Wizards and Caps could be moving to Potomac Yard

[Anonymous]

interesting

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Flood of fans and cash? Definitely at risk of that.

[Anonymous]

More like a flood of bumper to bumper traffic.

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Flood of fans and cash? Definitely at risk of that.

Definitely safe from the flood of carjackings and robberies. That’s enough for me to bring my family again. Thank you Ted.

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Anonymous wrote:NHL is not making any money. The NBA is pretty bad too. Both have weak tv deals and weak tv ratings. There are many really cheap NHL franchises that Baltimore could surely steal with a new arena at middle branch but NHL just might not be worth it.

Then DC should be glad to get rid of the Caps and Wizards. It could do something more lucrative with the arena like mixed-use development.

It is time for DC to get out of the subsidizing Ted business. Let Nova tax payers do that to the tune of $3.5 billion.

I have never seen a vibrant neighborhood around a spot complex. On games night it’s a lot of people pre and post gaming(getting drunk) and on the non game nights it is an empty waste land. The restaurants and bars depended on the the game nights are low quality places and do not draw people to the area.

For the life of me why would Alexandria want to tie up this much land and money with Amazon supposedly driving growth in the area. Maybe it would make sense out in Loudon country, Fredericksburg or Richmond but not Alexandria. You will just end up with what you have now in DC.

What is Alexandria besides a bedroom community (run-down at that) for the District and a bunch of offices for people who support the real work being done across the river? There’s no way they can pull this off and would be better off knowing their limits and not embarrassing themselves.

If this is true, explain why townhouses in Potomac Yard sell for over $1m and SFH in Del Ray regularly go for over $1.3m.

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Anonymous wrote:More like a flood of bumper to bumper traffic.

Gridlock nation

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Anonymous wrote:NHL is not making any money. The NBA is pretty bad too. Both have weak tv deals and weak tv ratings. There are many really cheap NHL franchises that Baltimore could surely steal with a new arena at middle branch but NHL just might not be worth it.

Then DC should be glad to get rid of the Caps and Wizards. It could do something more lucrative with the arena like mixed-use development.

It is time for DC to get out of the subsidizing Ted business. Let Nova tax payers do that to the tune of $3.5 billion.

I have never seen a vibrant neighborhood around a spot complex. On games night it’s a lot of people pre and post gaming(getting drunk) and on the non game nights it is an empty waste land. The restaurants and bars depended on the the game nights are low quality places and do not draw people to the area.

For the life of me why would Alexandria want to tie up this much land and money with Amazon supposedly driving growth in the area. Maybe it would make sense out in Loudon country, Fredericksburg or Richmond but not Alexandria. You will just end up with what you have now in DC.

What is Alexandria besides a bedroom community (run-down at that) for the District and a bunch of offices for people who support the real work being done across the river? There’s no way they can pull this off and would be better off knowing their limits and not embarrassing themselves.

If this is true, explain why townhouses in Potomac Yard sell for over $1m and SFH in Del Ray regularly go for over $1.3m.

How? Easy. A fool and their money is soon parted.
Still no way Alexandria can make this happen. It is guaranteed the proposed move will fail.

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Anonymous wrote:NHL is not making any money. The NBA is pretty bad too. Both have weak tv deals and weak tv ratings. There are many really cheap NHL franchises that Baltimore could surely steal with a new arena at middle branch but NHL just might not be worth it.

Then DC should be glad to get rid of the Caps and Wizards. It could do something more lucrative with the arena like mixed-use development.

It is time for DC to get out of the subsidizing Ted business. Let Nova tax payers do that to the tune of $3.5 billion.

I have never seen a vibrant neighborhood around a spot complex. On games night it’s a lot of people pre and post gaming(getting drunk) and on the non game nights it is an empty waste land. The restaurants and bars depended on the the game nights are low quality places and do not draw people to the area.

