Looks like Sulphur Dell is the choice... (Germantown, Charlotte: 2014, neighborhoods)

[jabogitlu]

I mean, Germantown is far from ghetto as well...

[BayAreaDave]

Originally Posted by jabogitlu

I mean, Germantown is far from ghetto as well...

Its really not even ghetto anymore. They literally rebuilt everything East of Rosa Parks blvd. And as far the the West side, Cheatham place is a lot more tame than some other housing projects in the city.

[nashvols]

Originally Posted by jabogitlu

I mean, Germantown is far from ghetto as well...

Maybe not, but no one in their right mind would call Germantown ghetto. The proposed site for the ballpark is sandwiched between one of the hottest neighborhoods in the city and downtown. Ballpark or not, that area is going to develop. One of the main reasons it has been slow to do so is because 1) the state owns a lot of the land, and uses it for parking and 2) some of the area is in a flood plain.

[Rids78]

Will Greer Stadium then be taken over by Belmont for the Bruins to play there?

[bmrisko]

The thermal site would have been great and very reminiscent of the ballpark in downtown Chattanooga. Very close to the river and easily accessible from all areas of downtown.

[nashvols]

Originally Posted by Rids78

Will Greer Stadium then be taken over by Belmont for the Bruins to play there?

I'm not sure what the future plans are. I have my own vision of what could go on the site. I think it could make for an awesome museum campus. But who knows what Metro wants.

Originally Posted by bmrisko

The thermal site would have been great and very reminiscent of the ballpark in downtown Chattanooga. Very close to the river and easily accessible from all areas of downtown.

I would've been very happy with the thermal site being chosen for baseball. I think that would've made a nice triangle between the current pro venues, and the added benefit (aside from the downtown and river views) would be the shared parking for the new ballpark...essentially, they would only need to account for the boxes and personnel. Fan parking could be easily absorbed in that area.

I suppose they thought that a non-downtown site would boost development...and it might...but to be honest, nowhere around downtown (aside from the scrapyard on the east bank) *needs* any help with attracting development.

[N.Cal]

Originally Posted by bspray

They said the exact same thing when they built a new arena for the Spurs in San Antonio - 'if you build the arena, economic development will follow and the whole area will blow up.' Just a few miles from downtown San Antonio, the new stadium still sits all alone in the heart of the ghetto more than a decade later.

On the other side of the coin is San Francisco. They built AT&T Park in a depressed area and now it's the home of million-dollar condos, restaurants, shops, all kinds of media and internet companies, hotels, etc. It's now one of the more wanted areas of the city.

I have friends who bought a building and opened an Irish pub well before the ballpark was a guaranteed thing. People told them they were going to lose their shirts but today they have a thriving business and building that has probably tripled in value.

[BayAreaDave]

Originally Posted by N.Cal

On the other side of the coin is San Francisco. They built AT&T Park in a depressed area and now it's the home of million-dollar condos, restaurants, shops, all kinds of media and internet companies, hotels, etc. It's now one of the more wanted areas of the city.

I have friends who bought a building and opened an Irish pub well before the ballpark was a guaranteed thing. People told them they were going to lose their shirts but today they have a thriving business and building that has probably tripled in value.

I have heard Hunter's Point called many things. But one of the most wanted areas of San Francisco?

[N.Cal]

Originally Posted by BayAreaDave

I have heard Hunter's Point called many things. But one of the most wanted areas of San Francisco?

We are talking about the Giants baseball stadium not Candlestick Park. It is nowhere near Hunters Point. Under 2,000 sq ft for $1,698,000 and walking distance to the ballpark (and many restaurants, bars, shops and Whole Foods), plus easy freeway access is slumming it I guess.

The location they've picked is great IMO. Won't hurt me either when property values go up more than they have already.

[jabogitlu]

But was the area around the stadium headed for success anyway? I mean, even without the ballpark, Germantown/Salemtown will do fine, and eventually the areas around the neighborhoods. A stadium might help that success along, but I don't know if it's a all/nothing scenario.