Posted Jan 17, 2013, 2:41 PM
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Amost forgotten about this one, another soccer proposal...
http://therealdeal.com/blog/2013/01/...lex-in-queens/
New York Cosmos propose $400 million mixed-use complex in Queens
January 17, 2013
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The New York Cosmos revealed plans yesterday to develop a $400 million mixed-use complex, including restaurants, retail space, a hotel and a soccer stadium on two sites near Belmont Park, which could rival previously announced plans to bring a Major League Soccer stadium in Queens, according to the Wall Street Journal.
The Cosmos, which achieved prominence in the 1970′s with Brazilian star Pelé, want to bring a privately financed 25,000-seat stadium to state-owned land near the Belmont Park horse-racing track. In September, the state issued a call for developers for the two Nassau County sites, totaling 36 acres.
And the Cosmos’ plan has already seen some political support. ”The idea of the stadium with the retail component and the hotel is exciting,” State Senator Jack Martins, a Nassau County Republican, said. “It certainly has a much greater upside [than solely retail] with the benefit to the county and state in terms of economic development and tax revenue.”
But the plan could upend a controversial proposal for another Major League Soccer stadium at Flushing Meadows Corona Park, as some doubt whether Queens could support multiple professional soccer teams.
But so far both developers appear undeterred. “This city is big enough to deal with three soccer teams. In London, they’ve got seven or eight,” Seamus O’Brien, chairman and CEO of the New York Cosmos said. “I say bring it on.”
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http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...NewsCollection
Cosmos Goal: New Stadium Near Belmont
By LAURA KUSISTO
January 16, 2013
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The New York Cosmos want to build a soccer stadium near Belmont Park as part of a $400 million mixed-use complex, a proposal that could complicate a plan to build a Major League Soccer stadium in Queens.
The Cosmos said Wednesday the team wants to build a privately financed 25,000-seat stadium on state-owned land near the Belmont Park horse-racing track. The Cosmos franchise, which rose to soccer prominence in New York during the 1970s when Brazilian star Pelé played for the team, has been searching for a site to build a stadium for months since it announced its relaunch in 2011.
"Over the last 18 months, we evaluated all potential sites in the New York area. They all have significant challenges and difficulties. This site was at the top of the list," said Seamus O'Brien, chairman and chief executive of the New York Cosmos.
The state issued a call for developers for two sites totaling 36 acres in Nassau County in September.
The Cosmos are proposing to build the stadium on the larger, southern site, as well as restaurants, retail space and a hotel on the northern site. The team will compete with at least one other proposal made by Related Cos. to build a shopping center and recreational space, according to people familiar with the matter.
The soccer team's proposal seems to be gaining early political momentum.
"The idea of the stadium with the retail component and the hotel is exciting," said State Sen. Jack Martins, a Nassau County Republican. "It certainly has a much greater upside [than solely retail] with the benefit to the county and state in terms of economic development and tax revenue."
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A rendering of the stadium interior. The $400 million privately funded project also would include retail space and parking.
The way I see it, Knicks/Nets, Giants/Jets, Yankees/Mets....either they would need a name change, or the Flushing team would have to get something that rhymes with Mets.
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