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Originally Posted by Jordan!
People saying this new location is as bad as Glendale are out to lunch.. This is the best location if you want to fill Suites and high priced ticketed seats. Sure Gilbert and Chandler get a bit of a drive but it's its still close enough to provide access to Southeast valley hockey people.
But most importantly, that location allows Meruelo/Coyotes to rake in as much retail and condo/apartment money as possible. Right now people in that affluent area can only go to Scottsdale Quarter as the nearest spot or Kierland.. now they may have a "Rodeo Drive" of the valley in their back yard.
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So you know where this new site is? Please share, because unless you know for certain where the NE Phoenix/Scottsdale location is you’re making assumptions that are unlikely to materialize. Just building in that location is unlikely to lead to a windfall for anyone. If that were the case all sports facilities would be in Scottsdale. Cause the other owners would know what you’re suggesting. The reality is Scottsdale wants no part of such facilities and not many citizens would support such an enterprise. There are decades of support that those in Scottsdale prefer these facilities elsewhere.
Looking at the zoning map and recognizing the dynamics of Metro Phoenix politics I am at a loss to where this location could be. The limits on where a facility like this could go are pretty significant. And it’s not like we’re going to see zoning altered for the Coyotes. That has failed at every turn. So to suggest Coyotes ownership is going to get rich off this venture from a real estate perspective, that doesn’t hold water. Glendale thought the same and it was a disaster. Sports facilities do not create Rodeo Drives, they do the opposite. They don’t create vibrant residential areas, they do the opposite. This would be another entertainment district in a sea of entertainment districts and tax payers have no interest in that.