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Originally Posted by Empire
Cogswell site is 16 acres minus infrastructure...... streets, sidewalks, small transit shelters, grassy areas. I would guess there would be approx. 7+ acres of developable land broken into small obscure lots.
It would take, at minimum, 14 continuous acres for a 17,000 seat arena. The only hope would be to demolish Brunswick Place and incorporate the adjacent Cogswell lands. Shoehorned at best.
12,000 seat Scotiabank Centre would fit no where on the Cogswell lands:
https://www.google.ca/maps/@44.6501613,-..._ep=EgoyMDI0MTIwMy4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D |
IMHO the best site for a stadium is at the edge of, but still within, a city's downtown - Take for example Edmonton's NHL stadium, Roger's Place, which just abuts its central business district but is next to midrise commerical / residential transitioning into older residential on the north side:
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Edmont..._ep=EgoyMDI0MTIwMi4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D
In Halifax, the trademart site + block of new land down to Barrington would be a prime site if they could squeeze it in there. If not, I think the next best option would be the old grain silo land, if it can be reconfigured sufficiently. The 3rd and final logical option would be to incorporate the super-block of the forum + canada post facility + piercey's lot in the north end to something the likes of Montreal's Bell Center and surrounding residential towers:
https://www.google.com/maps/@45.4970526,..._ep=EgoyMDI0MTIwMi4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D
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