For the life of me why would Alexandria want to tie up this much land and money with Amazon supposedly driving growth in the area. Maybe it would make sense out in Loudon country, Fredericksburg or Richmond but not Alexandria. You will just end up with what you have now in DC.

What is Alexandria besides a bedroom community (run-down at that) for the District and a bunch of offices for people who support the real work being done across the river? There’s no way they can pull this off and would be better off knowing their limits and not embarrassing themselves.

If this is true, explain why townhouses in Potomac Yard sell for over $1m and SFH in Del Ray regularly go for over $1.3m.

People in DC still haven't caught on that DC is in decline and things are moving elsewhere. Eventually they will tire of fighting off 3 muggers on their way to meet their fashionable friends at another DC chain restaurant and will make the arduous journey down the yellow line.

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Anonymous wrote:NHL is not making any money. The NBA is pretty bad too. Both have weak tv deals and weak tv ratings. There are many really cheap NHL franchises that Baltimore could surely steal with a new arena at middle branch but NHL just might not be worth it.

Then DC should be glad to get rid of the Caps and Wizards. It could do something more lucrative with the arena like mixed-use development.

It is time for DC to get out of the subsidizing Ted business. Let Nova tax payers do that to the tune of $3.5 billion.

I have never seen a vibrant neighborhood around a spot complex. On games night it’s a lot of people pre and post gaming(getting drunk) and on the non game nights it is an empty waste land. The restaurants and bars depended on the the game nights are low quality places and do not draw people to the area.

For the life of me why would Alexandria want to tie up this much land and money with Amazon supposedly driving growth in the area. Maybe it would make sense out in Loudon country, Fredericksburg or Richmond but not Alexandria. You will just end up with what you have now in DC.

What is Alexandria besides a bedroom community (run-down at that) for the District and a bunch of offices for people who support the real work being done across the river? There’s no way they can pull this off and would be better off knowing their limits and not embarrassing themselves.

If this is true, explain why townhouses in Potomac Yard sell for over $1m and SFH in Del Ray regularly go for over $1.3m.

People in DC still haven't caught on that DC is in decline and things are moving elsewhere. Eventually they will tire of fighting off 3 muggers on their way to meet their fashionable friends at another DC chain restaurant and will make the arduous journey down the yellow line.

+1. This is correct. The absolute disdain that many in DC have for the “burbs” created a huge blind spot for the mayor. She never saw this coming. The energy has shifted away from DC and they still haven’t realized it.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NHL is not making any money. The NBA is pretty bad too. Both have weak tv deals and weak tv ratings. There are many really cheap NHL franchises that Baltimore could surely steal with a new arena at middle branch but NHL just might not be worth it.

Then DC should be glad to get rid of the Caps and Wizards. It could do something more lucrative with the arena like mixed-use development.

It is time for DC to get out of the subsidizing Ted business. Let Nova tax payers do that to the tune of $3.5 billion.

I have never seen a vibrant neighborhood around a spot complex. On games night it’s a lot of people pre and post gaming(getting drunk) and on the non game nights it is an empty waste land. The restaurants and bars depended on the the game nights are low quality places and do not draw people to the area.

For the life of me why would Alexandria want to tie up this much land and money with Amazon supposedly driving growth in the area. Maybe it would make sense out in Loudon country, Fredericksburg or Richmond but not Alexandria. You will just end up with what you have now in DC.

What is Alexandria besides a bedroom community (run-down at that) for the District and a bunch of offices for people who support the real work being done across the river? There’s no way they can pull this off and would be better off knowing their limits and not embarrassing themselves.

If this is true, explain why townhouses in Potomac Yard sell for over $1m and SFH in Del Ray regularly go for over $1.3m.

People in DC still haven't caught on that DC is in decline and things are moving elsewhere. Eventually they will tire of fighting off 3 muggers on their way to meet their fashionable friends at another DC chain restaurant and will make the arduous journey down the yellow line.

