Etihad Campus, Stadium and Collar Site Development Thread

[Gingers Dad]

Chatting to somebody quite well informed on metrolink service the other day. he told me they aren’t a profitable business and finding it hard to improve the general service. Also in terms of upping the amount of trams will be hard as they need to order more but issues getting hold of any in next 2-3 years. Electric bus, park and ride and improved walking paths etc it is then!

Public transport should be run as a not for profit organisation subsidised by local government. Until we start running public transport for the public it will always be shite and expensive

 

[Centurions]

City policy is to keep matters confidential until an official announcement or launch is made.

There are very significant developments and commitments in train in the group and all will eventually be revealed.

The surrender and fire sale of the red cheeks and the potential for new types of owners will probably exercising minds too.

It really is a case of watch these spaces

Not good enough for some on here :)

 

[richards30]

Not good enough for some on here :)

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[Stockton Heath Blue]

Latest update from my mate (but still no drawings): -

- Contractor finalising logistics & programme with City
- Enabling works definitely starting over the summer
- Bulk of works across next 2 summers
- Stand extension, hotel, museum, hospitality and offices with a covered plaza

Trying to find out where the hotel and offices will be situated. Couldn't confirm if the extension is a continuous 2nd tier, which is the most important piece, but said the roof was slightly different than the SS.

 

[LEXSTARproject]

City policy is to keep matters confidential until an official announcement or launch is made.

There are very significant developments and commitments in train in the group and all will eventually be revealed.

The surrender and fire sale of the red cheeks and the potential for new types of owners will probably exercising minds too.

It really is a case of watch these spaces

Thanks, @Gone for a Burton what does this mean?

 

[LEXSTARproject]

Latest update from my mate (but still no drawings): -

- Contractor finalising logistics & programme with City
- Enabling works definitely starting over the summer
- Bulk of works across next 2 summers
- Stand extension, hotel, museum, hospitality and offices with a covered plaza

Trying to find out where the hotel and offices will be situated. Couldn't confirm if the extension is a continuous 2nd tier, which is the most important piece, but said the roof was slightly different than the SS.

All we need is a "Here we go" I agree with @jrb that the hotel and club shop will be moved into a building that will be built on the former "Super Casino" land along with other buildings with pubs and other leisure facilities, you say that this is taking place over the next summers, the covered plaza will be the last part to get done as the where the worker's units are just now as the new city square would need to be next to the improved North Stand.

Here is a suggestion away fan zone so City make money out of away fans as well, you could place it next to the Nexen Bridge as pictured below

 

[Stockton Heath Blue]

All we need is a "Here we go" I agree with @jrb that the hotel and club shop will be moved into a building that will be built on the former "Super Casino" land along with other buildings with pubs and other leisure facilities, you say that this is taking place over the next summers, the covered plaza will be the last part to get done as the where the worker's units are just now as the new city square would need to be next to the improved North Stand.

Here is a suggestion away fan zone so City make money out of away fans as well, you could place it next to the Nexen Bridge as pictured below

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Would make sense. I go into the stadium via Entrance G, which is the next spiral to the right. This plot has always seemed like wasted space, certainly the plot to the right adjacent to the bridge ramp that joins at the lights on AT Way.

 

[gouldybob]

There doing site survey drilling as far back as the Joe Mercer mosaic. Drilling cores all over the area.b

 

[Gone for a Burton]

Thanks, @Gone for a Burton what does this mean?

It means the club will make announcements when it's ready !!

 

[Gone for a Burton]

@Gone for a Burton, they're never going to be anything like Ferrari World at the Etihad Campus what JRB posted yesterday would be a good shout.

Maybe the hotel they will open will be the one that city is sponsored by, is there any more chat with what is happening at the site

The Emirates Palace will NOT be coming to Ashton New or Old Road.

it's a 7 * PALACE where you can buy gold bars out of vending machines !!