Dynamo Stadium Episode I: A New Home

You look like you're playing the old-time Rapids, or Inter. Either way, their numbers are backwards.

 

You know what I just noticed - they are taking the big Minute Maid parking lot (I think it is lot C, the bigger one further from 59) and making it the "VIP Parking Lot", thus leaving only the smaller MM lot for common folk parking.

So I'm not sure how many other "lots" are going to be available to park. I assume they just think everyone will want to park on the street since I don't believe there are many surface lots, if any, over on that side of 59.

Take out the big MM lot and there is literally a fraction of the lots that we currently have at Robertson, which aren't that big to begin with.

 

There is a piece of parking for sale (currently priced at $3,793,800; 1.45 acres) that lies right next to (south) the VIP parking. So unless someone has disposable income and doesn't mind spending $3.8 mill and share the parking lot for free, I guess we'll have to see how parking (and tailgate parking) works out.

http://www.trulia.com/property/1064945497-413-Bastrop-St-Houston-TX-77003

 

I didn't know how many of those may be around. That said, as a private lot that close I would imagine if they use it as parking, it'll be $20 per car. Not sure how they would get it permitted for tailgating.

Look, I know I am "Downside" but there are a lot of unanswered questions about the new stadium that I am sure will be answered in time, but a lot of this is going to be new and unknown by the time the FO asks us to plop down money for tickets. They can pretty much wash their hands of the parking issue since other than MM they don't own or control any other lots.

 

Just because they are labeling a lot "VIP Parking Lot" does not mean that it will be exclusively VIP. VIPs might just get a parking pass to that lot while others would have to pay extra to park there.

 

You have to buy the land way before the stadium is built.
At this point, is going to cost a pretty penny.

 

Yes, that is a possibility. But are they going to control access and reserve spots for VIPs and let others park there? Reason I ask is that my experience is similar situations is that the lot attendants have no clue and just let folks in and end up overflowing the lot (like at the Rob). Mixed lots tend to create confusion.

 

About 65% increase over similar pricing scheme today.

 

Tryin' to win the lottery...

 

I think your logic is a bit flawed. We're going from 30,000 to 22,000 and only have 6,000 or so season tickets, so you would think everyone could be accommodated, but then you turn the middle 20% of the stadium into premium seating.

Just saying. it's not the downsizing using the problem, it's the premium reconfiguration.

 

I think ten thousand season ticket (seats) is probable. I can count at least 6 more season ticket accounts for next year from my own experience. The new stadium will bring out more corporate season ticket accounts as well.

 

You failed to get my point haus, go if you want to, sit where you want to, stay at home if you must even though we didn't have outdoor footy from '02 to '05 cuz soccer fans tend to do just that...just don't bitch about prices when our FO ran a price break.

 

Let's not stress people! We will have a home and it will be BEAUTIFUL!!! The prices will go up thats obvious I mean come on were gonna be DOWNTOWN! Remember also that there will be ZERO BAD SEATS!!! unless if course your too stuck up to sit a little higher and well then if your that stuck up well then FORK UP the Cash to pay for the overpriced seat!!!! The best part of the New Stadium to me is that with only 22k seats it will always be packed and most of the people that go will be hardcore or pretty loyal fans!!! Now what they have to work on is a successful ticket exchange for STH who wont be able to go....something like flashseats will work awesome!!! Unless we already have something like that?? I dont think we do because if we did we wouldnt have all those dudes hustling tickets outside all the time....not that theres anything wrong with that LOL

 

Pics from June 13:

 

Nobius tweeted that GoogleMaps shows the Dynamo stadium now with the street closures and construction. Pretty cool. But the street view isn't updated. And I just noticed Newtex has a pool. I'll definitely be over after games.

 

After games?

No, no, no, no, no, you need to see the big picture my seem educator.


Everyone in this forum should stop worrying about parking, we go to his home 6 hours before game time (no way we can't find a free parking spot near his building), we organize a pool party, we do some grilling, and then off to the game and we organize another pool party and more grilling after the game, that way we will not worry about the traffic.

 

any chance on Dynamo girls attending those pool parties?

 

I'm starting to like the way you think, Eguzki. And thumbs up to the Dynamo Girls, too.

 

El fútbol nos une,

 

What price break are you talking about? The one they are taking away to pay your commission or something? If you are implying that they kept prices down at Robertson as a "price break", maybe, but based upon my priority number they weren't exactly flying off the shelves in early 2006.

 

If we get to 12K season tickets, you will all know what I look like because if we hit that level I'll wear a Rafa Marquez Mexico jersey and paint my face green, white, and red for the inaugural game.