K-Roo Posted January 11, 2008 Report Share Posted January 11, 2008 http://www.ohio.com/news/13700442.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted January 11, 2008 Report Share Posted January 11, 2008 ''Nash Street is about on the 50-yard line'' for the stadium, said Ted Curtis, UA vice president for capital planning and facilities management.Still, the official groundbreaking for the long-awaited facility will be postponed until the spring, he said.UA officials originally had talked about having a groundbreaking ceremony for the $61.5 million stadium this month, but that was before they realized some of the property for the project would be tied up by two separate issues.Once students are back on campus for the start of the spring semester next week, they will be able to remove what's left of their belongings in the four so-called ''kangaroo dorms'' that are on the footprint of the stadium north of Nash Street.The Joey, Wallaby, Wallaroo and Brown Street residence halls will be the first buildings to be demolished after students clean them out, Curtis said. Then UA will begin demolishing some of the homes it has purchased.Delayed again. I can't wait until they start demolishing things, though. Should be fun to watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbyake Posted January 11, 2008 Report Share Posted January 11, 2008 Slum lords don't understand the word 'appreciate.' They guy who owns the Sun bar is an idiot. He should have made plans to sell and purchase a new building across the street or in the area to capitalize on the stadiums traffic.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziptrumpet87 Posted January 11, 2008 Report Share Posted January 11, 2008 Slum lords don't understand the word 'appreciate.' They guy who owns the Sun bar is an idiot. He should have made plans to sell and purchase a new building across the street or in the area to capitalize on the stadiums traffic..I think his cousin/brother/relative owns property across the street. Maybe they should consolidate their money and build a new and better Zip Strip block across the street. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipsbandman Posted January 11, 2008 Report Share Posted January 11, 2008 Is this thing really going to be ready by the time we play Kentucky? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grice Posted January 12, 2008 Report Share Posted January 12, 2008 The last parcel for the stadium's footprint may have been purchased. The banner on the Odd Corner store reads "Moving April 27th to 360 E. Exchange". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Adams Posted January 12, 2008 Report Share Posted January 12, 2008 Slum lords don't understand the word 'appreciate.' They guy who owns the Sun bar is an idiot. He should have made plans to sell and purchase a new building across the street or in the area to capitalize on the stadiums traffic.. no...he should make UofA give him enough money to buy a new piece of property and/or bldg. since they want where he has been for YEARS... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleacher Bum Posted January 12, 2008 Report Share Posted January 12, 2008 Slum lords don't understand the word 'appreciate.' They guy who owns the Sun bar is an idiot. He should have made plans to sell and purchase a new building across the street or in the area to capitalize on the stadiums traffic.. no...he should make UofA give him enough money to buy a new piece of property and/or bldg. since they want where he has been for YEARS...Don't you guys realize that the Sun Bar was once named as one of Playboy's Top 100 College Bars? Come On! That's history!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted January 12, 2008 Report Share Posted January 12, 2008 The south side of Exchange Street is an embarassment. Are there plans in the works to renovate that strip? How about that apartment/condo complex that we've been hearing about for, what, two years now? Is that ever going to get off the ground? And if so, where exactly is it to be located? Across the street from the new stadium, or farther west? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziptrumpet87 Posted January 12, 2008 Report Share Posted January 12, 2008 The south side of Exchange Street is an embarassment. Are there plans in the works to renovate that strip? How about that apartment/condo complex that we've been hearing about for, what, two years now? Is that ever going to get off the ground? And if so, where exactly is it to be located? Across the street from the new stadium, or farther west?It's called the "Spicer Village Townhomes" and involves the block between Brown, Spicer, Power, and Crouse. I've heard from a friend who works for the Akron water dept that they are working on the plans for vacating Emmit Ct and Gray Ct. The waterlines in the area are old and all need updating from what I've been told. No idea when they will start building. With the housing market a bit soft, it wouldn't surprise me if this project gets delayed some. I believe it is the first phase of a larger project to do the same thing (townhomes+retail) to that entire area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted January 12, 2008 Report Share Posted January 12, 2008 The south side of Exchange Street is an embarassment. Are there plans in the works to renovate that strip? How about that apartment/condo complex that we've been hearing about for, what, two years now? Is that ever going to get off the ground? And if so, where exactly is it to be located? Across the street from the new stadium, or farther west?The first part of the project is already underway. On the corner of Brown and Power Street they tore down an entire block and have begun laying the foundation of Spicer Village. I believe they will use that as a base to expand block by block buying up condemned propertied as they come. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziptrumpet87 Posted January 12, 2008 Report Share Posted January 12, 2008 Odd that spicervillage.com didn't have the groundbreaking in their news and not surprising that it didn't make the ABJ . Glad to hear that it's underway though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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