The only element missing from the plan is funding. City and EDAW officials couldn't be reached at GlobeSt.com's publcation deadline to learn an estimated cost of the enterprise.
But private local land planners, not associated with the EDAW proposal, tell GlobeSt.com on condition of anonymity the undertaking couldn't be done today or even in the next five years for less than $100 million.
Private planners tell GlobeSt.com they base their estimate on a hard construction cost of $21 million for the Expo Center at $150 per sf; $30 million for the hotel at $100,000 per room; $22 million for the parking garage addition at $10,000 per space; and $3 million for the recreation center.
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