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Williams Digs Up More Stadium Cash

Proposal for Overruns May Undermine Spending Cap, Council Members Say

D.C. Mayor Anthony A. Williams (D) has told Major League Baseball officials that the city has identified $20 million to cover potential cost overruns for a new stadium, a proposal that could resolve the acrimonious standoff over the project.

But several D.C. Council members expressed concern yesterday that the plan would put the city's investment in the stadium over the $611 million spending cap the council approved last month.

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D.C. Council Approves Stadium Deal

The District of Columbia Council voted Tuesday to approve a contract for construction of the new Washington Nationals ballpark.

The 9-4 vote came a day after Mayor Anthony A. Williams and other city officials signed a lease for the ballpark with Major League Baseball. The council also took a voice vote to confirm the stadium lease and a $611 million cap on city costs that were approved last month.

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D.C. Exempt on Stadium Overruns

Team and Other Sources Would Pay, Official Says

D.C. Mayor Anthony A. Williams signed a lease agreement last night with Major League Baseball for a new ballpark for the Washington Nationals, and the city's chief financial officer examined the deal and is ready to "move forward" with financing for the project.

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5 Landowners Ordered to Quit Stadium Site

Judge Sets March 27 Deadline for Moves, Exempts 2 Others in Mediation With D.C.A D.C. judge yesterday ordered five landowners at the site of the proposed Washington Nationals baseball stadium to leave by March 27, bringing construction of the riverfront sports facility a step closer to reality

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Washington Post Video of Proposed Stadium

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The design appears to be more modern and streamlined than in the rendering above. They will have to sell lots of luxury boxes in order to make money on this thing. I suppose that won't be a tall order in a town with as much free-flowing cash as Washington- at least political Washington.

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When one considers the opportunity presented in a project of this scale, it is sad to see that most stadiums (stadia?) do not rise to the challenge of creating something grand and monumental. A building of this size could be a landmark. Instead, it looks like it could be an airport terminal or a bank....at least on the "public" front of the building. There's really nothing wrong with the design, but it is nothing memorable.

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I think the new stadium fits very well with the surrounding architecture which is and will be glass and concrete. As a resident who lives near the proposed ballpark I am glad that this shamefully neglected area is finally going to be redeveloped with something nice.

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There is a virtual tour on the Post's website today. Not sure if it will be available tomorrow but try going to Top Video section and see if it remains.

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Stadium To Debut Without Retail

In D.C., First Phase Of Shopping Area Expected in 2009

If a new D.C. baseball stadium is completed as scheduled in March 2008, fans attending games during the opening season should not expect to stop at a restaurant outside the ballpark, shop at a boutique or walk along a pier on the Anacostia River a block away.

Although Mayor Anthony A. Williams (D) has promised a ballpark entertainment district that will include luxury condos and office buildings and create millions of dollars in annual tax revenue, developers said they will need more than two years to complete just the initial building plans.

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The latest news concerning the stadium involves parking. The city wants underground parking, which is says is critical to forming an entertainment district in the stadium area. The developers, however, are proposing aboveground parking, which would be cheaper and finished more quickly. From the sounds of article, I'd expect aboveground parking to be built.

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Mayor's Stadium Proposal Advances

Panel Approves Split-Level Parking

The D.C. Zoning Commission approved the mayor's plan for the new Nationals stadium in Southeast yesterday, including his proposal to wrap four levels of parking inside two condominium towers, a first for Washington architecture.

The $281 million towers will also feature a boutique hotel, shops and restaurants and will be designed so that the parking levels are not visible from the street.

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D.C. Says It Has Found Parking Near Stadium

Almost 9,000 Spots Are Possible, Officials Say

District officials said yesterday that they have identified nearly 9,000 potential parking spaces near the site of a new baseball stadium in Southeast Washington, more than enough to handle sellout crowds of 41,000 when the ballpark opens in 2008.

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Garage Plan for Stadium At Risk

D.C. Panel Offers $1 Million Buyout

District government officials believe a plan to build condominiums and parking garages adjacent to a new baseball stadium in Southeast Washington is in danger of collapsing and have offered to buy out the developer for nearly $1 million.

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An architectural rendering shows development plans for the new Washington Nationals stadium under construction in Southeast.

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Underground garages would take longer, and in the development business, time is money.

It appears as though the stadium won't bring about the revitalization that Mayor Williams so desperately wants along the Anacostia River. The D.C. Sports and Entertainment Commission yesterday abandoned a plan to build condominiums, shops and parking garages next to the new Nationals baseball stadium in SE Washington. The deal collapsed when the commission and Western Development, headed by Herbert S. Miller, failed to reach an agreement on the financing terms of his mixed-use development proposal by yesterday's deadline. Now there's uncertainty about the required 1225 parking spots needed for the stadium.

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