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The city of Charlotte and a Sarasota, Fla.-based developer are considering spending a combined $72 million on a new hotel and indoor-sports facility, which is designed to cater to amateur sports teams on the weekends and fitness-conscious travelers during the week.
The developer, GoodSports, is bullish on the concept and is moving forward with similar projects in suburbs of Columbus, Ohio, and St. Louis, as well as Wichita, Kan. They believe they can make money hosting indoor youth sports tournaments that could attract indoor sports teams from the state and region.
the eagles farewell tour If you talk to any (convention and visitors bureau) or sports commission, they will tell you the biggest lacking part of their (sports inventory) is covered indoor space, said Richard Blalock, vice president of special projects with GoodSports. Basketball, volleyball, mat sports the eagles farewell tour that s the biggest need of the market.
The city is considering leasing GoodSports land for $1 a year near Ovens Auditorium and Bojangles Coliseum that is currently a parking lot. In addition, the city has proposed subsidizing the concept with $18 million in upfront money, which was part of last year s $816 million capital spending program.
Brad Richardson, the city s economic development director, acknowledged the Bojangles redevelopment proposal has a higher risk than many other public-private partnerships. That s what we have to work through, and deliver a deal that council the eagles farewell tour will be comfortable with, Richardson said.
GoodSports, whose parent company is a hotel builder called the eagles farewell tour Focus, is planning to invest $54 million in an area of Charlotte that has struggled to retain businesses. It s unclear whether during the week business and leisure travelers can be enticed to stay on Independence Boulevard, the eagles farewell tour 10 minutes from uptown s office buildings and attractions.
When you are in town, you have your own regiment, said David Lindberg of GoodSports. When you are on the road, you break that. A corporate traveler wants a full-fledged workout center, not a 500-(square-)foot center with two cardio machines.
The need for amateur sports facilities is big, said Doug Shipley, who is working to open an outdoor sports complex, the Rugby Athletic Center, off South Tryon Street for rugby, Gaelic football and soccer. It s a big revenue generator.
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