So where are the Niners going to move...
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yeah for sure niners are going no where. I read an article about a month ago talking about how york wants to get a deal done before there is a new mayor and how he has been going to see the mayor or calling the mayor everyday. They got people doing environment studies and all that bullshit that goes into the stadium. Plus they started calling season ticket holders asking them if they would be willing to buy psl. Niners tickets are cheap compared to other teams and If they do get a new stadium its gonna be expensive as fuck. if you ask me i prefer they keep the crappy stadium ill still go there at least 5 games a season.
When was the last time the niners had to resort to ticket specials?
Heres the latest article about the new stadium. /they've been talking about a new stadium for a hile now.
Niners bump up game plan for stadium development
Phillip Matier, Andrew Ross
Sunday, October 9, 2005
After years of having their proposed mega-stadium-mall languish in developmental limbo, the San Francisco 49ers are contemplating something much bigger -- an entire Niner Town out at the 'Stick, complete with housing, storefronts and even a hotel.
Niners representatives confirmed that they are looking for a "master developer'' with national credentials to help shape the plan and make it happen.
And while nobody is offering much in the way of details, 49ers spokesman Sam Singer gave us a couple of the bold strokes: a stadium and large mall, and mixed-use development that would include residential housing -- both market-rate and affordable units -- as well as apartments.
"All the mayor's and Supervisor Chris Daly's initiatives would be wrapped into the housing plan they are looking at," Singer said.
In other words, a little something for everyone -- including San Francisco's left wing.
Pressure to ease the city's housing crunch is already bringing a wave of development to the once-forsaken part of town -- particularly at Executive Park, at the entrance to Candlestick from Highway 101, where hundreds of units have been built or are on the drawing board.
If the 49ers do pursue their new-neighborhood plan, it would be a significant shift in strategy from the stadium-mall plan hatched under former owner Eddie DeBartolo, for which city voters narrowly approved a $100 million bond in 1997.
That plan has turned out to be a lot more complicated and costly than its backers ever predicted. Questions about the expense of shoring up the flood-prone landfill at Candlestick, the site's proximity to a state park, skepticism about the viability of a mall attached to a stadium that is used only 10 days a year or so -- all have worked against the idea.
Plus, there's the headache of getting in and out of the area, as anyone who has ever attended a game at Candlestick knows.
So after years of studies and false starts -- and under pressure from Mayor Gavin Newsom to get something done before he faces re-election in 2007 -- team owners Denise DeBartolo York and husband John York assembled a new development team of bankers, lawyers and other experts in recent months to reignite the project.
The first sign that something was afoot came last month when the Niners quietly opted not to renew their exclusive development agreement with Mills Corp. -- the team's sole development partner since the stadium-mall bond campaign eight years ago.
Sources following the deal said the Niners and Mills had been at odds over how revenue from the mall portion of the project would be divided. At the same time, however, they didn't rule out Mills coming back into the picture -- and future meetings are planned.
In the meantime, the 49ers are also talking to the likes of Lennar Corp., developer of the old Hunters Point Naval Shipyard, and Forest City Development, builder of the downtown Bloomingdale's.
As for the time line for a new deal getting done? That remains as elusive as ever.
"We share the mayor's sense of urgency and want to get this done as quickly as possible,'' Singer said. "But it's a very complex process."
Another piece from the same day
hopefully, those of you headed out to the 49ers-Rams game on Sunday won't be inconvenienced by the continuing construction and work on the 49ers' new stadium.
Oh, you didn't know it was under way?
Well, maybe we all just missed it, because the owners missed it, too.
Last Oct. 15, right around the time it was learned that the NFL was hoping to broker a sale of the team to billionaire Larry Ellison, a spokesman for the 49ers' owners promised a firm plan after the 2004 season.
In fact, spokesman Sam Singer said at the time, Denise DeBartolo York and hubby, John, would "make some public pronouncements about what their plans are for a stadium in San Francisco" between the end of the 2004 season and the start of the 2005 season.
Well, the 2005 season is here, and Denise still hasn't written the $300 million check for a down payment on her team's new digs.
