Tarbert said the arena already benefits from its close proximity to the light rail as well as Interstate 95. The venue also hosts some athletics games such as indoor soccer and boxing. He envisions it as a large-scale arts and entertainment district with the arena centrally located to restaurants, retail, housing and other amenities.ĪSM did not immediately respond to a request for comment.īefore the coronavirus ground live entertainment and performing arts to a halt, the arena - formerly known as the Baltimore Arena or 1st Mariner Arena - had brought acts such as Rihanna and the Jonas Brothers to Baltimore and had booked Celine Dion and Pearl Jam for the first half of 2020. Tarbert added that he’d want the new arena to draw corporate sponsors as well as serve as a catalyst for further investment in Baltimore’s downtown area. The firm was in charge of about 300 arenas and centers around the world. Last year, Royal Farms joined ASM Global, a newly formed venue management company. “This is a great opportunity to start fresh.” “Other arenas will have to rethink and retrofit themselves to be state-of-the-art to get people to feel comfortable post-COVID,” said Tarbert. The BDC only will review proposals at that site but will consider requests for renovation or new construction.Ĭolin Tarbert, the BDC’s president and CEO, said the current, 15,000-seat facility has performed well given its size relative to other regional venues, but remains dated and needs to be fully modernized. Now that officials have settled on keeping the arena at its current site, Baltimore’s economic development arm is calling for design teams to submit proposals for an upgraded, state-of-the-art facility supported by private investment. Most recently, city and state economic development leaders rejected a proposal to build a new arena at the site of the city’s convention center, concluding that the undertaking would be too unrealistic and taxing. Plans for the redevelopment of Royal Farms Arena have surfaced - and faded - several times over the last two decades. said Wednesday it is issuing a call for proposals to redevelop the downtown arena. Baltimore Sun eNewspaper Home Page Close Menuīetting on a strong recovery in the arts and entertainment sectors after the coronavirus pandemic abates, Baltimore officials are looking for developers to redesign Royal Farms Arena, the city’s largest event venue, to support that potential comeback.
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