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  1. Cryptical Envelopment

    Places to knock down for stadium

    Not till you hit New Orleans.
  2. Cryptical Envelopment

    Places to knock down for stadium

    My friend did the legal on some of the land acquisition for Hudson Yards in NYC. IIRC there was an old guy with a lifelong lease on an apt. He didn't even own it. In the end, he got like $22M to walk. From a small, rundown apt lease. EDIT: It was two guys, and they got $25M AND FREE luxury...
  3. Cryptical Envelopment

    Places to knock down for stadium

    Opponents are always going to find SOMETHING to point to. ****, we do it when we talk about middle of nowhere SEC schools. Or UF's hundreds of arrests. There are a lot of schools with off-campus stadiums that rarely get mentioned. UCLA, Pitt, Temple, Washington... and more are all off...
  4. Cryptical Envelopment

    Places to knock down for stadium

    We don’t know that. I could see UM running the stadium and any investors sharing the surrounding development rights or something to that effect. Or it could be a non-profit (UM) entity that provides tax mitigation strategies for the supporters along the way. We really shouldn’t speculate in...
  5. Cryptical Envelopment

    Places to knock down for stadium

    Sure. My point is just HKS doesn't take any piecemeal gig that walks through the door. They are about prestige. They would tell you no thank you if you walked in without legitimate bonafides. They aren't going to want to be involved in a clown show or underfunded project. They aren't just any...
  6. Cryptical Envelopment

    Places to knock down for stadium

    Actually the architects they just engaged, HKS, are international heavy hitters. They designed the $4B Sofi stadium that is the most state of the art and design-forward stadium in the world. They are very, very expensive, only work on significant and important projects, and aren't going to be...
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