From the LVRJ: The estimated cost for UNLV’s proposed domed, 60,000-seat stadium is $548.4 million — the biggest chunk of the university’s $900 million stadium project, the Review-Journal has learned.
University officials have publicly refused to discuss project costs, but did share the price tag in a Nov. 20, 2102, cost estimate report with representatives of the hotel-casino industry and the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority who were invited to a private meeting late last year.
The newspaper obtained the information after filing a public records request with the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
The total Phase 1 project costs for what UNLV has dubbed the “Mega Events Center,” excluding financing costs, hit $899,841,523, according to the document prepared by Eiman Consulting. That includes $52.7 million in contingency costs. http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/las-vegas/document-details-costs-unlvs-domed-stadium-plan
This has to be the stupidest idea from UNLV in a long time.
We don't need a domed stadium, especially on that will cost $1,000,000,000.
UNLV, the State and others do not have the money for it.
Further, we have a horrible football team that has not earned the right to compete in a domed stadium and the stadium will compete against private casinos for events and that is not good.
If UNLV has that amount of money to spend, then maybe they can open a medical college for doctors and nurses.
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You miss the point. This isn't about unlv football, it's about large scale events that currently skip Vegas due to extreme weather and lack of facilities.
ReplyDeleteImagine a pro bowl here or an ncaa game that matters (as I'm not the maacco bowl).
Also take into account that the campus will own the building, which means it will profit from all concessions and events.
Hey, Arizona having two super bowl games is great for Phoenix isn't it?
Care to guess where that stadium is located?
When did asu ever win a national title?
There is a good aspect to this deal as well...
We will never, ever get a professional football team here in Las Vegas.
ReplyDeleteSo what if we miss one or two stadium events a year, the large stadium events are a thing of the past, for the most part.
Besides, who have we missed in the past few years?
The Pro-Bowl? seriously, the Pro-Bowl is dead and even if they had it here, remember the NBA All Star game? How did that turn out?
But I do appreciate your comments.