sports complex had a "space needle." Maybe that could be revisited. KC no longer has any high altitude restaurants, revolving or stationary.

They're building one on the 12th floor of City Harvest with an awesome view

normalthings wrote: ↑Mon Sep 12, 2022 7:14 pm Rezoning plan filed.

Total Units: 256
Description: Five story apartment building with one story podium parking garage with basement consisting of 256 apartment units and associated amenity areas

Restaurant or stores on the ground floor?

Every time I see a game at another stadium, it just makes me miss Arrowhead. Baltimore has a newer stadium and it has nothing on Arrowhead. Same with Philly. Maybe KC could use a new stadium, but I would hate to lose the iconic "bowl" of Arrowhead. All I thought about yesterday while sitt...

The Northland is an awesome suburb, given its much more tied into downtown than JoCo. It's also got great nature stuff (access right onto the Missouri River, amazing bluffs/hills/hiking, etc). I just want that growth to come from outside the metro. And for all I know it is, because KCBJ tends to exa...

Out of all the surface lots available that's one they choose to highlight? I can think of 10 better spots off the top of my head. Yeah, can't get excited about this one sorry. Unless it's all about some new master plan to clean up the convention center and beautify the surroundings (because when you...

I don't see how you can ignore the MLS. They directly compete for the same entertainment dollars. What's the difference between 19,000 people at the soccer stadium vs 19,000 people at Kauffman stadium or 19,000 people at a NHL or NBA game downtown? TV ratings If this were really true, Apple would h...

DColeKC wrote: ↑Sun Sep 11, 2022 11:00 pm
Also, my apartment in 2L overlooks grand.

Can you be one those current Light residents who pre-leases a unit at 3L so we can get the numbers up there and get them to trigger the 4L start?

I don't see how you can ignore the MLS. They directly compete for the same entertainment dollars. What's the difference between 19,000 people at the soccer stadium vs 19,000 people at Kauffman stadium or 19,000 people at a NHL or NBA game downtown? TV ratings True, but when it comes to fans and cor...

But I just do not see the local big money players that have a desire to make it work. Mahomes may want basketball, and he has a nice bankroll. But we need ownership, a person or select group, that can provided like 5 times the wealth he has and one that can sustain it for the long haul and has the ...

GRID wrote: ↑Mon Sep 12, 2022 8:32 am I don't see how you can ignore the MLS. They directly compete for the same entertainment dollars. What's the difference between 19,000 people at the soccer stadium vs 19,000 people at Kauffman stadium or 19,000 people at a NHL or NBA game downtown?

TV ratings

I don’t want it taking growth from JoCo though- we need to be attracting outsiders. I want all of our suburbs to grow, not pick off eachother.

We're not Lambeau. We're like the Dodger Stadium of the NFL. Pretty historic, but not in the elite level. I know KC thinks they are but they're not. And we could definitely use a new stadium/renovation. Again, your opinion. Arrowhead is literally the basis of all modern stadium design. Your youth i...

The royals went to the World Series two years in a row and topped off at around 10th in attendance. I wouldn’t read too much into those mls numbers. If we were building downtown like that we’d have similar numbers. Sporting does well, even out in Kansas. I mean, come on though, it’s the St. Louis C...

A new stadium won’t solve every problem. Honestly it's 90% because of the how incompetent & shitty the team is. It's really sad. I’m just saying STL has just as many pro-teams now and seems to support them just as well if not better. Ofc no NFL but even their MLS team has off the charts season ...

No everyone is saying Royals is a problem. The stadium is empty even on the busiest days. 1. That's mostly because they're a shitty team 2. New stadium will be much smaller 3. New stadium should more fans regardless A new stadium won’t solve every problem. Honestly it's 90% because of the how incom...

normalthings wrote: ↑Sun Sep 11, 2022 2:48 pm No everyone is saying Royals is a problem. The stadium is empty even on the busiest days.

1. That's mostly because they're a shitty team
2. New stadium will be much smaller
3. New stadium should more fans regardless

Not counting MLS as legit competition is dumb. The ratings are a bit of an issue but cash flow & attendance continues to go way up & is above the NHL in many ways. You're better off not counting NHL over MLS. Even if you count it, it’s a spring-summer sport whereas NBA is basically be oppos...

I’m pretty sure these buildings south of Truman got their incentives in before the changes. They’re in a very attractive location, but not the same as light. I suspect these are years and years away though so it’s all academic. Yep they did. And from what I remember reading Cordish wants to get to ...

You seem to refuse acknowledging growth rates and the fact that sports teams are “sticky” like menu prices. MLS is growing quickly as are numerous other cities. CLE, Pitt, and frankly potentially KC have all of these teams because they got them when they where comparatively “more important”. Does n...

Downtown being the way it is means 20k more residents and negative job growth. That’s not enough to support new major teams Considering that there are downtowns with far less population, and no rail, supporting teams, I think we'll be just fine. I've gathered from your takes you seem to think every...