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Gampel update

CL82 said:
There's a board of trustees meeting today. The 30+ million dollar renovation budget is getting pushed up to $99 million. New concessions to be included.
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Wasn't this always supposed to be $100M

www.sportsbusinessjournal.com

Gampel Pavilion to undergo $100M renovation, seeking start in 2026

Gampel Pavilion is set for its first major renovation since opening in 1990, with the $100M project expected to start in earnest in 2026.
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The funding increase will support the construction phase of the project, encompassing roof repairs, interior renovations, installation of fixed seating structures, expansion of interior and exterior spaces, and IT system upgrades within the new seating structure and lower bowl. It will also enable the UConn to retain the services of a Construction Manager to oversee the remaining project phases.

So this isn't an increase of the cost, it's just that the additional money of the original budget needed to be approved. Why wouldn't they just approve the total budget from the beginning?


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UConn Board of Trustees approves funding for completion of Gampel Pavilion renovations​

 
Here's an illustration of the new concourses.

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CL82 said:
There's a board of trustees meeting today. The 30+ million dollar renovation budget is getting pushed up to $99 million. New concessions to be included.
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USF is building a football stadium from scratch for $350M. We’re doing renovations/expansion to an already built basketball arena and it costs $100M? That’s crazy to me.
 
I didn't get to see the game last night and videos like this may have been posted but whoa nelly! We really sold ourselves short when we built Gampel. I always feel like we're throwing more money at past projects but always come up short. Whatever they do with Gampel, they should only do it if it increases seating by another 5k which seems impossible. And $100 million? That seems like a brand new pavilion with 15k seats.

This place is insane!! Check out the video

 
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It cost $58 million combined to build the Civic Center and Gampel. Around $300 million has been spent renovating them.
 
HooperScooper said:
Maybe way back in 1989. Lol. Today probably $500 million. At least.
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No way a brand new Gampel would cost more than $100 mill. It's a concrete cylinder with a high maintenance $$ roof. Very bad design. Look at Allen Fieldhouse with far more seating
 
Kolumbo said:
No way a brand new Gampel would cost more than $100 mill. It's a concrete cylinder with a high maintenance $$ roof. Very bad design. Look at Allen Fieldhouse with far more seating
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Not to be rude, but you have no clue. Go ask someone in construction or architecture who is involved with building stadiums. And by the way, they would not use that same roof design today.

I do know that TD Garden in Boston cost about $160 million to build in the early 1990s (delivered in 1995). And the former owners who just sold the Celtics were told a few years ago that to replicate the Garden would cost about $1 billion today. That's without land.
 
Kolumbo said:
No way a brand new Gampel would cost more than $100 mill. It's a concrete cylinder with a high maintenance $$ roof. Very bad design. Look at Allen Fieldhouse with far more seating
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Baylor's new basketball arena only seats 7,500 and cost $213 million. To build that same 7,500 size arena in Connecticut you're easily spending $300 million.
 
superjohn said:
Baylor's new basketball arena only seats 7,500 and cost $213 million. To build that same 7,500 size arena in Connecticut you're easily spending $300 million.
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I get some are much more expensive but for what you get with Gampel, it shouldn't compare. No fancy metal or brick design, no windows, no amenities, nothing. Just a concrete silo.
 
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superjohn said:
Baylor's new basketball arena only seats 7,500 and cost $213 million. To build that same 7,500 size arena in Connecticut you're easily spending $300 million.
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Probably even more if it cost $213 million in Waco, TX. The difference in construction costs between states in the Northeast and southern states is huge.
 
Kolumbo said:
I get some are much more expensive but for what you get with Gampel, it shouldn't compare. No fancy metal or brick design, no windows, no amenities, nothing. Just a concrete silo.
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Yeah but they wouldn't build the same thing today so it's irrelevant.
 
HooperScooper said:
Probably even more if it cost $213 million in Waco, TX. The difference in construction costs between states in the Northeast and southern states is huge.
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I believe I read that MetLife in NJ cost more to build than AT@T Stadium in Dallas. They have a retractable roof.
 
HooperScooper said:
Not to be rude, but you have no clue. Go ask someone in construction or architecture who is involved with building stadiums. And by the way, they would not use that same roof design today.

I do know that TD Garden in Boston cost about $160 million to build in the early 1990s (delivered in 1995). And the former owners who just sold the Celtics were told a few years ago that to replicate the Garden would cost about $1 billion today. That's without land.
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No offense taken. But you are comparing luxury automobiles to a vw bug. Gampel is an awful design. It's not the size but the simplicity which makes it "cheap"
 
HooperScooper said:
Yeah but they wouldn't build the same thing today so it's irrelevant.
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Actually that was exactly the point. But they would be crazy to build this design today. They should implode it
 
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Kolumbo said:
More importantly, why spend another $100 million additional on what was a mistake in the first place
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Same exact reason they just spent $145 million to renovate PeoplesBank Arena in Hartford. Because nobody was willing to put up the money it would cost to build a brand new arena and because the economics to build a new arena in Hartford don't work.
 
HooperScooper said:
Same exact reason they just spent $145 million to renovate PeoplesBank Arena in Hartford. Because nobody was willing to put up the money it would cost to build a brand new arena and because the economics to build a new arena in Hartford don't work.
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It would be helpful to see some renderings, if they have any. Given the extreme success of women's and men's hoops, we really should be able to pack more students into our on-campus arena.

The Dean Dome cost $34 million in 1986 and has been renovated a few times and seats 21k. They're considering a new facility

Rupp Arena cost $55 million in 1976 and holds 21k

WrenchFan69 said:
Along Jim Calhoun Way, both in the existing and likely-now-unnecessary AD offices and onto the sidewalk. Take away the ~8 spots of street parking and extend the sidewalk into the current roadway.
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So they would be adding amenities but not adding seats, would that be the case? Calhoun Way would need to remain though because that is the way to reach the other athletic facilities
 
UCLJ0211 said:
Where can they expand the building?
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I have a better question: how can they expand the building? It's a round, single pour concrete structure. There is no way to increase the diameter of the building.

If they attempted to raise the roof and add a level seating, the appearance afterwards would be horrendous and access to that level would need to be installed from outside of the main structure. There would also be a significant gap between the top existing rows and where the first rows of the new level would begin. That's without taking costs (including quite a bit if engineering) into consideration.
 
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