Bmo Field Expansion

[C-town]

Anybody want to guess at what BMO expansion is going to look like?
I am guessing construction will start after the season ends, and hopefully be completed in time for the 2010 Season opener. Maybe with construction happening they will push back the Home Opener to May and thus give us more warm weather games!

Anyways... I got to thinking what would MLSE Do....

The Most likely situation is as stated in the Toronto Star / Sun...
http://www.thestar.com/Sports/article/603933

http://www.torontosun.com/sports/soc...89656-sun.html

is to add an extra deck to the East Side. Why? Because this is the easiest way to add more LUXURY BOXES!! By adding 18 - 20 luxury boxes they will be able to cover the estimated 15 Million dollar construction price tag quite quickly + recover the remaining costs by increasing the number of fans in the stands (8,000) for 16 games a year.

So that being said... what would the East Side look like?

I was inspired by the Rio Tinto Stadium (Minus the crazy light reflector / roof). I dont want a roof on the East side because this would block the view of the city from the West Side (Sorry east siders your going to have to fry in the sun for a while longer...)

Rio Tinto Stadium....


As you can see they have a small second tier of seating above the first deck. Not quite as extreme as BMO's west side.

So what would this look like at BMO... (Please excuse my very poor and limited photoshop skills.)

Before (Current):



After?


I didnt read anything about South Side Expansion... but there is room.
So let's take a look at that... It would be nice to re-unite the South with the East. (get rid of the Gate 3 gap and connect the East side supporters section with the South) Again, I dont think this will happen... because there is no desire to build luxury boxes in this area (the lifeblood of any owner).

Before (Current):


After?



I would love to see other designs and hear your thoughts and ideas on the subject!

[boban]

Nobody said it was a sure thing that expansion would occur this offseason.
having said that your seat additions doesn't look like they add up to the 8,000 that Alsemi mentioned.

[C-town]

Nobody said it was a sure thing that expansion would occur this offseason.
having said that your seat additions doesn't look like they add up to the 8,000 that Alsemi mentioned.

I think I put in too many new seats on the East Side! (take what I put there and cut it in half!) Much more like the amount on the second level at Rio Tinto.

This second level could serve as an additional supports section or perhaps a family section.

[RPB_RED_NATION_RPB]

the southend...definitely needs a second level........and hopefully MLSE would let THE SUPPORTER GROUPS have control of selling the tickets in that section

[mighty_torontofc_2008]

the southend...definitely needs a second level........and hopefully MLSE would let THE SUPPORTER GROUPS have control of selling the tickets in that section

the second level needs a second tier for sure...but the exhibition roadway may cause a problem....as for MLSE to let the supporters groups have control of selling tickets in that section? no thanks...lets keep it the way it is.

[MFBODD]

The stadium was designed for expansion. I just hope they included more cans if they do.

[kodiakTFC]

The stadium was designed for expansion. I just hope they included more cans if they do.

They should be doing that now, its friggen ridiculous. Luckily I have a secret system for using the washroom which last time even got me a free ice cream.

[uncle p]

They should be doing that now, its friggen ridiculous. Luckily I have a secret system for using the washroom which last time even got me a free ice cream.

It was so cold at the home opener, you must have pee'd in an ice cream cone

[Futbolista]

the southend...definitely needs a second level........and hopefully MLSE would let THE SUPPORTER GROUPS have control of selling the tickets in that section

I think all the support groups should reunite in the southend.

[Fort York Redcoat]

I think all the support groups should reunite in the southend.

There are groups that want to stay where they are. Are you saying they should be moved?

[Red4ever]

There are groups that want to stay where they are. Are you saying they should be moved?

Something to think about No? Granted if they can grow, I wouldn't want em to move.

[Fort York Redcoat]

Something to think about No? Granted if they can grow, I wouldn't want em to move.

There's just something about forced relocation that doesn't sit with some people. This isn't my opinion btw but an ongoing debate and convo within that SG up there. Good folk that have a future of their own to plan. I get along with them and wish them luck but I wouldn't want to make decisions for them.

