Originally Posted by ud69
You have the Donoher Center wrapping around that side of the building. It would require some Donoher Center demolition or serious engineering for support columns to work around it. IMHOP- cost prohibitive.
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I don't think the
Donoher Center truly blocks the area needed for construction. Either the blueprints, or a Google Map view will show that where they are putting the support structure for the 400 area could be copied to the west side of the arena with only a little impact. Basically, the loading dock (which doesn't seem to be moving based on the blueprints) and the entrance to back of Donoher that the band (and Flyer Ball Kids) take. The 2 white structures that were outside the east end were demolished, and still exist on the west side.
They also aren't making much of the curvature to the outside building structure on the west side like they are doing on the east side, though, they have been working on the outside curvature all the way to the north west area where the mechanical room is going.