SL Green Teams for Aqueduct Race Track Redo

[IMGCAP(1)]NEW YORK CITY-Locally-based SL Green Realty Corp. plans to revitalize the legendary Aqueduct Race Track. The redevelopment plan includes working with the Hard Rock brand, which will help develop and operate a fully integrated entertainment complex–with racing, gaming, restaurants, retail and hotels.

SL Green’s proposal was recently submitted to the State of New York. An SL Green source tells GlobeSt.com that potential costs are not yet disclosed. “SL Green hasn’t done their presentation to State officials yet, so a lot of details are not yet available,” the source says.

[IMGCAP(2)]SL Green’s vision for Aqueduct includes a gaming floor housing 4,500 video lottery terminals. Future amenities may also entail a Hard Rock hotel designed to four-Diamond standards which would include restaurants, a spa and fitness center, a pool and a display that would showcase some of Hard Rock’s most valuable music memorabilia; an Aqueduct Entertainment Complex which would include nighttime entertainment and high-end retail and outlet shops; and a Hard Rock Live Entertainment venue that would feature some of the greatest names in the music industry. If selected, SL Green will work with the state and the local communities in realizing this vision for a revitalized Aqueduct.