Chargers Evaluating New Stadium Proposal For Qualcomm Site
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Epic Qualcomm Stadium Deal
Promises To Be Tough Sell |
The Chargers are "again evaluating a stadium proposal for the Qualcomm site," according to Tim Sullivan of the SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE. With their Chula Vista initiative "short on traction, and a Los Angeles alternative still in its theoretical stage," the Chargers have "little incentive to reject" the plan from developer Perry Dealy "as preposterous." However, the deal promises to be a "mighty tough sell," as Dealy and his company envision a "project of epic scale." In addition to the new stadium, the plan "calls for some 5,000 residential units, 3.5 million square feet of office space, 500,000 square feet of specialty retail, 1,000 hotel rooms, 500 units" of San Diego State Univ. (SDSU) student housing, "100,000 square feet of SDSU classroom and office space, 30 acres allotted to parkland and, conceivably, an eventual bullet train station." Dealy: "It's such a big concept that it's going to take some time to work with the stakeholders (but) if you get leadership behind it and you refine it, we think it could be a viable option for the region." Dealy is attempting to "convince people that the Qualcomm site can be declared a redevelopment zone to help divert tax revenues toward a stadium and its infrastructure." But the Chargers "view Dealy's plans as politically unrealistic and potentially claustrophobic." Chargers Special Counsel Mark Fabiani: "The Chargers would not support such an enormously dense project. ... We're open to any and all ideas for keeping the team in San Diego. But because we spent more than four years and close to $10[M] studying the Qualcomm site, we understand how difficult this kind of project will be to pull off on that site" (SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE, 5/20).
SCHOOL TIES: In San Diego, Brent Schrotenboer reports SDSU's new lease to play football at Qualcomm Stadium is "set to include the right for the city to evict" the team if the Chargers leave San Diego. SDSU AD Jeff Schemmel said that the school "would be given a five-year notice if the Chargers left and the city decided to exercise that option." The city, which owns the stadium, also "could decide not to kick out SDSU and keep the Aztecs until the new lease ends in 2017." SDSU and city officials said that the new lease "has been agreed to in principle and could be finalized soon" (SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE, 5/20).
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