KeyArena
NHL Will Consider Seattle Expansion
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said the league has approved the investment group's bid to bring a team to the soon-to-be redeveloped KeyArena.
Just one day after Mayor Jenny Durkan signed a memorandum of understanding with Oak View Group to redevelop KeyArena to bring NHL and NBA teams to Seattle, the NHL has reportedly agreed to consider Seattles bid for an expansion franchise. NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman announced that the league would accept and consider the application from…
Seattle Is Officially One Step Closer to Having NHL, NBA Teams
Mayor Jenny Durkan signed an MOU with Oak View Group for a $640M+ redevelopment of KeyArena at Seattle Center
Mayor Jenny Durkan and Oak View Group co-founder and CEO Tim Leiweke made the agreement to redevelop KeyArena officially by signing the MOU passed this week by the Seattle City Council in symbolically Sonics green ink. Durkan, Leiweke, and councilmember Debora Juarez (District 5) each spoke at the ceremony, which you can watch below. Durkan…
Seattle City Council Passes MOU for Oak View Group’s $600M+ KeyArena Redevelopment
The council voted overwhelmingly in favor of the proposal, which could bring the NHL and NBA back to Seattle.
The Seattle City Council has passed an ordinance authorizing the Mayor to enter into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Oak View Group (OVG) to redevelop the KeyArena at Seattle Center. As expected, the vote was 7-1, overwhelmingly in favor of moving forward with the agreement. Lisa Herbold (District 1), Bruce Harrell (District 2, council…
Oak View Group’s KeyArena MOU Passes Through Committee
Seattle councilmembers voted 5-0, and it heads to a full council vote on December 4.
This article originally ran on SCC Insight. This morning the Councils Committee on Civic Arenas met to discuss the proposed MOU with Oak View Group for renovating Key Arena, and in the end the moved it a big step forward. Six of the nine Council members were present (Sawant, Harris-Talley and OBrien were absent). After…
Oak View Group’s KeyArena vs. Chris Hansen’s SoDo Arena: Will Either Bring Back the Sonics?
In the latest rush to create a new sports arena and woo the NBA back to Seattle, should the city consider both options available to it? Or is the glossy remake of KeyArena the slam dunk weve all been waiting for?
The city clearly prefers Oak View Groups KeyArena revamp to Chris Hansens SoDo project. But is it the best bet to hook the NBA? Photo by Jay Kelvin. This article appears in print as the cover story for the December 2017 issue. Click here for a free subscription. Fifty years ago, the SuperSonics basketball team…
Hansens Sonics Arena Group Offers KeyArena Redevelopment Proposal
Plans include splitting KeyArena into two music venues and a theater to complement proposed SoDo arena.
The investment group led by Chris Hansen is adding a new element to its plan for a new NBA/NHL arena in the SoDo neighborhood: redeveloping KeyArena in Lower Queen Anne to make it an indoor-outdoor concert venue. The Sonics Arena Investment Group, which includes Hansen, former Seattle SuperSonics executive Wally Walker, Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson,…
Could Seattle Really End Up with Two New Arenas?
It's a multiple-choice question.
Oh, to be Seattle. The city is so attractive, it could win Americas Next Top Model in a walk and score the cover of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue. Seattle is the girl everyone wants to date, the guy everyone selects first for pickup basketball. Speaking of basketball, Seattle now has at least three suitors…
Three Predictions for the Coming Year on a New Arena, an Old Arena and the Mariners
Hey, it could happen!
As every first-year business student knows, a citys economy is not considered world class until said city has erected at least four shrines to professional sports and these shrines remain empty and unused most days of the year. Seattle is knocking on the door of world classiness because it already has KeyArena, Safeco Field and…