MLS Soccer Stadium

[Boomer136]

Shot from one major sports venue looking at the two other major sports venues in town. I don't think Orlando City's stadium is going to be very visible. 

[JFW657]

I think once they finish putting up the steel all the way out to Church St, it will be more visible.

Then, when they get all the exterior elements on, it will be even moreso.

 

[Pete C]

Unfortunately I would not expect any visual impact from this stadium other than at street level. It's only about 3 stories high. Other MLS stadiums of this size (like Houston's) are not visible until you are right next to them. My guess is that you will have to know exactly where to look to catch a glimpse of it from I-4 or 408.

[dcluley98]

I kind of like that it "fits in" with the surrounding neighborhood.  It makes it more of a local area thing than some monstrosity surrounded by barren parking lots.  This makes the surroundings blend much better, especially after we get some redevelopment along church street.  It would make it more of an overall place rather than just a destination on game day. 

Edited July 18, 2016 by dcluley98

[Jernigan]

Agree - if you can't have both, choose the walkable block versus the highway eye candy every time.

[metal93]

2 hours ago, Jernigan said:

Agree - if you can't have both, choose the walkable block versus the highway eye candy every time.

Pretty much, especially since it won't really matter if got built at street level instead of sunken - because it will not be seen from (new) I-4 anyways. I like that it is sunken, fits much better with the existing context instead of being overbearing. My only issue with this whole thing will forever be that stubborn little church.

Now to that I-4 vista: I-4 is going much more of a monstrosity than FDOT wants the public to know. On such feature is that I4 is going to be lifted to twice as high as it currently is through downtown, at Church street for example, the clearance under it is going to be 30 feet instead of the 15 or so feet is now. Looks good for the "bridge district," the rest not so much.

So when the stadium gets completed, we might enjoy a couple of years of catching a glimpse of it from I-4 before the new mainline spans are built.

[Tim3167]

With I4 being higher wouldn't you actually be able to see the stadium better from it?

[Boomer136]

Doesn't look like I-4 is going to be any higher than the height of the re-built eastbound lanes. At South Street I can see a dramatic rise, and Church will also be a touch higher. Unless they are going to rip all that up as well as the supports currently sitting on steel, which would that be a temporary nature?

[Jernigan]

It's 6 feet higher than current.   Will open up the space beneath a bit but nothing major.   It will make traffic a mess when they've got it halfway done and your driving next to cars 6 feet higher or lower during construction but when it's done it should be nice 

[cwetteland]

Those concrete cross beams are just sitting on top of I-beams.  It doesn't look like a permanent set up.  I wouldn't be surprised if they are just for a temp lane shift. 

[AndyPok1]

Ha I've been meaning to take a picture and post about that for weeks.  I don't know anything about highway construction, but it doesn't look like the height is increasing at all, which goes against the whole concept of the bridge district.

[Jernigan]

6 feet - promise 

[dcluley98]

Feature article on the new stadium with the new coach on MLS website:

http://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2016/08/09/jason-kreis-takes-1st-tour-future-home-orlando-there-top

Some really great drone flyovers in the video!

[sunshine]

update

 

 

That temple needs to go and the city need to change that plot of land into another park to replace the park that was at the stadium site.

[jrs2]

^^

nice shots.  wow, so it's finally built up all the way to Church St. I see.

Anyone know about the new bar that's just west of the stadium along Church St?  

[bqknight]

9 minutes ago, jrs2 said:

^^

nice shots.  wow, so it's finally built up all the way to Church St. I see.

Anyone know about the new bar that's just west of the stadium along Church St?  

Stonewall? It's an old bar that just went through renovations. It is a predominantly gay bar but many people go after the games even now. 

[UngaBungalow]

13 minutes ago, bqknight said:

Stonewall? It's an old bar that just went through renovations. It is a predominantly gay bar but many people go after the games even now. 

They have a merman tank on the second floor ...

[metal93]

5 hours ago, sunshine said:

That temple needs to go and the city need to change that plot of land into another park to replace the park that was at the stadium site.

This, so much this. We could have kept the park, Parramore Avenue, and the stadium would have been a couple hundred feet closer to Downtown if it weren't for the church's stubbornness. I hope the City lets the lot to the east of the church become a temporary tailgating area to expedite the process of the church getting fed up and moving somewhere else. Then it can be converted into a nice park.

[jrs2]

1 hour ago, UngaBungalow said:

They have a merman tank on the second floor ...

LMAO.  Zoolander reference.

[JFW657]

2 hours ago, metal93 said:

This, so much this. We could have kept the park, Parramore Avenue, and the stadium would have been a couple hundred feet closer to Downtown if it weren't for the church's stubbornness. I hope the City lets the lot to the east of the church become a temporary tailgating area to expedite the process of the church getting fed up and moving somewhere else. Then it can be converted into a nice park.

I think "stubbornness" is being charitable.

Greed is probably closer to reality.

[smileguy]

6 hours ago, jrs2 said:

LMAO.  Zoolander reference.

Except there is really a merman tank. 

[JFW657]

[RedStar25]

On 8/29/2016 at 2:44 PM, jrs2 said:

LMAO.  Zoolander reference.

They actually do. 

[dcluley98]

New brewery with an outdoor beer garden planned by new soccer stadium

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/consumer/os-parramore-brewery-beer-garden-20160912-story.html

A new brewery with an outdoor beer garden is planned for the Parramore District across the street from the Orlando City Soccer Club stadium.

The owners of downtown entertainment district Wall Street Plaza filed permits with the City of Orlando to convert a warehouse into a 16,000-square-foot facility called "Tubbs Brewing."

A company connected to Wall Street Plaza purchased the half-acre property, located at 617 W. Central Blvd., in March for $1.45 million.

[smileguy]

5 minutes ago, dcluley98 said:

New brewery with an outdoor beer garden planned by new soccer stadium

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/consumer/os-parramore-brewery-beer-garden-20160912-story.html

A new brewery with an outdoor beer garden is planned for the Parramore District across the street from the Orlando City Soccer Club stadium.

The owners of downtown entertainment district Wall Street Plaza filed permits with the City of Orlando to convert a warehouse into a 16,000-square-foot facility called "Tubbs Brewing."

A company connected to Wall Street Plaza purchased the half-acre property, located at 617 W. Central Blvd., in March for $1.45 million.

My first reaction is that they must be planning for the beer garden to be inward facing, with little/no street interaction. Many clients of the Coalition for the Homeless congregate along Terry next to the fenced in area adjacent this building.