Mixed-Use Districts Become a Trend in Stadium Development

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Where there are plans for a new professional sports stadium or arena, odds are that plans exist for mixed-use development surrounding it. Increasingly, U.S. cities are looking to sports venues as anchors for destinations that incorporate everything from restaurants and retail to hotels and housing. John Shreve of Kansas City-based Populous told Building Design + Construction that every sports project the firm is working on "has some vision of mixed-use development."

Shifting sentiment regarding public financing of stadium and arena projects is helping drive the trend. It's no secret that sports venue financing deals have increasingly come under scrutiny, with today's taxpayers decreasingly keen on shelling out millions of dollars to finance lavish facilities for sports franchises owned by billionaires. Under the old model, promises of new jobs, new construction and new tax revenue were seldom realized. The new model of development offers a different approach.

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