What would a new basketball arena cost?

[douglas]

not to flog a dead horse but im about to in a way. Ballpark number, what would a new-not renovated-basketball facility on par with something houston has cost, 25-30 million? or much more? im green to what is would cost so dont shoot me.

Reason i ask i just don't see the wisdom behind pumping 20 million into the cajun dome to make it more basketball friendly. i know its 20 million of city money-at least i think it is, but still seems like a great way to flush 20 million down the ____ter.

[Clutch0364]

Troys arena was finished in 2012 and cost $40 mil.

[douglas]

that's a really nice one also. so somewhere in between 30-50 mill?

[CajunJack55]

Troys is perfect for a program like us.

[douglas]

my 2nd question. Is the cajun dome worth having now that you have the convention center?

[cajunhawk]

We could just redo Blackham...would that cost $40 million?

[techdawg88]

that's a really nice one also. so somewhere in between 30-50 mill?

probably 40-60M

[CajunRebel]

my 2nd question. Is the cajun dome worth having now that you have the convention center?

Um, yeah. We get WWE wrastlin shows like twice a year!

Seriously though, a 12,000 seat arena is great for the city & it's quality of life because it brings in big events on a regular basis. A 6,000 seat arena won't bring in the big names. Unfortunately, the architect who designed the dome designed it to be a multi-purpose facility kind of like the old cookie cutter baseball/football stadiums. These buildings can do lots of different things... none of them well. The logic has changed since then. If the dome were designed today, it would be a much better basketball arena.

[srob]

We could just redo Blackham...would that cost $40 million?

I've heard Blackham tossed around over the last couple of years; we may have common friends... Good question, I wonder what a legit estimate is?

[CajunRebel]

We could just redo Blackham...would that cost $40 million?

The seating in Blackham is pretty terrible.

[douglas]

We could just redo Blackham...would that cost $40 million?

i just don't see how you redo that building without being better off just starting over

[douglas]

I've heard Blackham tossed around over the last couple of years; we may have common friends... Good question, I wonder what a legit estimate is?

ive been told numbers from 25 mill to make it "livable" and 40 plus to make it real.