One Billllllllllllllllllllion Dollars (non bike)

[Kid A]

Going Large in NYC (Martini Bar and Huge a$$ TV)

Cost of New Yankee Stadium at $1.3B
By KAREN MATTHEWS,
AP
Posted: 2008-02-08 09:31:39
NEW YORK (Feb. - The granite and limestone exterior is designed to evoke the original 1923 Yankee Stadium, before it was remade in the 1970s.

But the new stadium's interior will offer amenities unheard of in Babe Ruth's day - or in Reggie Jackson's.

Scheduled to welcome fans on opening day 2009, the new stadium will have party suites, a members-only restaurant, a martini bar and a price tag to match all the luxury - $1.3 billion, up from a $1 billion estimate last year, the Yankees said Thursday.

"We tried to reflect a five-star hotel and put a ballfield in the middle," said Yankees Chief Operating Officer Lonn Trost, who hosted a media tour of the new stadium.

The new ballpark is being built directly across the street from the old House that Ruth Built in the Bronx. For now, the stadium is a welter of cranes and construction trailers, with hard-hatted workers instead of Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez patrolling the infield.

The field's dimensions will be the same as at the old ballpark, which will be partially demolished. But the 58-by-103-foot center field television screen will be six times the size of the current stadium's video screen.

Inside, there will be such features as a conference center with video conferencing, so a corporate group could have a daylong meeting and then stay for a ballgame, Trost said.

A concierge will be available to procure theater tickets or restaurant reservations. There will be 51 luxury suites, two large outdoor suites and eight party suites with seating for up to 410 people in total.

[sdyeti]

Maybe the stadium will be more exciting than the team?!

[J_Sims]

Originally Posted by Kid A

$1.3 billion, up from a $1 billion estimate last year, the Yankees said Thursday.

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I totally understand their issue my last bike build came in over budget to...

[Pugz]

Originally Posted by J_Sims

I totally understand their issue my last bike build came in over budget to...

Does any bike build come in under budget?