+1. This is correct. The absolute disdain that many in DC have for the “burbs” created a huge blind spot for the mayor. She never saw this coming. The energy has shifted away from DC and they still haven’t realized it.

She did see this coming.

But she doesn't have 70 acres and 2 billion dollars to throw at Monumental. Virginia doesn't either, which is why the taxpayers will be on the hook for bonds that have almost no way of obligation surety.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NHL is not making any money. The NBA is pretty bad too. Both have weak tv deals and weak tv ratings. There are many really cheap NHL franchises that Baltimore could surely steal with a new arena at middle branch but NHL just might not be worth it.

Then DC should be glad to get rid of the Caps and Wizards. It could do something more lucrative with the arena like mixed-use development.

It is time for DC to get out of the subsidizing Ted business. Let Nova tax payers do that to the tune of $3.5 billion.

I have never seen a vibrant neighborhood around a spot complex. On games night it’s a lot of people pre and post gaming(getting drunk) and on the non game nights it is an empty waste land. The restaurants and bars depended on the the game nights are low quality places and do not draw people to the area.

For the life of me why would Alexandria want to tie up this much land and money with Amazon supposedly driving growth in the area. Maybe it would make sense out in Loudon country, Fredericksburg or Richmond but not Alexandria. You will just end up with what you have now in DC.

What is Alexandria besides a bedroom community (run-down at that) for the District and a bunch of offices for people who support the real work being done across the river? There’s no way they can pull this off and would be better off knowing their limits and not embarrassing themselves.

If this is true, explain why townhouses in Potomac Yard sell for over $1m and SFH in Del Ray regularly go for over $1.3m.

People in DC still haven't caught on that DC is in decline and things are moving elsewhere. Eventually they will tire of fighting off 3 muggers on their way to meet their fashionable friends at another DC chain restaurant and will make the arduous journey down the yellow line.

+1. This is correct. The absolute disdain that many in DC have for the “burbs” created a huge blind spot for the mayor. She never saw this coming. The energy has shifted away from DC and they still haven’t realized it.

She did see this coming.

But she doesn't have 70 acres and 2 billion dollars to throw at Monumental. Virginia doesn't either, which is why the taxpayers will be on the hook for bonds that have almost no way of obligation surety.

Riiiight. She saw it coming so she made her best and final offer AFTER they set up the party tent in Alexandria. If she saw it coming she would have cancelled her boondoggle trip to the Middle East and instead been on Ted’s doorstep.

[Anonymous]

lol that Alexandria is a bedroom community. It’s older than dc by a century, and classier by a mile

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Anonymous wrote:lol that Alexandria is a bedroom community. It’s older than dc by a century, and classier by a mile

It would be classier if it wasn’t so confederate.

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Anonymous wrote:lol that Alexandria is a bedroom community. It’s older than dc by a century, and classier by a mile

Agree but classier than DC by a mile is a minimal standard.

People not looking at Alexandria correctly. A lot going on there. They will pull this off I think unless DC comes in with something blockbuster. I thought at first this was a ploy to get DC to put up more. Now I think this will happen.

The teams do not need DC. They can fill from NoVa and people coming by Metro.

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Anonymous wrote:lol that Alexandria is a bedroom community. It’s older than dc by a century, and classier by a mile

Agree but classier than DC by a mile is a minimal standard.

People not looking at Alexandria correctly. A lot going on there. They will pull this off I think unless DC comes in with something blockbuster. I thought at first this was a ploy to get DC to put up more. Now I think this will happen.

The teams do not need DC. They can fill from NoVa and people coming by Metro.

First mistake here is the belief that the move benefits NoVa. It does not. The drive or Metro ride from much of Fairfax Cty to Capital One Arena is easier than to Potomac Yards. And it will be even worse for those farther out. Second mistake here is the belief that those who live in MD suburbs will continue to attend games or hold season tickets. The drive or Metro ride to PY becomes significantly longer. But, perhaps, the lost from MD and rest of NoVa will be offset by Alexandria residents.