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Originally Posted by getbak
1. East Victoria Park
This is the area north of Stampede Park, from 4th St to 6th St and from 12th Ave to the tracks. I believe this has been the Flames' preferred location for a new arena for a number of years. The area north of 11th Ave is currently just a big open lot, and would be big enough for just an arena and some bars and restaurants. The blocks between 11th and 12th have some houses and businesses on them, but they would likely be available for re-development. There was a planned condo tower for the corner of 4th St and 12th Ave, but it was cancelled a few years ago.
This location would need some significant transportation infrastructure work to be able to move people in and out of the area efficiently. It would likely help spur development in the East Village because City Hall would be the closest C-Train station to the complex (slightly closer than Victoria Park), so there would be large numbers of people walking through the East Village before and after every event.
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There will be a station on the southeast LRT line at 10th Avenue and 4th Street East, basically right outside your building footprints. You could also push the potential area east to include the Victoria Park Transit Centre, for which there has been much talk of replacing it and redeveloping the land for years.
Also, the Firepark site has major contamination issues as well.