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$207 million downtown Knoxville baseball development proposed for for BaseVOLS/AA Smokies
Posted on 8/11/20 at 11:56 am
Posted on 8/11/20 at 11:56 am
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Boyd is the owner of Smokies and the President of University of Tennessee system.
BaseVOLS not mentioned in the release but the expectation has always been that the stadium would be built for both and that has been Boyd’s intention.
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The project’s selling point is the $142 million mixed-use apartment and community space that would surround the park. The 630,000-square-feet project would have an Old City-styled veneer that fits the warehouse character of the area, Boyd told Knox News. The buildings would overlook the stadium and like Wrigley Field – home of the Chicago Cubs, the Smokies’ major league affiliate – have bleacher seating on top of the apartments. There also would be space for retail and restaurants and breweries. All of it would be in the Old City, adjacent to downtown. “This is different than a lot of stadiums which are built on a ‘build it and they will come’ strategy,” he said. “We’re already coming – we’re already committed to coming with the stadium.”
Boyd is estimating a total cost of the ballpark as $65 million, but also includes a 20 percent cost contingency for overruns, pushing the total cost to potentially $78 million.
Boyd is the owner of Smokies and the President of University of Tennessee system.
BaseVOLS not mentioned in the release but the expectation has always been that the stadium would be built for both and that has been Boyd’s intention.
This post was edited on 8/11/20 at 12:14 pm
Posted on 8/11/20 at 11:59 am to volfan30
Nice solid 2nd best stadium in the sec after Arkansas
Posted on 8/11/20 at 12:05 pm to jb4
Always wanted to get in to the nicest SEC baseball stadium pissing contests. Would be quite the improvement from the current dump at Lindsey Nelson.
Posted on 8/11/20 at 12:09 pm to volfan30
Is this the land that's down near the intersection of Hall of Fame Drive and East Summit Hill Drive?
Posted on 8/11/20 at 12:10 pm to volfan30
Seems hard for a professional team and a college team to share a stadium, long series, tournaments, rain outs, and practice all seem to be issues with this concept.
Posted on 8/11/20 at 12:11 pm to volfan30
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$207 million downtown Knoxville baseball development proposed for for BaseVOLS/AA Smokies
You have to share?
Posted on 8/11/20 at 12:11 pm to volfan30
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“We’re already coming – we’re already committed to coming"
Posted on 8/11/20 at 12:18 pm to PJinAtl
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Is this the land that's down near the intersection of Hall of Fame Drive and East Summit Hill Drive?
Yes that entire area would be part of the development and then they would also develop all the way over to Knox Rail Salvage (which Boyd also bought a few years ago) and kind of connect the existing Old City with that side.
Posted on 8/11/20 at 12:36 pm to volfan30
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The buildings would overlook the stadium and like Wrigley Field – home of the Chicago Cubs, the Smokies’ major league affiliate – have bleacher seating on top of the apartments. There also would be space for retail and restaurants and breweries.
Randy Boyd keeps getting it done for the University and The city. This is really going to transform that part of the Old City and the larger downtown area in general. We're lucky to have him.
Posted on 8/11/20 at 12:43 pm to volfan30
Almost forgot y'all had a baseball team
Posted on 8/11/20 at 12:55 pm to lewis and herschel
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Seems hard for a professional team and a college team to share a stadium, long series, tournaments, rain outs, and practice all seem to be issues with this concept.
Missouri State does it with the AA Springfield Cardinals. I’ve never seen any issues on the outside with the arrangement.
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Posted on 8/11/20 at 1:05 pm to volfan30
As usual with Knoxville, it looks like they forgot parking.
Posted on 8/11/20 at 1:12 pm to TimeOutdoors
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As usual with Knoxville, it looks like they forgot parking.
There are literally parking decks in the renderings. And if it's downtown Knoxville, there are other parking decks already there.
Posted on 8/11/20 at 1:17 pm to volfan30
quote:quote:Yes that entire area would be part of the development and then they would also develop all the way over to Knox Rail Salvage (which Boyd also bought a few years ago) and kind of connect the existing Old City with that side.
Is this the land that's down near the intersection of Hall of Fame Drive and East Summit Hill Drive?
Nice. Hopefully that might spur some redevelopment on the other side of East Summit Hill. There are some really sketchy apartments/projects over by the Coliseum.
Posted on 8/11/20 at 2:05 pm to volfan30
What's the proximity of this location to the current stadium /campus?
Posted on 8/11/20 at 2:05 pm to lsufball19
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There are literally parking decks in the renderings. And if it's downtown Knoxville, there are other parking decks already there.
Now take a look at the number of units/seats and the number of parking spaces. The old "there are already parking spaces downtown argument".
Posted on 8/11/20 at 2:06 pm to volfan30
WOW! That’s epic! Hope they get it done. Love the ambition of the SEC!
Posted on 8/11/20 at 2:24 pm to MStateDawg
quote:Roughly 2.5, maybe 3 miles from the current baseball stadium.
What's the proximity of this location to the current stadium /campus?
Posted on 8/11/20 at 2:24 pm to volfan30
Yeah
I will be shocked if that gets done in this climate
Plus Minor League Baseball is struggling big time right now too
I will be shocked if that gets done in this climate
Plus Minor League Baseball is struggling big time right now too
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