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Originally Posted by topfiverecords
Seems like an interesting concept for sight lines, but it also adds a lot of levels and concourses with only 3-4 rows allotted to each of them. The cost per seat could be higher than building a standard set of rows aligned to one upper concourse.
I'll be curious to see if they can achieve that for $550M with 19,000 seats.
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Originally Posted by Fuzz
So the row of seats moves forward and backward? That looks like it could be awkward and expensive...
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Yeah, it could be. But Rossetti also claims that because the overall design of the structure is much smaller—requiring less steel, and smaller cranes—this would also considerably reduce building costs. They also posit that the arena is faster to build because of a 30% reduction of the footprint and a 22% reduction in material, all of which contributes to a lower overall cost.
Who knows if it actually works out like this.
Also to consider is that if the sightlines are all superior to traditional arenas, and if there is less distinction in viewing quality from top-to-bottom in the arena, then potentially the gap in cost to the consumer between premium seats and those in the upper tiers is greatly reduced as a result. This could mean an overall increase in ticket prices for what were once more traditionally cheaper seats.