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Browns eyeing new $1B stadium
Posted on 6/20/22 at 10:26 am
Posted on 6/20/22 at 10:26 am
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NEOtrans real estate blogger Ken Prendergast reported the news in a post Friday, writing that unnamed sources close to team owners Jimmy and Dee Haslam told him they want a covered stadium that could cost over $1 billion and are even open to moving the city-owned stadium to a new location near downtown to get it. And so far, the Browns have not denied it.
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Reached by phone Sunday, John-Baptiste declined to respond to the blog post but confirmed that the team is conducting “feasibility studies on what a new stadium could look like.” The results are expected sometime in 2023 and focus “primarily on renovating the current stadium,” he said, but he could not definitively refute whether plans might eventually include rebuilding or moving the arena.
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He could not say how much an upgraded facility might cost, but it’s likely to require significant public funding, considering most professional teams negotiate subsidies from their home city and county. The current stadium, which was built in 1999, cost $283 million, largely funded by city bonds backed by the county’s “sin tax” on alcohol and cigarette purchases.
Bend over taxpayers - we've all seen how this plays out.
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Posted on 6/20/22 at 10:28 am to SprintFun
Cant afford that shite with all the money they paying Deshaun to not play. 
Posted on 6/20/22 at 10:30 am to SprintFun
would be surprised if they could build something new and nice for 1 billion these days.
Posted on 6/20/22 at 10:33 am to SprintFun
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The current stadium, which was built in 1999, cost $283 million, largely funded by city bonds
Nope. A $300 million building does not have a 20 year life span. frick these teams that fleece the taxpayers for a stadium and then want a new one 20 years later.
Looking at you
Braves
Rangers
Falcons
Diamondbacks (Still in Chase Field but they want a new park)
This post was edited on 6/20/22 at 12:58 pm
Posted on 6/20/22 at 11:28 am to SprintFun
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moving the arena
Okay I know that technically it's possible .....
But why?
Posted on 6/20/22 at 11:29 am to SprintFun
They don’t need new stadium
Posted on 6/20/22 at 11:35 am to 1BamaRTR
It's the fricking Browns, they'd probably spend a billion and not play in it due to it being unsafe. Then, the team would move to another city.
Posted on 6/20/22 at 11:36 am to SprintFun
A new $1B+ stadium to play 8 regular season Cleveland home games is crazy.
Posted on 6/20/22 at 11:55 am to Lsuhoohoo
Never understood taxpayers funding stadiums. You’re a multi billion dollar sports franchise. Borrow money and build it yourself
Posted on 6/20/22 at 11:57 am to SprintFun
The stadium they have now is completely fine in every way. It fits right in as a NFL stadium even today. I have been there.
This is ridiculous
Just more fleecing taxpayers and shady construction deals for all kinds of unecessary nonsense
This is ridiculous
Just more fleecing taxpayers and shady construction deals for all kinds of unecessary nonsense
This post was edited on 6/20/22 at 11:59 am
Posted on 6/20/22 at 12:02 pm to SprintFun
Baker has been tending to the stadium night and day based on all of the Progressive commercials.
Posted on 6/20/22 at 12:05 pm to Lsuhoohoo
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Nope. A $300 million building does not have a 20 year life span. frick these teams that fleece the taxpayers for a stadium and then want a new one 20 years later. Looking at you Braves
The city of Atlanta didn’t foot the bill since it was originally built for the Olympics and NBC/Olympic sponsers paid for the construction iirc. And Ted Turner paid for renovation afterwards to make it a baseball stadium.
Getting out of Turner and heading north to Cobb County was the smartest thing the Braves could’ve done. The area around Turner was a shithole and very unsafe, which impacted attendance big time in later years. Truist Park and the Battery is a night and day different experience and considering the Braves are currently #3 in attendance, I think it reflects that
Posted on 6/20/22 at 12:08 pm to SprintFun
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even open to moving the city-owned stadium to a new location near downtown to get it.
Isn't the current stadium near downtown? I'm not super familiar with Cleveland but it's not out in the burbs.
Posted on 6/20/22 at 12:21 pm to Lsuhoohoo
Agree. But that new Rangers stadium suuure is nice during this atrocious heat.
Posted on 6/20/22 at 12:23 pm to siliconvalleytiger
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Never understood taxpayers funding stadiums. You’re a multi billion dollar sports franchise. Borrow money and build it yourself
Tell that to all the Supersonic fans. Seattle played chicken with ownership and lost big time.
Posted on 6/20/22 at 12:28 pm to Lsuhoohoo
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Looking at you
Braves
Rangers
Falcons
Diamondbacks
There are others who bailed on stadiums after 30-40 years. Twenty-five years is especially egregious, though.
This post was edited on 6/20/22 at 12:30 pm
Posted on 6/20/22 at 12:28 pm to bamameister
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Tell that to all the Supersonic fans. Seattle played chicken with ownership and lost big time.
Seattle never had a chance. Bennett was moving the team to OKC no matter what.
Posted on 6/20/22 at 12:30 pm to LSUBoo
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Isn't the current stadium near downtown? I'm not super familiar with Cleveland but it's not out in the burbs.
Its like right downtown on the lake
Its two blocks from the casino and the center of the city
Its in a perfect spot right now
This post was edited on 6/20/22 at 12:32 pm
Posted on 6/20/22 at 12:31 pm to SprintFun
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The current stadium, which was built in 1999, cost $283 million
There's that number again.
Posted on 6/20/22 at 12:38 pm to Snoop Dawg
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Seattle never had a chance. Bennett was moving the team to OKC no matter what.
Key Arena was a dumpster and the city fathers refused to spend a dime. The NBA commissioner and Adam Silver his sidekick at the time were begging officials to commit to a new stadium.
Since the exodus, they invested over a billion dollars into a complete renovation. One of the nicest WNBA stadiums in America.
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