News Article: Lebreton...UPDATE - Agreement made with NCC.

[Micklebot]

it started at about 1:09 so probably about 30 mins. TSN1200 will likely post it eventually.

Leeder: This deal allows us to start the heavy lifting

NCC CEO Tobi Nussbaum and Sens President Cyril Leeder speak to the media about an agreement for the Senators to purchase 10 acres of land at LeBreton Flats to build a downtown arena

www.tsn.ca

@Loach

 

[Cosmix]

good news hope the arena gets 18k seats atleast we need a move bad

Hot water too!

 

[Loach]

Leeder: This deal allows us to start the heavy lifting

NCC CEO Tobi Nussbaum and Sens President Cyril Leeder speak to the media about an agreement for the Senators to purchase 10 acres of land at LeBreton Flats to build a downtown arena

www.tsn.ca

@Loach

Thank you

 

[BankStreetParade]

Overall I thought the press conference was good. The NCC agreeing to sell land and a larger piece of it is huge. Glad to hear it explicitly said that they don’t have any expectations for taxpayers to have a role in funding the arena. Lots of unknowns still, including not yet having a sale price for the land (although agreement on what the “fair market vale” is shouldn’t be too difficult), and who will pay to remediate the land.

Long way (many years) to go, but what a difference it must be for those involved to be dealing with Andlauer’s group compared to what everyone involved had to put up with negotiating with Melnyk.

I think the italicized section is because of the bolded section. Owning a larger parcel of land means more opportunity for development that can offset the cost of the arena and they can be corporate landlords for some of the most premium retail property in the city. I wonder what the total cost will be though (cost of land + construction of arena + development of rest of land) and how this will be financed?

 

[Senscore]

Rip to all the trainyards shippers, lol

no you don't understand, the soul killing endless parking lot sprawl is already there!

 

[OmniSens]

I missed it. Was it only 5 min?

Check the Sens youtube page.

 

[Golden_Jet]

I think the italicized section is because of the bolded section. Owning a larger parcel of land means more opportunity for development that can offset the cost of the arena and they can be corporate landlords for some of the most premium retail property in the city. I wonder what the total cost will be though (cost of land + construction of arena + development of rest of land) and how this will be financed?

Not seeing much land for other development, building needs 7 acres (with zero parking) , need room for transports as well, and they have 10 acres.

 

[caymanmew]

i am looking at a map, is the new arena expected to be by Bayview or Pimisi station?

 

[Dale Gribble]

Leafs fan here.

Just wanted to say congrats to Sens fans.

 

[Relapsing]

i am looking at a map, is the new arena expected to be by Bayview or Pimisi station?

Believe it's just west of Preston st. So in between... But closer to Pimisi

 

[OttawaSenators11]

I guess with this announcement, we’ll have to continue with arguably the leagues worst jumbotron ?

I wonder at the very least if they have repaired the broken pixels ? Lol

 

[frightenedinmatenum2]

It sounds like it won't be until 2030 before we likely see the grand opening of the new arena.

Just in time for our next rebuild to peak.

 

[Icelevel]

Progress!

 

[Loach]

This Nutbalm NCC guy gives me Dorion vibes.

 

[Cosmix]

I wonder what the NCC and Senators mean when they say they want the Algonquin nation to be a true partner in the project?

 

[Cosmix]

Did the NCC or Senators release a map showing the land to be purchased?

I read the PR but did not see a link to a map.

 

[SensHulk]

Check the Sens youtube page.

Full presser from said YouTube page:

 

[Stylizer1]

Fans will be able to hit up Bulk Barn and buy a new button up at the Gap pre game. What an experience!

BTW, have you ever been driven from the Walmart at Trainyards to the 417 W on-ramp on a Saturday afternoon? What makes you think this would be an efficient place to put an arena? Cramming 10k cars onto the Vanier Parkway will get people on their way quickly?

I guess I shouldn’t forget about the 17 fans who’ll take Via from Casselman…

They obviously wouldn't have kept the strip malls. You level the whole area with the exception of some buildings like Farmboy maybe Movati and you develop the rest.

 

[Stylizer1]

If this team wants to make money the last thing they should do is cater to people who live in Brockville or Casselman. That’s the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever heard.

The money is in neighborhoods like Westboro, the Glebe, Rockcliffe. That’s who the focus needs to be on. They’ll be the ones willing to pony up for tickets and 18 dollar beers.

The people whose biggest priority is getting onto the highway quickly after a game should have zero input into where this rink is built.

If you’re that concerned about getting back to Barrhaven, just stay in Barrhaven.

I wasn't saying to cater to them but to make it easier for people who live on the outskrits an easier commute. Brockville, Smith Falls, and Barrhaven are where a lot of fans would come from to head to the CTC. Moving downtown would make their commutes all that much worse. This went into my reasoning for have the Arena built on 2 different train lines. Like I said in an earlier post, obviously you are looking for most of your attendance coming from the core of the city but the Valley is full of Sens fans.

Fans were already ponying up for overpriced Beer, the fact you think you are going to get richer ones attending the game doesn't make the slightest difference. The difference will be becoming like Toronto where the whole lower bowl is full of "fans" who are there because its a status thing.

 

[Stylizer1]

If you think that there is a lack of parking options, I do question whether you’ve ever been down here.

What do you think people do during Bluesfest, which brings 30k people to a field at Lebreton?

Bluesfest is in the middle of the Summer not -15 at night. This whole discussion was based on not getting a deal done at Lebreton. We were talking about alternatives. Someone brought up Bayview and I only countered with Trainyards for discussion. You turned it into Trainyards sucks and Lebreton is the best. No one argued that.

 

[thinkwild]

Must have been hard for the NCC to sell the land instead of leasing it. Maybe it’s a good trade-off in lieu of taxpayer subsidies.

Although im still dubious of Cyril’s claim that no taxpayer funding will be expected as is the case generally in Canada.

It's not just the arena but the arena district that will be important. Do they develop a good variety of post game entertainment options. Im imagining a Lansdowne v2 but they will really need to create a fun district that people want to party at or the downtown premise wont pay off. Hopefully they do something really nice around the aqueduct.

Still not sure what was implied about the parking issue resolved. Seems like they have a lot of plans for a small amount of land.

 

[Cosmix]

Must have been hard for the NCC to sell the land instead of leasing it. Maybe it’s a good trade-off in lieu of taxpayer subsidies.

Although im still dubious of Cyril’s claim that no taxpayer funding will be expected as is the case generally in Canada.

It's not just the arena but the arena district that will be important. Do they develop a good variety of post game entertainment options. Im imagining a Lansdowne v2 but they will really need to create a fun district that people want to party at or the downtown premise wont pay off. Hopefully they do something really nice around the aqueduct.

Still not sure what was implied about the parking issue resolved. Seems like they have a lot of plans for a small amount of land.

I think "No Taxpayer Funding" means that the taxpayers will not be directly paying for the capital costs to build a new arena; however, it does not mean that other support measures such as reduced land taxes and other benefits will not be provided. I fully expect such benefits to be given by the City to the team and the group building the new arena and other buildings.

 

[Laphroaig]

Meh. I'll be too old to attend games by 2030. I hope you guys have fun though.

 

[Flamingo]

Meh. I'll be too old to attend games by 2030. I hope you guys have fun though.

Seriously, let's hear about their plans for access ramps.

 

[starling]

Meh. I'll be too old to attend games by 2030. I hope you guys have fun though.

2030? That's too optimistic.