The Malik Report

Update: FYI:

Via RedWingsFeed, Crain's Detroit Business's Bill Shea reports that part of the Wings' unveiling of more rink details at this Thursday's Detroit City Council Meeting will involve a request to re-zone the area...

Developers of the new Detroit Red Wings hockey arena will ask the city’s planning commission Thursday for a rezoning approval necessary for the $450 million project to proceed. Olympia Development of Michigan, the real estate arm of team owners Mike and Marian Ilitch’s business holdings, is scheduled to present its request during a 5 p.m. public meeting on the 13th floor of the Coleman A. Young Municipal Center. Olympia Development will ask the city to rezone the arena site from B4 (general business district) to PD (planned development district) classification, which Olympia said “allows further input from city officials, residents and other interested parties.”

And Shea also reveals some of the details of the facility--which will apparently include a practice rink(!)...

A 20,000-seat, eight-story arena, with three main entrances and a lower bowl that sits 40 feet below grade, will anchor a 12.37 acre development that includes a piazza, residential units and a 1,200-space, five-story parking garage that has one level underground. Also planned is a 37,300-square-foot below-grade practice ice rink inside the arena, which will be 650,000 total square feet.

Shea continues, discussing the "Deconstructed" layout of the rink, and he reveals the specifics regarding the 186 housing units planned for the area, as well as a bit more about the area adjacent to the rink...

A piazza adjacent to the arena will serve as a central gathering space for pre-event concerts, smaller events and some festivals, Olympia Development said. The lighted piazza, which will be lined with trees and possible sculptures and fountains, will be open during non-event times, and could be used as a ticketed site for events. Along the edges of the piazza will be sidewalk café zones with tables and chairs, and amenities will include bike racks and benches throughout the area.

Again, there's much more...

And the Detroit News's Louis Aguilar reports that part of the rezoning will involve...Let's say keeping the "riff-raff" out:

Key features of the arena district include: ■Event Center/Arena Footprint: Approximately 785,000 square feet; 12.37 acres. ■Seating for Event Center / Arena: Approximately 20,000. ■Bowl of Arena/Event Center: The bottom elevation of the bowl is approximately 40 feet below grade. The bowl rises about 75 feet above grade, the height of an eight story building. ■Piazza: Central gathering space for pre-event concerts as well as smaller events. It will remain open to the public when there is not an event. ■Via: The glass enclosure linking the adjacent buildings to the event center/arena as part of the “deconstructed” design. ■Parking: One parking structure with approximately 1,200 parking spaces is being proposed. ■Transit: An M-1 RAIL Streetcar station is planned at the northeast entrance. ■Residential: Approximately 184 units of residential with 16 planned townhouses and 168 loft-style and apartments. The units range in size from 690-square-feet to 1,365-square-feet.

Here's the "riff-raff" part:

■Other authorized development: Dry-cleaning establishment, brewpub, residential, hotel, exhibition hall, offices for professional or medical, health club, restaurant, retail ■Unauthorized: Pawn shop, warehouse operations, businesses that involve firearms or hazardous materials, bail bondsman services, topless club, alcohol/drug rehabilitation clinics, psychic or tarot card reading businesses.

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