“HBSE and Comcast will also immediately focus on Market East, bringing together government officials and local stakeholders to develop a variety of options to revitalize a vital neighborhood in Center City where the 76ers had originally proposed locating the arena,” the release read.
To accommodate the Sixers' desire to have a new arena sooner rather than later, Comcast will begin planning the Wells Fargo Center's retirement almost immediately after celebrating its rebirth.
The new arena will also be the home of the Philadelphia Flyers, and will host touring acts and special events.
The team's deal with Comcast Spectacor in South Philly includes investments on East Market Street, but few details are known.
Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment (HBSE) and Comcast today announced that HBSE and Comcast Spectacor have entered into a binding agreement to
Less than two weeks into the new year, the Sixers delivered "a curveball that none of us saw coming," Mayor Cherelle Parker said at a press conference Monday. Why it matters: The team's new deal with Comcast Spectacor to build a South Philadelphia arena and entertainment complex shakes up plans to redevelop Market East,
The move is a shocking reversal after the Sixers’ plans for a controversial Center City arena were approved by the city less than a month ago.
The sudden turn of events comes after Philly City Council recently approved a controversial plan to build an arena in Center City near Chinatown.
Connecticut’s Right to Counsel success is under threat, a tentative ceasefire is reached, and pre-Super Bowl sweeps.
Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment (HBSE) and Comcast today announced that HBSE and Comcast Spectacor have entered into a binding agreement to form a 50-50 joint venture to build a world-class,
The Philadelphia 76ers will partner with Comcast Spectacor to build a new arena in South Philadelphia and abandon a deal to move downtown. The stunning news comes as a relief