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A stadium modeled after the KC facility would be an excellent addition to MLS, and surprisingly the KCKS location works even though it is located out in the sticks . . . the suburban sticks with a huge NASCAR track.

The location of Minny's stadium is premo, much like Portland and Houston.

 

http://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2016/...-eyeing-temporary-homes-goal-joining-mls-2017

 

It's...beautiful!

 

Looks a lot like the KC stadium, with more seats. That's exactly how I was hoping it would turn out.

If that's indeed the finished product, Minnesota will have an excellent facility, one of the very best in MLS.

The Twin Citiea will have an embarrassment of new sports arenas/stadiums. New soccer stadium, Target Field, Vikings new palace and TCF (pretty new still).

 

The renderings look fantastic.

New design: The flowing stadium of Minnesota
http://stadiumdb.com/news/2016/02/new_design_the_flowing_cloud_of_minnesota

 

For those not from the Twin Cities... Location is just a block away from the light rail line that connects downtown Mpls with downtown St Paul (10 miles apart) and is situated at approximately the midpoint.

The stadium is going to be highly visible to everyone who takes I-94 on their daily commute to either downtown, which is a lot of people. It will be impossible not to see that a game is going on if you are driving by.

And perhaps most importantly, that same light rail line will also connect the Minnesota United stadium to the Surly Brewing Beer Hall for pre-game festivities.

Fantastic location -- and now with a fantastic stadium design.

 

Minnesota United FC's stadium end game begins today. State House Rep. Tim Sanders (R-Blaine), and State Sen. Sandy Pappas (D-St. Paul), will each bring to the floor of the Minnesota State House and Senate a bill to give tax exemptions for a soccer stadium in St. Paul. It will also ask for sales tax exemptions for construction materials of the stadium lasting for one year after the completion of the project, and an individual liquor license for Minnesota United FC.

http://northernpitch.com/articles.h...united-stadium-bill-heads-to-legislature-r736

 

I was in the cities yesterday so I decided to check out the proposed site location. If there has ever been a no brainer in the history of stadium construction and urban renewal, this is it.

 

http://northernpitch.com/articles.h...ose-tif-district-in-midway-redevelopment-r748

St. Paul City Council Divided but Strikes Down Resolution to Oppose TIF District in Midway Redevelopment
Mar 24 2016 08:35 AM

In a vote of 4-3, the St. Paul, City Council struck down a resolution on Wednesday that would have opposed creating a tax increment financing (TIF) district in the Midway neighborhood. The resolution involved the 24-acre area of what is currently Midway Center, a run down 70s shopping center which is slated for a makeover and surrounds the Minnesota United FC stadium which the team hopes to build

 

Thursday, March 31, 2016
Committee on Taxes
Chair: Sen. Rod Skoe
09:00 AM
Room 1100 Minnesota Senate Bldg.
Agenda:
S.F. 3241 Pappas St. Paul major league soccer stadium building materials sales tax and property tax exemptions.

 

Not to rain on anyone's parade, or be a Debbie Downer, but many of MLS' stadium plans have involved some kind of "Urban Village" around them, and to my knowledge, only Houston has anything of that sort in the surrounding area. While it does look nice, based on previous examples, I wouldn't hold your breath on living in one of those apartments overlooking the stadium anytime soon.
Of course, I could be totally wrong, and all of this is privately funded and already under-construction. Certainly the economic climate/building market is entirely different from when say, Red Bull Arena was built. (I use them as an example simply because many of their stadium renders and plans included a similar "village" and, to date, the stadium sits surrounded by a big, vacant, dirt lot.)

 

What we know the stadium will be on 10 acres and 9 acres of green parks will for sure be built with retail space. What we don't yet if the hotel, business towers and apartments will be built on time. IMO, I only care about the stadium everything else is gravy.

 

MN Senate Tax Cmte approves tax break for $150M privately built @MNUnitedFC St Paul stadium. #mnleg pic.twitter.com/o1LcauJnHC

— Patrick Kessler (@PatKessler) March 31, 2016

 

Important Week at State Capitol For Minnesota United Stadium Bill
Apr 18 2016 11:24 AM
The week is shaping up to be an important one for the Minnesota United stadium tax bills that are currently making their way through committees in both the Senate and House 2016 legislative session. It is believed that the measures will be tacked onto non-controversial omnibus bills. All omnibus bills have to be passed out of committee by this Thursday night setting up an interesting week of wait and see.

http://northernpitch.com/articles.h...apitol-for-minnesota-united-stadium-bill-r805

 

http://northernpitch.com/articles.h...get-passed-through-the-state-legislature-r831

yes, the bill is still likely to pass before the state legislature adjourns for the 2016 session on May 22. The long answer is unfortunately very long and still not altogether clear. But that’s not unusual for any tax bill that snakes its way through the complicated rules of the Minnesota State Senate and House.
The stadium measure would guarantee tax exemption on the property that the stadium sits on – a provision team owner Bill McGuire has said is critical for the stadium to be built. The bill would also give the team exemption from sales tax on construction materials for the stadium. Finally, Minnesota United is also looking for their own liquor license for the venue yet to be built.

 

http://northernpitch.com/_/minnesot...x-exemption-for-minnesota-united-stadium-r871

 

and thats your ballgame, congrats guys, hopefully see you next year

 

I know it's generally bad form to plug your own thread, but since you are following the Minnesota Stadium progress you may want to check out my new thread over in News & Analysis - "four cities, four teams and three stadia" is an opportunity to compare and contrast the designs, locations, immediate surroundings, and whatever else about the LA, Minnesota and DC stadiums that will be built more or less concurrently over the next two years. Talk about the Orlando stadium isn't excluded, but their project is running about a year ahead of ours, so less real time comparability.

 

Passed by the State House, 128-10...
Passed by the State Senate, 55-12...

 

Congratulation's MFC fans.

Minnesota: Tax breaks for Minnesota United stadium approved
http://stadiumdb.com/news/2016/05/minnesota_tax_breaks_for_minnesota_united_stadium_approved