The development would align Philadelphia with a national trend that’s seen major sports venues become only a part of much-larger real-estate projects
Comcast Spectacor executives have launched a plan that, if fully realized, would transform some of the vast parking lots at the South Philadelphia stadium district into a vibrant sports-and-entertainment complex featuring hotels, residences, restaurants, shops and a 5,500-seat performance stage.It would align Philadelphia with a national trend that’s seen major sports venues become only a part of much-larger projects, as team owners embrace real estate development as a new way to grow revenue.
Sixers billionaire co-owner and lead arena developer David Adelman said he knew little about Comcast Spectacor’s plan for the sports complex. The company shared its vision for the mixed-use development at a Jan. 23 meeting with the sports complex Special Services District, a neighborhood organization funded by Comcast Spectacor, the Eagles and the Phillies,
In describing Comcast Spectacor’s aspirations to The Inquirer, Hilferty cited sports and entertainment developments in other cities, such as Inglewood, Calif., where“It’s a vibrant, morning, noon and night community, around a sports district,” Wells Fargo Center president Phil Laws said last fall. “Venues have maximized what they can do in their four walls and they’re looking to expand.”
Comcast Spectacor executives described their vision of a project undertaken in two phases, the first on property under their control, ranging from Broad Street to 11th Street, and Pattison Avenue south to the Wells Fargo Center.
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