By Marilyn Dubinski | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2025-07-29 21:01:28
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马弗尔项目的投票即将进行。
圣安东尼奥马刺队持续推动建设新球馆，作为圣安东尼奥市中心大型开发项目“马弗尔项目”的一部分。他们致信市政府重申承诺，表示将投入逾10亿美元以承担其应有份额。马刺体育娱乐公司首席执行官彼得·J·霍尔特 (Peter J Holt) 在信中表示：
“自圣安东尼奥市政府首次与我方探讨潜在合作以来，圣安东尼奥马刺队始终致力于达成一项公平协议，旨在造福整个社区，增强经济活力，传承城市遗产，并惠及后代，同时不增加当地居民的税负。自1973年以来，我们始终秉持诚信原则，这份承诺源于对社区的深厚热爱以及帮助圣安东尼奥繁荣发展的真诚愿望。”
在提案中，马刺队列出了以下细目，其中球馆部分的费用预计耗资12亿至15亿美元：
- 5亿美元用于建设一座全新的 अत्याधुनिक球馆 ，由马刺体育娱乐公司 保证覆盖成本超支 。
- 5亿美元用于 邻近的市中心私人开发项目 。
- 6000万美元用于 额外的社区激励措施 ，包括教育、平价票务和小型企业扶持。
他们还将把 30%的球馆和区域建设合同 分配给 本地企业 ，为多达 2000名单场比赛购票者提供VIA停车换乘服务 ，在每场 主场比赛购买500张票价不超过25美元的门票 ，并 资助一项新政策 ，旨在解决社区的 早期教育和儿童保育挑战 。
尽管这有助于保障马刺队将履行其职责，但听起来仍有待谈判之处。整个项目还将包括扩建和翻新 亨利·B·冈萨雷斯会议中心 (Henry B. Gonzales Convention Center) ，建设一座新的会议中心酒店，开发住宅、零售和公园空间，对 阿拉莫穹顶球馆 进行大规模翻新，修建一座横跨281号美国公路的陆桥以连接 阿拉莫穹顶球馆 与市中心其他区域，以及将 约翰·伍德法院 (John Wood Courthouse) 改造为大型剧院和现场表演场所——所有这些总计将耗资约 40亿美元 。
圣安东尼奥市市长 吉娜·奥尔蒂斯·琼斯 (Gina Ortiz Jones) 对马刺队的贡献表示赞赏，但也表达了担忧，认为整体预算仍存在 2.2亿美元的缺口 ，而且马刺队可能会从 冠名权 、 商品 、 门票 和 特许经营销售 中获得过多利润，而市政府却无法获得同等利润。另一位市议员也认为马刺队应该为整个项目贡献更多，指出如果没有其他配套项目，球馆也无法建成。
县级领导表示， 贝克萨尔县 (Bexar County) 的 场馆税资金 将首先用于 弗里曼体育馆 (Freeman Coliseum) 和 丰巢银行中心 ，马刺队球馆将获得剩余资金。目前，预计 12亿美元 的成本可以覆盖，但这仍取决于市县的未来决策。如果获得批准，新球馆将建在 半球公园 内现已关闭的 德克萨斯文化学院 (Institute of Texan Cultures) 旧址。
马刺队将继续在 丰巢银行中心 进行比赛，直到2032年租约到期。如果选民批准为该项目拨款，新球馆届时即可投入使用。城市债券投票的截止日期是八月，如果获得批准，税收征集和设计工作将于2026年开始，施工将于2028年开始，并持续到 2030年代初 。
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Spurs commit over $1 billion towards new arena, but questions still linger
The vote to approve Project Marvel is coming up.
As the Spurs continue to push for a new arena as part of a larger downtown San Antonio development project known as Project Marvel, they reaffirmed their commitment in a letter to the city, promising a contribution of over $1 billion to help pay their share. In his letter to the city, Spurs Sports & Entertainment CEO Peter J Holt said the following:
Since the City of San Antonio first approached our organization about a potential partnership, the San Antonio Spurs have remained committed to pursuing an equitable agreement that benefits our community as a whole, strengthens our economy, honors our city legacy, and serves generations to come without raising taxes on local residents. As we have done since 1973, we are operating in good faith, grounded in deep love for our community and a sincere desire to help San Antonio thrive.
In their proposal, the Spurs laid out the following breakdown, with the arena part of the project expected to cost $1.2 to $1.5 billion:
- $500 million for a new state-of-the-art arena, with guaranteed coverage of cost overruns by Spurs Sports & Entertainment
- $500 million in adjacent private downtown development
- $60 million in additional community incentives, including education, affordable tickets, and small business support.
They would also allocate 30% of arena and district construction contracts to locally-owned companies, provide VIA Park & Ride for up to 2,000 single game ticket buyers, buy 500 tickets for every home game at $25 or less, and underwrite a new policy that will target early childhood education and child care challenges in the community.
While this helps assure the Spurs will do their part, it sounds like there’s still some negotiating to do. The overall project would also include expansion and renovation of the Henry B. Gonzales Convention Center, a new convention center hotel, residential, retail and park space, a massive renovation of the Alamodome, a land bridge over U.S Highway 281 connecting the Alamodome to the rest of downtown, and renovation of the John Wood Courthouse into a large theater and live performance venue — all of which will add up to an estimated $4 billion budget.
San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones expressed appreciation for the Spurs’ contribution but also expressed concern about there still being a $220 million gap in the overall budget, as well as that the Spurs may end up with too much of the profit from naming rights, merchandise, ticket, and concession sales, while the city would not see the same profit. Another council member also felt the Spurs should contribute more to the overall project, noting the arena will not happen without everything else.
County leaders have said that funds from Bexar County’s venue tax will first go toward the Freeman Coliseum and Frost Bank Center, with the Spurs’ arena receiving whatever is left. For now, the estimates suggest the $1.2 billion price tag could be covered, but that still depends on future decisions by the City and County. If approved, the new arena would be at the site of the now-shuttered Institute of Texan Cultures in Hemisphere Park.
The Spurs will continue to play in the Frost Bank Center until their lease ends in 2032, and if voters approve to fund the project, the new arena would be ready by then. The deadline for a city bond vote is in August, and if approved, tax collection and design work would begin in 2026, with construction beginning in 2028 and lasting into the early 2030’s.
By Marilyn Dubinski, via Pounding The Rock