Ducky Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 I suspect the image isn't of accurate proportion and that the stadium will appear to be noticeably taller than that in real life.If they sink it into the ground they shouldn't need to go above 4 or 5 stories. Anything taller would be overkill. And those silly white tents they put on everything these days (airports, etc) are probably great during hurricanes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HtownWxBoy Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 Here's another rendering... I like... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NThomas Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 Here's another rendering... Looks like an TAMU architecture student's summer project... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citizen4rmptown Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 Looks like an TAMU architecture student's summer project... Well its a soccer-specific stadium in the US, and with these types of stadiums quality isn't as much as a priority... although newer MLS stadiums are reversing this trend.... besides its a nice,subtle design.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonranger Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 Well its a soccer-specific stadium in the US, and with these types of stadiums quality isn't as much as a priority...although newer MLS stadiums are reversing this trend....besides its a nice,subtle design....At this stage its more of a question of just lets get this thing built and keep the team here in Houston where they belong; sadly any other considerations are now secondary. So if this means that we have to compromise on aesthetics etc then so be it.Go Dynamo! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citizen4rmptown Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 At this stage its more of a question of just lets get this thing built and keep the team here in Houston where they belong; sadly any other considerations are now secondary. So if this means that we have to compromise on aesthetics etc then so be it.Go Dynamo!agreed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted August 29, 2009 Share Posted August 29, 2009 In the spirit of building a new stadium, I found this book that might be an interesting read... Field of Schemes is a play-by-play account of how the drive for new sports stadiums and arenas drains $2 billion a year from public treasuries for the sake of private profit. While the millionaires who own sports franchises have seen the value of their assets soar under this scheme, taxpayers, urban residents, and sports fans have all come out losers, forced to pay both higher taxes and higher ticket prices for seats that, thanks to the layers of luxury seating that typify new stadiums, usually offer a worse view of the action. The stories in Field of Schemes, from Baltimore to Cleveland and Minneapolis to Seattle and dozens of places in between, tell of the sports-team owners who use their money and their political muscle to get their way, and of the stories of spirited local groups—like Detroit’s Tiger Stadium Fan Club and Boston’s Save Fenway Park!—that have fought to save the games we love and the public dollars our cities need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted August 29, 2009 Author Share Posted August 29, 2009 That's a long-running blog I read periodically. Anyway, back on the Dynamo, I like the design in the rendering. Judging by the tiny people in front I would think it would be a lot more imposing in real life than in appears in the picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ducky Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 From August 30th:http://www.chron.com...ro/6593131.html"Another wrinkle in a long disputeTIRZ financing method for Dome, jail and stadium adds new twist to city-county talks" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 This is not good news... what can we do? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 wow, I can't see how they don't pull the trigger on the stadium.$20,000,000 in infrastructure (replace old and busted with new hotness) that the city pays.$60,000,000 for the stadium that the dynamo itself pays.and the city and county will own the stadium?why is this even a question, both projects, the infrastructure, and the stadium itself will create jobs and revenue in the city, not to mention the jobs and revenue that are created specific to the area that would be seen after completion.maybe I'm missing something?or is it an all or nothing kind of deal where all 4 things are part of the same thing? that would suck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 These are for the Amateur Sports Park. Anyone know if they've started construction? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 http://houston.bizjournals.com/houston/blog/2009/10/city_election_casts_cloud_over_dynamo_stadium.htmlnothing really new, but news regardless.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 These are for the Amateur Sports Park. Anyone know if they've started construction? Hey lockmat. Do you know where this is going? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 Hey lockmat. Do you know where this is going?It's in or near Pearland. There's a map at the link below. I also found this at the link:Houston Amateur Sports ParkIn late 2007, the Houston Parks Board identified and negotiated the favorable acquisition of approximately 100 acres for what is planned to be the first of several large sports parks strategically located around the City to satisfy the deficit of public sports fields. Following acquisition funded by the City of Houston, the Houston Parks Board, working with the support of the City of Houston and the Houston Dynamo, is developing the Park. This public amateur sports park will provide much-needed facilities for thousands of Houstonians to enjoy organized athletic activities in the years ahead. The Houston Amateur Sports Park is anticipated to be developed in two phases and includes 18 multi-use fields that can accommodate soccer, football, lacrosse and rugby. In Phase I, 45 acres will be developed encompassing one grass championship field and six rectangular, multi-sport, grass or artificial turf fields. Phase I is estimated to cost $10 million. In Phase II, the remaining 65 acres will be constructed, bringing an additional 10 rectangular, multi-sport fields on-line. The projected cost of this phase is $20 million, including parking, additional concessions, and other amenities.http://www.houstonparksboard.org/who_we_are/documents/HPB_annualreportFINAL.