[james]

looks pretty cool man. I would like to see a roof over the south end tho. Keep the sound in, would exhoo like crazy, atmosphere would be twice as loud as it is without a roof. But then it would look wierd if there was only 1 roof over the soth end. So maybe add a roof to the west stand as well.

[BuSaPuNk]

^ Like what you have done there...designs look good.....also agree with you RedNation.....we need to have some sort of say with the supporters end....of if the FO can get the non supporters out that would be great too....just kind of hard cause where you going to put them now?

[RedWookie]

I am for a second level on the south side. it would be nice to get season tickets for one of the supporter sections

[james]

anyone know how many seats are in the current south end stand? Current West stand and Current East stand?

[Carter]

anyone know how many seats are in the current south end stand? Current West stand and Current East stand?

I'm guessing 20,500.... well thats what it states on wiki

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMO_Field

[Torcida]

anyone know how many seats are in the current south end stand? Current West stand and Current East stand?

approx 3000 for the South.
9000 for the West
8000 in the East.

[boban]

approx 3000 for the South.
9000 for the West
8000 in the East.

3,000 South
7,000 East
10,000 West

[wzhxvy]

I am sorry guys but I just dont see MLSE funding a stadium expansion. Unless they somehow take ownership over BMO, or some construct that see the taxpayers paying a part of the bill...which I am fine with because I think the stadium is worth investing in. I just can't take the spin that they somehow will just pay for it. Lets get real.

[dclaro]

I am sorry guys but I just dont see MLSE funding a stadium expansion. Unless they somehow take ownership over BMO, or some construct that see the taxpayers paying a part of the bill...which I am fine with because I think the stadium is worth investing in. I just can't take the spin that they somehow will just pay for it. Lets get real.

maybe im being optimistic, but maybe MLSE increased leafs ticket prices to fund the purchase of BMO, they'll probably have a profit of $100 million by next season from the leafs

[BuSaPuNk]

I think MLSE will buy the building eventually. There just making sure that the market is there for this team for a while. If they control the building ie ACC. That is pure revenue from ticket sales and such. Expansion would be #1 on the list if MLSE bought BMO.

[MFG1]

As much as I am for expansion, I know it is inevitable, I would hate extra stands on the east side. I would lose the top row, and they would charge me more because my seats would be considered "closer to the pitch"

[flatpicker]

well... something will happen sometime...

It just irks me that they have no intention to close in the corners in the south.

The way BMO is set up right now it offers very little intimacy.
The bleachers that make up BMO are basically what you would find at a car race or a parade!

No roof coming... no corners coming... I will take the open space / Indy 500 set up, since I have no choice.

[billyfly]

well... something will happen sometime...

It just irks me that they have no intention to close in the corners in the south.

The way BMO is set up right now it offers very little intimacy.
The bleachers that make up BMO are basically what you would find at a car race or a parade!

No roof coming... no corners coming... I will take the open space / Indy 500 set up, since I have no choice.

Yes. Seeing the space (and plumbing) between 112 and 111 and 110 drives me insane. It also allows the smell of the chicken pitas to hit me and make me hungry.

[billyfly]

Thank you C-Town for posting this. I had been bothering you all day to get this done.

[C-town]

Thank you C-Town for posting this. I had been bothering you all day to get this done.

Take me to Columbus for Free.

[flatpicker]

Ahhh Screw it!

Let's just wait a few years until things are a little better financially...
Then, if all is still going well, we simply build a new beautiful stadium and give BMO to the Argos!

[billyfly]

Ahhh Screw it!

Let's just wait a few years until things are a little better financially...
Then, if all is still going well, we simply build a new beautiful stadium and give BMO to the Argos!

I've heard this idea before. But where? Lakeshore Lions Arena area?

[NF-FC]

I've heard this idea before. But where? Lakeshore Lions Arena area?

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