devilsfan26 Posted August 7, 2008 Share Posted August 7, 2008 The practice rink @ The Rock has been renamed the Amerihealth Pavilion @ Prudential Center. LinkThe pictures will be coming soon from my trip into Newark... That's an ugly name, I'll just keep calling it the practice rink. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Diablo Posted August 7, 2008 Share Posted August 7, 2008 The practice rink @ The Rock has been renamed the Amerihealth Pavilion @ Prudential Center. Link :clap: More sponsors means more $$ so we can sign more over the hill players :clap: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marv4Life Posted August 7, 2008 Share Posted August 7, 2008 It's been called the WHAT? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxpower Posted August 7, 2008 Share Posted August 7, 2008 It's been called the WHAT? LOL, they still haven't named the Fire Lounge... I'm guessing it's only a matter of time before it becomes the Taco Bell Fire Lounge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSC Posted August 7, 2008 Share Posted August 7, 2008 LOL, they still haven't named the Fire Lounge... I'm guessing it's only a matter of time before it becomes the Taco Bell Fire Lounge. No No No...The BK Flame broiled Whopper Lounge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rock 07 Posted August 8, 2008 Author Share Posted August 8, 2008 OK, I'll put up my summary of stuff around the arena tomorrow... But Shaq has just announced that he will be building a $90 million, 25 story condo tower in Downtown Newark. It will be built near NJPAC and will be Newark's third tallest building. The condos will be market rate. Link Shaq is from Newark. I wonder if we ever get an NBA team at The Rock like the Bobcats, Nets, or Grizzlies if he become a part owner or something... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaneykoIsGod Posted August 8, 2008 Share Posted August 8, 2008 OK, I'll put up my summary of stuff around the arena tomorrow... But Shaq has just announced that he will be building a $90 million, 25 story condo tower in Downtown Newark. It will be built near NJPAC and will be Newark's third tallest building. The condos will be market rate. Link Shaq is from Newark. I wonder if we ever get an NBA team at The Rock like the Bobcats, Nets, or Grizzlies if he become a part owner or something... Wow. Now is this the first high-end condominium tower getting built in Newark since this whole downtown rejuvination? One way or another, it's a good sign for the city. And good for Shaq, giving back to his hometown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rock 07 Posted August 8, 2008 Author Share Posted August 8, 2008 Wow. Now is this the first high-end condominium tower getting built in Newark since this whole downtown rejuvination? Yes it is... Another article said that this building will be designed by the architect who did Trump's buildings along West Side Highway in Manhattan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammyk Posted August 8, 2008 Share Posted August 8, 2008 Good news indeed. Hopefully it leads to others making investments as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prucenterrules Posted August 9, 2008 Share Posted August 9, 2008 Good news indeed. Hopefully it leads to others making investments as well. Yeah that would be good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rock 07 Posted August 29, 2008 Author Share Posted August 29, 2008 Here's a comparison of the NJ Central Railroad Station that the Devils want to make into an entrance for the arena. 1960's- 2008- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95Crash Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 Nice idea having an entrance on that side, I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Diablo Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 Dude - my car is being jacked in that picture ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95Crash Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 Dude, Where's my car?!! Fixed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaneykoIsGod Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 New Jersey Central ... very cool. Which side of the arena is this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prucenterrules Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 Here's a comparison of the NJ Central Railroad Station that the Devils want to make into an entrance for the arena. 1960's- 2008- Pretty cool idea. It'll probably be a STH private entrance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rock 07 Posted August 29, 2008 Author Share Posted August 29, 2008 New Jersey Central ... very cool. Which side of the arena is this? It's on Broad Street. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatansDevils Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 New Jersey Central ... very cool. Which side of the arena is this? It is the back of the arena behind the new parking garage on the Broad St. side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaneykoIsGod Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 It's on Broad Street. Awesome, thanks! I agree with 95crash that it's a great idea to have an entrance on that side. I saw some show on the History Channel a while back about incorporating the past into new buildings, and they mentioned the plan to include this old railroad station with the Rock. It's good to see it come to fruition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelastonealive Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 Dude - my car is being jacked in that picture ! Which picture, 1960s or 2008? