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UCFBfan said:
I think development like this is great for the area but I just worry about the parking shrinking as more gets built. I look at the map in the article and that looks a lot like a big chunk of red lot parking. If/When the stadium expands, where are all the cars gonna go? Maybe I just am off with my bearings?
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Parking garages, the bane of tailgaters worldwide.
 
Good for East Hartford and I think it would be good for UCONN overall. A full day in East Hartford for the entire family, with football and shopping.
Now there is need for a new Hockey Arena on campus, baseball, soccer and basketball arena.
 
I am old enough to remember Ranger fans chanting "Let's Go Shopping!" at Whaler fans back in the 80s and 90s and used to hate it. As long as visiting fans don't chant that at UCONN fans before and after games, I'm okay with this.

Kidding aside, I think it's great. Throw up a hotel for visiting fans and expand the stadium to 60K too!
 
I understand the development, but I fear it will greatly take away from the tailgating atmosphere.

I live 5 minutes from the stadium, I guess I should be happy outlet stores are being built, but I just feel meh.
 
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huskysupporter said:
I understand the development, but I fear it will greatly take away from the tailgating atmosphere.

I live 5 minutes from the stadium, I guess I should be happy outlet stores are being built, but I just feel meh.
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Did you see the map where it its going to go? This has no affect on tailgating lots. In fact if you park in blue lot or aircraft club you won't even know its there.
 
UCFBfan said:
I think development like this is great for the area but I just worry about the parking shrinking as more gets built. I look at the map in the article and that looks a lot like a big chunk of red lot parking. If/When the stadium expands, where are all the cars gonna go? Maybe I just am off with my bearings?
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I just hope it never comes to satellite lots and shuttle busing.
 
BarkingDog said:
At the risk of waking up conspiracy kitty, the developer is from Michigan. Just sayin.
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I can't believe no one else has mentioned this! Company is based in Michigan with executive offices in Chicago. The writing is on the wall. The invite is coming! They are obviously smart and have inside information!
 
This has been the plan for a very long time. I worked on Patriots Place and while purusing the architect's .ftp site I came across the Master Plan of Rentschler Field "Outdoor Mall" in 2007. No need to worry about this killing the Tailgating Scene as there is plenty of room.
 
The mall will be on the far end of the runway away from the Rent.

rentschlerfield-01.jpg
 
rich1122 said:
Man this is big - 200K sq ft. That's a good size.
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FYI - Woodbury Commons, which is the big outlet center north of NYC off of I-87 has 600k square feet (going to 900k soon).
 
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With Westfarms on one side, Buckland Hills/Evergreen Walk on the other... Closest outlets an hour away... I think outlets are a smart choice that will do well on their own without any connection to Rentschler itself. That said I really do hope they include some UConn tie-ins in the development.
 
Mr. Conehead said:
FYI - Woodbury Commons, which is the big outlet center north of NYC off of I-87 has 600k square feet (going to 900k soon).
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Hopefully they're also adding parking, unless they think all the new shops will just be supported by more NYC bus patrons.
 
Chuck said:
Hopefully they're also adding parking, unless they think all the new shops will just be supported by more NYC bus patrons.
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Made one of my twice a year trips to the Woodbury insane asylum last weekend, everything is being torn up. Multi year project. A new parking deck is going up behind it nearest to I-87. In my opinion, it is already too big; but, it has some stores that can't be found anywhere else. If I did not need to dress-up for work, I would just go to Bob's to get jeans and t-shirts.
 
Agree with @Jimmy Serrano . If it helps at all, great, if not who cares. I don't see how it has any major impact one way or another.
 
ConnHuskBask said:
Agree with @Jimmy Serrano . If it helps at all, great, if not who cares. I don't see how it has any major impact one way or another.
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It helps in recruiting. With the shoppes at Storrs center it eliminates recruiters saying Storrs is an isolated campus. With further development at the Rent, it eliminates opponents recruiters telling recruits that UConn plays on an isolated airport runway.
 
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Yonick said:
It helps in recruiting. With the shoppes at Storrs center it eliminates recruiters saying Storrs is an isolated campus. With further development at the Rent, it eliminates opponents recruiters telling recruits that UConn plays on an isolated airport runway.
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I think that is major reach.
 
Yonick said:
It helps in recruiting. With the shoppes at Storrs center it eliminates recruiters saying Storrs is an isolated campus. With further development at the Rent, it eliminates opponents recruiters telling recruits that UConn plays on an isolated airport runway.
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Storrs Center - totally agree.

Having a Tommy Hilfiger outlet 2 miles from the field? Uh, ok?
 
ConnHuskBask said:
Storrs Center - totally agree.

Having a Tommy Hilfiger outlet 2 miles from the field? Uh, ok?
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Depends, if the Outlets do well at the Rent and it results in additional development of restaurants, bars, maybe a hotel, and hopefully an expansion of the Rent itself to 50K/60K while not taking away from the fan experience, i.e. tailgating, like a smaller version of Patriot's Place, then it would be a positive.
It may help that the new P&W headquarters and training center will be within walking distance, too. That's 1,000 employees and a few hundred travelers and their wallets on a daily basis at lunchtime and after hours and not just on game day.
 
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From a visiting team perspective, it would let folks know there is more to do than sit in the hotel room or head to the casino.

Alumni visiting will at least know of more things to do in the state; visitors will not have much reference. With this and other efforts like Front St in downtown, we will be more welcoming.
 
Now if only the EH zoning board (whose average age is 97) don't screw it up. They've shot down more reasonable development in this town than I care to think about. You'd think they'd like to grow the grand list rather than the mill rate.
 
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Jarhead_1775 said:
Now if only the EH zoning board (whose average age is 97) don't screw it up. They've shot down more reasonable development in this town than I care to think about. You'd think they'd like to grow the grand list rather than the mill rate.
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Must be related to some of the folks I used to know living in NH. The Manchester city board and many locals complained about retail, service, and high-tech firms taking over space in the old mills along the Merrimack River because the textile and wood mill jobs were coming back any day now…
 
Will they still keep the stadium in the dark at night? Shame that with all the traffic that Cabela's brings in, it's a shame that the outside of the pressbox side of the stadium can't be lit up so that people (even non football fans) can at least recognize that its UConn's field. Gosh, tourists from Texas and Florida might actually think its East Hartford High's stadium - big for preps, too small for college.
 
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