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About time.
Bexar County Commissioners Court on Tuesday gave Spurs Sports & Entertainment the green light to begin up to $101.5 million in improvements and renovations to the County-owned AT&T Center. The renovations to the infrastructure and technology will improve the guest experience at every level of the 12-year-old arena and are scheduled to take place in the summer of 2015.
Infrastructure enhancements to the AT&T Center will include new seating arena-wide, improvements to the arena entrances, relocation and expansion of the Fan Shop, expanded concourses in the charter level, updated suite areas and new fan improvements and seating options in the balcony level. Renovations will also include an expansion of the plaza level Whataburger concession, which will be open to the general public on non-event days. Technology improvements to the AT&T Center will include a new high-definition center-hung scoreboard and the addition of wraparound LED boards to the NE, SE and SW towers.
http://www.nba.com/spurs/bexar-count...ion-att-center
About time.
love this but i wonder how it works in conjunction with this article. http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/loc...er-5162410.php it's mentioned the lighthouse and seating would be upgraded...i'm guessing it's this new $101.5 renovation not part of the $6M wireless internet package. has the wifi been upgraded? news to me...it's still bad, no?
The wifi works great. Strong signal even when the building is full.
Should go ahead and use some of that money to start building Duncan's statue out front tbh.
And Ice's as well as D. Robs.
I was wondering when they were gonna build it, definitely gotta check it out next year. Much needed upgrades.
What current arena do you guys think it'll look similar to?
I agree with this. Ice kept the Spurs relevant when 75% of the ABA disbanded at the merger.
I would love to see the statue be of
I wonder if the affects the City's plans to lure an NFL team?
There's no obvious connection. These improvements are part of a long-term plan for the arena.
about time. not to be harsh....but the at&t looks like a big barn and dosent really look good on tv. They have a terrible big screen that is small and still standard definition. Kind of makes me miss the alamodome, at least it was big and better colors haha.
They should consider using the $101 mil to put wheels under the arena and roll it out of the ghetto
And Manu's.
The seats are so close together, you feel like a sardine in a loaded aisle.
It will look a lot like the AT&T Center with a bigger fan shop and Whataburger.
Can't wait to hear how this goes over with the forum nazi's
http://www.kens5.com/story/news/loca...ents/20167713/Designers said the new additions, some of which are aesthetic, will highlight the culture of San Antonio.
Accordion-style facades will greet visitors along the outside of the arena. even tiles that reflect a fashion similar to what you'd find at the historic missions around the city.
This tbh. Should be located in NW San Antonio, perhaps by La Cantera.
Spending .1 billion on a 12 year old building when the surrounding 5 mile radius is Satan's two lane hole
Holy was about to post this exact thing word for word. I will never get over how half baked the idea building it there was. It's one thing if they actually, you know, had a developer committed to you know, developing the area. You don't reverse urban decay just by plopping down an arena, dumb s.
If we ever get an NFL team they'll build a stadium in Kirby.
That's the city's fault. They could have just plopped it in one of the Alamodome parking lots and built some garages. The county kept the team in town and that was really the only way they could do it.
Not saying who is right or wrong between you and wikipedia, but according to wiki it sounds like the county and franchise are responsible:
The Spurs and the city had come to an agreement to build a new facility adjacent to the Alamodome, but in a last-minute reversal, the team partnered with Bexar County to construct a new arena adjacent to the Freeman Coliseum. As a part of the agreement the facility would be home to the Spurs, a new ice hockey team (what became the Rampage), and the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo Association's annual, multi-day event (the latter requiring the Spurs to engage in an extended road trip every February).
Hm, no sources at all.
did you provide sources?
Sounds like ol Nelson Wolff had a hand in it.
In "Transforming San Antonio" Wolff gives an insider's view on signature economic-development projects with which he was involved: the AT&T Center...
Way to develop those economics, Nelson.
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