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[StoOgE]

Originally Posted by eskimo33

Hooray, the development agreement is signed!
https://www.statesman.com/sports/201...in-mls-stadium

I'm assuming this means we'll have an announcement before the end of the year on the Columbus sale and the Austin team being official.

[freerover]

Interesting they are still entertaining the idea of starting the team in 2020 at a temporary location.

[StoOgE]

Originally Posted by freerover

Interesting they are still entertaining the idea of starting the team in 2020 at a temporary location.

Realistically they'll have to play part of 2021 somewhere else anyway in all liklihood.

I'm hopeful we get kickin in 2020. Either play at UT or Round Rock and call it a day. I think it'll be nice to get a good fanbase built up and soft launch the team with lower expectations than a full new stadium.

[ILUVSAT]

God, I hope PSV does something like this with the stadium's lighting!

https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2018/...pril-13-opener

[H2O]

Originally Posted by ILUVSAT

God, I hope PSV does something like this with the stadium's lighting!

https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2018/...pril-13-opener

That is awesome!

I suspect our stadium will have similar capability in terms of state of the art electronics, but the overall effect will probably not be as dramatic. The translucent walls of Allianz allow the light to escape in all directions, which is probably less desired here due to our dark sky policies. I think our stadium will be focusing more on interior fan experience and less on impacts around the stadium.

[freerover]

Site Plan submitted to the city:



I didn't realize that strip on the southwest was railroad ROW. Bummer.

[StoOgE]

Do we have any information about a rail stop and/or a pedestrian crossing to get to Delta Drive? That would *really* open up connectivity especially to the breweries.

In a perfect world someone would have bought that print show at the end of McKalla place and we could extend McKalla Place under the red line and connect it to Delta Dr.

[Novacek]

Originally Posted by freerover

Site Plan submitted to the city:



I didn't realize that strip on the southwest was railroad ROW. Bummer.

Are you finding this on the permit search or somewhere else? I can't seem to bring anything up for 10414 McKalla

Edit: Ah, it's in there as "MC KALLA"

[freerover]

Originally Posted by StoOgE

Do we have any information about a rail stop and/or a pedestrian crossing to get to Delta Drive? That would *really* open up connectivity especially to the breweries.

In a perfect world someone would have bought that print show at the end of McKalla place and we could extend McKalla Place under the red line and connect it to Delta Dr.

Nope. There isn't any funding for the rail stop.

[urbancore]

you think that the city will get complaints from the tenants about the noise/traffic from the stadium? It could get quite intrusive for a someone who didn't necessarily "chose" to live next to a stadium.

As I understand it, Austin Housing Authority has a waiting list for subsidized housing, and tenants rarely get a choice. The one I lived next to on Bluebonnet -Goodrich Place, typically had elderly (ambulances were very common), and/or infirmed....one guy was disabled (and spent all day in front of the Shell station on Lamar bumming drinks off customers) Harmless sweet guy, but just saying, this may not be the best spot for subsidized housing.

If the entire building uses the % of per-capita income approach like they do with the "density bonus", that could work. Those projects rely on the tenants to chose to live there.

On the other hand, I think it would be good if they built more "family" style units. I think the kids could/would be inspired, and the teens would have a great place to work part time...come to think of it, I think that is a great idea.

[We vs us]

One of the ABJ reporters tweeted that the stadium lease allows the affordable housing to be built at an alternative site if Precourt opts to pursue it elsewhere.

I wouldn't bet on that Phase 2 happening at this point . . .

[freerover]

Originally Posted by We vs us

One of the ABJ reporters tweeted that the stadium lease allows the affordable housing to be built at an alternative site if Precourt opts to pursue it elsewhere.

I wouldn't bet on that Phase 2 happening at this point . . .

With council approval.

[We vs us]

Originally Posted by freerover

With council approval.

If PSV came up with an acceptable trade, I bet they'd do it. DCBrickley's right -- it's a crappy place to put subsidized housing -- or really any housing at all.

[urbancore]

it looks like the buildings are approx 10' apart on one side. No way you don't have serious noise problem with tenants being that close. Imagine an announcer's voice, concerts, loud crowds...come on man. This is crazy.

[Novacek]

Originally Posted by Dcbrickley

it looks like the buildings are approx 10' apart on one side. No way you don't have serious noise problem with tenants being that close. Imagine an announcer's voice, concerts, loud crowds...come on man. This is crazy.

1. I'd imagine the parking garage for that housing would be on the north side, nearest the stadium.

2. The design of the stadium and the overhanging shade structures are expected to help significantly with noise containment.


Come on, this is Austin, where ACL Fest is in open air and the noise literally carries for miles.

[freerover]

Signature calling for votes on sports stadiums submitted to city clerk.

[ahealy]

Originally Posted by freerover

Signature calling for votes on sports stadiums submitted to city clerk.

I read about that....so what does that mean for the whole project? Is this a real threat? These people are truly such idiots.

[StoOgE]

Originally Posted by ahealy

I read about that....so what does that mean for the whole project? Is this a real threat? These people are truly such idiots.

I mean the lease is signed?

[ahealy]

Originally Posted by StoOgE

I mean the lease is signed?

True AND council voted. They don't have much legal backing here....I also can't even really play devil's advocate because IndyAustin is suuuper shady. Sad!

[We vs us]

ABJ coverage says:

Austin's Major League Soccer stadium deal may be inked but it's still in the crosshairs of opponents.

A group called Friends of McKalla Place said Thursday it had gathered 29,000 signatures calling for voter approval of sports stadiums and entertainment facilities on city-owned land.

The neighborhood group, which calls itself an "informal, grassroots organization," said it submitted those signatures to the Austin City Clerk and wants an ordinance before voters in May.

The city has already entered a lease and development agreement with Precourt Sports Ventures for an MLS stadium at McKalla Place, a 24-acre North Austin tract just south of The Domain. But the deal remains a source of controversy for stadium opponents who are upset the land will be exempt from property taxes.

Craig Nazor, a supporter of Friends of McKalla Place and member of the environmentalist Sierra Club, said local governments should receive tax revenue from the development of McKalla Place.

"Most importantly, it denies the people their voice in how our public land is used," Nazor said of the stadium deal.

The stadium agreement signed in December does allow PSV to exit the deal if an initiative or referendum "adversely affects" its ability to run the stadium.

The membership of Friends of McKalla is murky. Nazor was the only person identified in the Thursday announcement, which quoted multiple unnamed "representatives." Political action committees IndyAustin and Fair Play Austin helped collect the signatures.

IndyAustin was also a vehement opponent of CodeNext and gathered enough petitions to put a question on November's ballot asking whether voter approval should be required for comprehensive land-use revisions. Proposition J was defeated at the polls by a 52-48 margin.

https://www.bizjournals.com/austin/n...a-deal-up.html