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

[Stylizer1]

Yes, pickup is not very good at the arena. It would be worse than the airport where there was a monopoly by the taxi company in collusion with the airport. I think an Uber could pick you up if you called it though.


Did they say what the expected cleanup cost is estimated to be?

It was 50 million like 8-10 years ago.

 

[PlayersLtd]

It was 50 million like 8-10 years ago.

I don't think that number applies. 8-10 years ago they didn't have an arena site so who knows what the old hypotheticals applied to. Could be more, could be less.

Also, one thing people need to keep in mind is that the decontamination costs are only those above and beyond the excavation and hauling costs that would be assumed for the project regardless. So if it was $50M 8-10 years ago but that was from scratch, the actual cost for decontamination now that there is the need to excavate comes down to just the additional tipping or incineration fees and potentially added hauling costs depending on where the contaminated fill disposal site is.

It's not quite that simple but point is a huge percentage of the cost is now assumed in the need to excavate regardless. This doesn't necessarily favour the Sens unless the NCC says they will assume 100% of the costs to decontaminate and they transfer over the open hole. That will 'save' the sens 10's of millions. But as others have pointed out, it all comes out in the wash in the final sale price.

 

[Micklebot]

It was 50 million like 8-10 years ago.

Was that for the full project? The rendezvous bid was for a much larger development, not just the arena.

 

[GCK]

Andlauer wants to have the rink done in 5 years.

 

[HoweHullOrr]

18,000 seats?

Does anyone know how many parking spaces would be required for an 18,000 seat arena?

One sight says 1 spot per 3.5 attendees. That would mean 18,000 / 3.5 = 5,142 spots.

Parking? They’ll end up with a bunch of tulips, bike lanes and bike racks. LOL.

 

[Tuna99]

Andlauer wants to have the rink done in 5 years.

Sounds like a job for the O-Train guys.

What do you bet - Gabriel Elliason plays his first game downtown or in Kanata? I’ll say downtown

 

[Stylizer1]

Was that for the full project? The rendezvous bid was for a much larger development, not just the arena.

Probably. There was never a deal for just the land the arena is on.

 

[Stylizer1]

On a brighter note saw good ol Jimmy boy Watson today at the Harvest Festival. Boy did he get a stern looking at when he wasn't looking.

 

[milkbag]

On a brighter note saw good ol Jimmy boy Watson today at the Harvest Festival. Boy did he get a stern looking at when he wasn't looking.

Did he bring his own ribbon to cut? It always seemed like a pretty severe addiction to me

 

[mysens]

I hope to god they don't do anything remotely like Lansdown. That place is void of any substance, big boxes, and concrete.


you don't think all of those parking space will be used by the tenants? Even people who don't use their spots rent them out for big bucks.

Not if the proposed build is to have some 25% affordability housing, which usually means people will not have vehicles. And, typically when building a multi unit close to LRT or public transit, vehicle parking spaces are discouraged for the builder. So, my impression of talking to people close to this, these towers will have ample spaces many levels underground for events.