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rock 07 Posted August 31, 2008 Author Share Posted August 31, 2008 (edited) Here are some pictures that I've taken over the past month around The Rock. The skybridge attaching the arena to the VIP garage has been completed. Boroks is being gutted (note the chute) Brick City Bar and Grill changed its front construction barrier and you can peek in through the glass underneath the sign. This is taken from floor level. Not much has been done inside. Here's a building at the intersection of Broad and Market that is being renovated into dormrooms for Seton Hall Law School. (Hopefully will help out ticket sales with the college kids so close to the arena) Here's an alley next to Scullys between Clinton and Market that I think would make a nice pedestrian walkway with stores and restaurants like in European cities. Now, I took this picture from "Soccer Stop" blog of the new Red Bull Arena soccer stadium thats (finally) being built across the river from the Ironbound. Steel started going up 2 weeks ago so they are making good progress. Here's a rendering of what the stadium is going to look like. The square-ish part of it is what you see in the picture above. It's supposed to open late 2009-early 2010. When I was walking around the entry plaza (across from the team store where the statue is going to go) I saw a guy in his work clothes and a Prudential Center name tag. So, I talked to him for a while and he told me the status of the projects around the arena. Right now they are only focusing on the entry plaza and getting that done for the season opener. Those three buildings in the back of this picture are going to be torn down for the entry plaza. Here's a look at the front of them He said that they are going to put in a restaurant (where the painting of the people on the train is) on Edison Place next to the team store and another one on Mulberry Street under the video board (where the painting with no heads is). He said that next they are going to concentrate on Triangle Park and the Broad Street train station entrance. He said that they are finishing the land swaps for Triangle Park and that the NJ Central train station is currently owned by the city and they are working on the plans for it. The plan that I did for the train station is the same thing that they are going to do with it (connect it to the garage and the skybridge). He said that all of the buildings on Broad, Market and Edison are for sale or have been recently sold and are either going to be torn down and have new buildings built or are going to be renovated. He also said that across from the entry plaza infront of the Gateway Center Parking Garage, they are looking to build a Marriott. I'll be back there on the 6th (when the statue is supposed to go up) so I'll get good pictures there. Edited September 1, 2008 by The Rock 07 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Diablo Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 Thank you so much for that in-depth update great to see progress ... on the Red Bulls stadium too. funny about that alley next to Scully's .. I drove my wife/daughter to a concert last fall and picked them up at the end .. I was parked in that alley and 2 motorcycle cops were there so we were chatting and they basically told me to follow them out when they left because that street was so dangerous.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4stevenz4 Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 Looks great, thanks for the update! I live a few blocks away from where they are building the new Red Bull Stadium, going to be nice when it's finally completed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rock 07 Posted August 31, 2008 Author Share Posted August 31, 2008 Thank you so much for that in-depth update great to see progress ... on the Red Bulls stadium too.funny about that alley next to Scully's .. I drove my wife/daughter to a concert last fall and picked them up at the end .. I was parked in that alley and 2 motorcycle cops were there so we were chatting and they basically told me to follow them out when they left because that street was so dangerous.... No problem. I can imagine about that alley. There don't seem to be any lights on it and from the upper concourse it sure looks creepy at night. Looks great, thanks for the update! I live a few blocks away from where they are building the new Red Bull Stadium, going to be nice when it's finally completed. How do you like living down there? It seems like a nice place to live. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devlman Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 Thanks for the pics and updates. The RedBull Stadium going up, finally, means that soon we can have an immense stretch of entertainment options in downtown Newark and Harrison. From Riverfront Stadium, to NJPAC, to the PruCenter, to ReBull Stadium, there should be no shortage of new business created from all of this. Its well noted the new commercial development going on downtown, but now It would be nice to see some residential development to go along with it. The Condos being built near NJPAC are a perfect example of what I would like to see more of near PruCenter, as well. The SH Law School Dorms should be excellent for more foot traffic in the area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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