Heres the latest article about the new stadium. /they've been talking about a new stadium for a hile now.
Niners bump up game plan for stadium development
Phillip Matier, Andrew Ross
Sunday, October 9, 2005
After years of having their proposed mega-stadium-mall languish in developmental limbo, the San Francisco 49ers are contemplating something much bigger -- an entire Niner Town out at the 'Stick, complete with housing, storefronts and even a hotel.
Niners representatives confirmed that they are looking for a "master developer'' with national credentials to help shape the plan and make it happen.
And while nobody is offering much in the way of details, 49ers spokesman Sam Singer gave us a couple of the bold strokes: a stadium and large mall, and mixed-use development that would include residential housing -- both market-rate and affordable units -- as well as apartments.
"All the mayor's and Supervisor Chris Daly's initiatives would be wrapped into the housing plan they are looking at," Singer said.
In other words, a little something for everyone -- including San Francisco's left wing.
Pressure to ease the city's housing crunch is already bringing a wave of development to the once-forsaken part of town -- particularly at Executive Park, at the entrance to Candlestick from Highway 101, where hundreds of units have been built or are on the drawing board.
If the 49ers do pursue their new-neighborhood plan, it would be a significant shift in strategy from the stadium-mall plan hatched under former owner Eddie DeBartolo, for which city voters narrowly approved a $100 million bond in 1997.
That plan has turned out to be a lot more complicated and costly than its backers ever predicted. Questions about the expense of shoring up the flood-prone landfill at Candlestick, the site's proximity to a state park, skepticism about the viability of a mall attached to a stadium that is used only 10 days a year or so -- all have worked against the idea.
Plus, there's the headache of getting in and out of the area, as anyone who has ever attended a game at Candlestick knows.
So after years of studies and false starts -- and under pressure from Mayor Gavin Newsom to get something done before he faces re-election in 2007 -- team owners Denise DeBartolo York and husband John York assembled a new development team of bankers, lawyers and other experts in recent months to reignite the project.
The first sign that something was afoot came last month when the Niners quietly opted not to renew their exclusive development agreement with Mills Corp. -- the team's sole development partner since the stadium-mall bond campaign eight years ago.
Sources following the deal said the Niners and Mills had been at odds over how revenue from the mall portion of the project would be divided. At the same time, however, they didn't rule out Mills coming back into the picture -- and future meetings are planned.
In the meantime, the 49ers are also talking to the likes of Lennar Corp., developer of the old Hunters Point Naval Shipyard, and Forest City Development, builder of the downtown Bloomingdale's.
As for the time line for a new deal getting done? That remains as elusive as ever.
"We share the mayor's sense of urgency and want to get this done as quickly as possible,'' Singer said. "But it's a very complex process."
Another piece from the same day
hopefully, those of you headed out to the 49ers-Rams game on Sunday won't be inconvenienced by the continuing construction and work on the 49ers' new stadium.
Oh, you didn't know it was under way?
Well, maybe we all just missed it, because the owners missed it, too.
Last Oct. 15, right around the time it was learned that the NFL was hoping to broker a sale of the team to billionaire Larry Ellison, a spokesman for the 49ers' owners promised a firm plan after the 2004 season.
In fact, spokesman Sam Singer said at the time, Denise DeBartolo York and hubby, John, would "make some public pronouncements about what their plans are for a stadium in San Francisco" between the end of the 2004 season and the start of the 2005 season.
Well, the 2005 season is here, and Denise still hasn't written the $300 million check for a down payment on her team's new digs.
The point is the Niners have never had to pull promotions in order to attract fans - the team has always been the attraction. But now the product on the field is so crappy, they're having to resort to promtions and "deals" to attract fans.
Candlestick/3 Com/Monster whatever you want to call it, the lease is up in 2007
Old article
http://www.digital-xl.com/49ers_newstad.htm
Candlestick/3 Com/Monster whatever you want to call it, the lease is up in 2007
Old article
http://www.digital-xl.com/49ers_newstad.htm
