WoodDraw wrote: ↑Fri Nov 17, 2023 7:09 pm
That would be interesting if cordish owned the land but they don't.
It's lucrative for them because of their current holdings.
The land in the ev is all banked and ready for investment. The land in the crossroads would require demolition of businesses with no promise of further development.
The royals said they want this to be billions of dollars in investment. There's no plausible path forward here?
The current planned stadium location at this site doesn't require the demolition of any buildings that won't be developed. If you look at the rendering, you'll see they did a very solid job placing the stadium in a location that requires the least amount of existing structure to come down. You're dealing with a handful of existing owners at the crossroads site. In this location, you have far less commercial retail and mostly residential or office. Once again, something Cordish has experience building, maintaining and operating.
From what I DO know, EV isn't dead by any means but there were some details that were less than desirable.
Live I've said from day one when all of this started months ago. EV is the lay up and the easiest site to get developed because of the things you mention. That doesn't mean it's the best location and we're not talking about something that will get a do-over.
I've also said from the start. The most invested downtown developer literally has experience building sports anchored properties and even more specifically, baseball anchored properties. Why in the world would you try to build a baseball stadium downtown without attempting or considering working with them? If they're good enough for the Rangers, Phillys and Cardinals, aren't they good enough for the Royals? Yes, I'm the biggest Cordish fan on here but even with that removed, it just makes sense.