Orlando City stadium construction thread

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  1. firefan2001

    firefan2001 Member+

    Dec 27, 2000
    Oswego, Illinois
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Cassandra Lafser, spokeswoman with the city of Orlando, gave me a quick update that the city will vote on the project construction agreement with Orlando City Soccer on March 31.

    Groundbreaking is still hoped to happen in May 2014, though speking to FOX Phil Rawlins of Orlando City emphasized the word “hope”. Once started the construction process should take no more than 15 months, meaning opening during the 2015 MLS season.
     
  2. newtex

    newtex Member+

    May 25, 2005
    Houston
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    Barely during the 2015 season. 15 months would mean August at the earliest. Probably more likely September.
     
  3. SoCalYid

    SoCalYid Member+

    Jun 11, 2011
    BigSoccer :)
    Club:
    --other--
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    They should just push it to 2016. Play at the Citrus Bowl for next year.
     
  4. SoccerPrime

    SoccerPrime Moderator
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    All of them
    Apr 14, 2003
    Club:
    Real Salt Lake
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  5. Lancaster FC

    Lancaster FC Member+

    Oct 2, 2007
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    MLS article say Feb. 2016
    18-19k
    84-110 million.
     
  6. rslfanboy

    rslfanboy Member+

    Jul 24, 2007
    Section 26
    Pretty damn cool if you ask me. SKC's stadium is nice. They will play at Citrus Bowl for 2015, at least. Good Luck!
     
  7. Lancaster FC

    Lancaster FC Member+

    Oct 2, 2007
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I certainly hope for 19k. Any stadium built to hold less than the league average, is a team saying they are striving for average.
    1) don't point at KC, they designed their stadium prior to the league average being that high, and they can exceed capacity.
    2) if you point to SJ, ... well, my point exactly.
     
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  8. joehooligan0303

    joehooligan0303 Member+

    Dec 16, 2001
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  9. Zoidberg

    Zoidberg Member+

    Jun 23, 2006
    Doesn't SJ have an open end to their stadium? If they ever needed to expand I thought this was how they would/could do it.

    I thought Orlando was designing it in a similar fashion.


    I have no problem with these designs in these markets. Packed, passionate stadia, which I expect in Orlando, is more important initially IMO. Perception and image wise this enhances the product and increases demand.
    Not just in the home city, but for the league in general.

    If we have a great situation where the stadium os sold out for several years then add another 4,000 seats or so, amd it shouldn't be has hard to get approval or city help.....IMO.
     
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  10. SoccerPrime

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    All of them
    Apr 14, 2003
    Club:
    Real Salt Lake
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Right, the team and fans want it ASAP or summer 2015. City is saying let's be practical and give ourselves breathing room and conservatively say Feb 2016.

    My guess is its somewhere in between.
     
  11. Revolt

    Revolt Member+

    Jun 16, 1999
    Davis, CA
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    August 2015 - only if it doesn't rain.
     
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  12. redinthemorning

    redinthemorning Member+

    Apr 26, 2011
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I don't think some of y'all appreciate what goes into building a stadium. Every seat you add needs to be serviced on many levels. You've got to maintain the physical seat. You've got pay for construction of and then maintain/insure the additional square footage. You've got to balance how often that seat will be filled with how many bathrooms and concession stands you build; that's before we get to the certain standards that need to be met for accessibility and fire codes as capacity expands.

    It makes a lot more business sense to have 18,000 high demand seats than it does to have, say, 22,000 with less demand and all the additional costs that are associated with having those additional 4,000 seats.
     
  13. Lancaster FC

    Lancaster FC Member+

    Oct 2, 2007
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I think you missed my point. I Agree with you that it makes more business sense to start small and build. The whole point i'm arguing is that as an expansion team this should be your final sentence.

    It makes a lot more business sense to have 22,000 high demand seats than it does to have, say, 26,000 with less demand and all the additional costs that are associated with having those additional 4,000 seats.

    If the league average is already at almost 19k with Chivas and NE dragging the league average down, then you have already set your sights too low for an expansion team. I agree that a small stadium full is better than a big stadium at 80% capacity. I'm arguing no team should be allowed in the league that can't fill a 20k stadium at 100% capacity. We want this league to grow.
     
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  14. blacksun

    blacksun Member+

    Mar 30, 2006
    Seoul, Korea
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I think your standards for attendance are too high. The only league in the world that has ever had every team in it average 20,000 (AFAIK) is the Bundesliga (the EPL may join them this year).
     
  15. Bremas

    Bremas Member

    Sep 30, 2009
    Where's the web cam?? It's not a construction thread without a web cam. ;)
     
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  16. OleGunnar20

    OleGunnar20 Member+

    Dec 7, 2009
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    we need finalized stadium renderings/pron first ... we have to walk before we can run. :D
     
  17. sitruc

    sitruc Member+

    Jul 25, 2006
    Virginia
    I admit the late 90's early 2000's live webcam of an unsuspecting construction site still does it for me, but I still get off on good ol' stadium porn more than anything. Give me a rendering, a few shots of her growing up and a final product and that will do it for me any day.
     
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  18. Bremas

    Bremas Member

    Sep 30, 2009
    Dude, that's like 1960's playboy. While still quality...... we have the internet now.:thumbsup:
     
  19. sitruc

    sitruc Member+

    Jul 25, 2006
    Virginia
    I like a good flyover video, but a view from one angle doesn't always do it for me even if video.
     
  20. Kickballer

    Kickballer Member

    Nov 2, 2010
    Orlando,Fl
    Club:
    Orlando City SC
  21. joehooligan0303

    joehooligan0303 Member+

    Dec 16, 2001
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States

    Do we have a more definitive date than, "The stadium is expected to break ground in 2014"?

    Also has the stadium actually been designed yet? I don't recall seeing any renderings.
     
  22. TrueCrew

    TrueCrew Member+

    Dec 22, 2003
    Columbus, OH
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I love Orlando as an expansion team. I love it that Florida is returning to the MLS. Though the Rowdies would have been better.

    Still, they are doing it the right way. SSS. Grass. Nice unique uniforms/color scheme.

    ATL is an NFL stepchild on turf. NYFC will be Man City's minor league team and will be playing on dirt for the time being. And Miami doesn't have a place to play, and I can't stand Beckham.
     
  23. JasonMa

    JasonMa Member+

    Mar 20, 2000
    Arvada, CO
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Miami also doesn't have a team yet.
     
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  24. Fiosfan

    Fiosfan Red Card

    Mar 21, 2010
    Nevada
    Club:
    New York City FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    If you missed the news conference ....

     

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