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re: PMAC question
Posted on 10/27/23 at 1:20 pm to Basura Blanco
Posted on 10/27/23 at 1:20 pm to Basura Blanco
quote:that sounds like an assload of work to keep an outdated 50-year-old building
think you could do something with the existing PMAC for a lot less than the cost of a full demo. There is a ton of open room in the front of the PMAC. Tear down the curved walkways and build a 5-6 story structure that would tie into the existing arena. Tear out all of the concourse on that side of the court and make it more of a plaza with fewer seating, full suites, club level, food court, etc. The ground level on the PMAC side could be all new locker rooms, training, offices, etc. The top level facing Tiger stadium would be dual purpose and could possibly feed into TS via a walkway, and give access into any future NEZ renovations.
Lower level street side would give you the option to convert North Campus drive into pedestrian only and create a walking mall from the traffic circle at the top of the hill all the way to Nicholson. With retail and entertainment, and possibly even a hotel, and or game weekend lodging it could pay for itself in a short amount of time.
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Posted on 10/27/23 at 2:39 pm to SportTiger1
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that sounds like an assload of work to keep an outdated 50-year-old building
The 50 yr old building would no longer be outdated in the project as described. It also gets you a cash cow, entirely new building with a ton more square footage than you could get built in a new arena alone for a fraction of the cost. In addition, this could be accomplished without having to rent an arena for the 2-3 years it would take to demolish and build one from the ground up. Not to mention playing downtown would kill the program for those years. Where do the two programs practice? Workout? Train? It would also likely require demolishing the just completed basketball practice facility between the PMAC and fieldhouse.
A multi-purpose, mixed use athletics/commercial/residential building at that location would be the center point of that area of campus. And while it would be great to get all of that in an entirely new facility, there just isn't the funds to accomplish all of that.
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