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 Well, if Parker is elected, you can imagine all this might not get built anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 I think we should NOT vote for Parker, then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citizen4rmptown Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 (edited) I know voting for a candidate based on 1 issue is wrong, but it looks like Locke is pro-stadium development, and Parker isnt... It might seem like years ago, but it's actually been only about six weeks since City Controller Annise Parker released her first TV ad, which suggested her opponents were making fiscally reckless promises: "I won't raise taxes or cut police to fund more stadiums or museums we can't afford," Parker said in the ad. Now the stadium, if not the proposed Hispanic museum, is surfacing again as Parker's runoff opponent, former City Attorney Gene Locke, spreads the message that voters who want a new stadium for Houston's professional soccer team should support him. Blogger David Ortez reports that representatives of Locke's campaign were at Sunday's Dynamo game against the Seattle Sounders, passing out flyers suggesting that Parker opposed a new stadium for the team while Locke supported the idea. http://blogs.chron.c..._stadium_1.html FYI, the Dynamo are heading to the Western Conference Finals(for the 3rd time in 4 seasons) against the LA Galaxy. Go Dynamo Edited November 9, 2009 by citizen4rmptown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 two more weeks yall, just two more weeks... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 I know voting for a candidate based on 1 issue is wrong, but it looks like Locke is pro-stadium development, and Parker isnt...read carefully. it says nothing about parker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLWM8609 Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 It's in or near Pearland. There's a map at the link below. I also found this at the link:Houston Amateur Sports ParkIn late 2007, the Houston Parks Board identified and negotiated the favorable acquisition of approximately 100 acres for what is planned to be the first of several large sports parks strategically located around the City to satisfy the deficit of public sports fields. Following acquisition funded by the City of Houston, the Houston Parks Board, working with the support of the City of Houston and the Houston Dynamo, is developing the Park. This public amateur sports park will provide much-needed facilities for thousands of Houstonians to enjoy organized athletic activities in the years ahead. The Houston Amateur Sports Park is anticipated to be developed in two phases and includes 18 multi-use fields that can accommodate soccer, football, lacrosse and rugby. In Phase I, 45 acres will be developed encompassing one grass championship field and six rectangular, multi-sport, grass or artificial turf fields. Phase I is estimated to cost $10 million. In Phase II, the remaining 65 acres will be constructed, bringing an additional 10 rectangular, multi-sport fields on-line. The projected cost of this phase is $20 million, including parking, additional concessions, and other amenities.http://www.houstonparksboard.org/who_we_are/documents/HPB_annualreportFINAL.pdfLooks like it's on the north bank of Sims bayou just west of 288. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Original Timmy Chan's Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 Looks like it's on the north bank of Sims bayou just west of 288.There was some site work going on this past weekend. Just looked like some clearing work...maybe some dirt work. That's based on my 70-mph drive-by inspection technique. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsb320 Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 Looks like it's on the north bank of Sims bayou just west of 288.That's always been my assumption. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citizen4rmptown Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 read carefully. it says nothing about parker.well im basing it on that commercial that she said "we wont fund any museums or stadiums we cant afford."I did read it carefully, and read the part where the chron says they asked Parker to clarify her position. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 I did read it carefully, and read the part where the chron says they asked Parker to clarify her position.if you hear anything please report back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 I know voting for a candidate based on 1 issue is wrong, but it looks like Locke is pro-stadium development, and Parker isnt...well, when everything else they say is the same, why not vote based on 1 issue? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livincinco Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 well im basing it on that commercial that she said "we wont fund any museums or stadiums we cant afford."I did read it carefully, and read the part where the chron says they asked Parker to clarify her position.I wouldn't read too much into a statement like that in a commercial. That's just posturing about being fiscally responsible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rammer Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 I wouldn't read too much into a statement like that in a commercial. That's just posturing about being fiscally responsible.Annise Parker is the controller...she knows we don't have the money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 Well hopefully we can find a way to get this thing built before it's too late. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 Annise Parker is the controller...she knows we don't have the money.Except that no City money is required. The City has already purchased the land, which is all they agreed to do. The Dynamo are proposing to put millions into upgrading our City land into a stadium. Annise can keep her promise without shutting down the stadium project. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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