# Las Vegas | Athletics Ballpark **URL:** \ **Category:** LAS VEGAS\ **Created:** [January 4, 2022, 8:06pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/las-vegas-athletics-ballpark/20916 "2022-01-04T20:06:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![mcart](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mcart/32/84718_2.png) [@mcart](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/mcart)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2022, 8:44pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/las-vegas-athletics-ballpark/20916/21 "2022-08-03T20:44:57Z")
Maybe they could find a soccer team to take their place. Or maybe they scrap the plan and replace it with a large residential neighborhood. But as of right now they haven’t even been confirmed to be moving yet, at least officially ---
**Author:** ![TKDV](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/tkdv/32/83069_2.png) [@TKDV](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TKDV)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2022, 8:50pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/las-vegas-athletics-ballpark/20916/22 "2022-08-03T20:50:37Z")
Yes, everything is a toss up right now, but it seems like the site for the stadium/new development around it in Oakland has gained some traction, but I don’t know if that in particularly will matter to the A’s. ---
**Author:** ![007](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/007/32/119215_2.png) [@007](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/007)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2022, 7:35pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/las-vegas-athletics-ballpark/20916/23 "2022-08-19T19:35:06Z")
> **[Opinion: State Budget Hid $279.5 Million to Build New Ballpark for Oakland A's](https://timesofsandiego.com/opinion/2022/08/13/state-budget-hid-279-5-million-to-build-new-ballpark-for-oakland-as/)** > > The $279.5 million may not technically be a gift of public funds to a private developer, but it certainly smells like one. ---
**Author:** ![007](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/007/32/119215_2.png) [@007](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/007)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2022, 7:35pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/las-vegas-athletics-ballpark/20916/24 "2022-08-22T19:35:44Z")
> **[Oakland A’s Talks About Moving to Las Vegas Gaining Steam](https://frontofficesports.com/oakland-as-talks-about-moving-to-las-vegas-gaining-steam/)** > > Oakland A's executives met with Las Vegas hotel-owner Phil Ruffin. It was the second meeting this month between the two sides. ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2022, 5:59pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/las-vegas-athletics-ballpark/20916/25 "2022-09-01T17:59:08Z")
> **[Oakland A’s get good news on Howard Terminal Project](https://whitecleatbeat.com/2022/08/30/oakland-as-get-good-news-howard-terminal-project/)** > > While the Oakland A's had received positive news regarding the Howard Terminal Project, they were not out of the woods yet. There had been several lawsuits... ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2022, 6:07pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/las-vegas-athletics-ballpark/20916/26 "2022-09-07T18:07:48Z")
> **[Ballpark at Port of Oakland Takes Step Forward](https://www.ttnews.com/articles/ballpark-port-oakland-takes-step-forward)** > > Major League Baseball’s Oakland Athletics are one important step closer toward winning approval to build a ballpark as part of a $12 billion commercial development project at an abandoned terminal at the Port of Oakland. ---
**Author:** ![007](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/007/32/119215_2.png) [@007](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/007)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2022, 6:41pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/las-vegas-athletics-ballpark/20916/27 "2022-09-09T18:41:01Z")
> **[Lawsuit Against Oakland A’s Ballpark Rejected by Judge](https://therealdeal.com/sanfrancisco/2022/09/08/oakland-as-ballpark-project-secures-court-victory/)** > > Baseball team can continue pursuing what would be a $12 billion development at Howard Terminal. ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2022, 3:39pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/las-vegas-athletics-ballpark/20916/28 "2022-09-21T15:39:18Z")
> **[Elephant Rumblings: Crunch time for Howard Terminal negotiations](https://www.athleticsnation.com/2022/9/21/23364010/elephant-rumblings-crunch-time-for-howard-terminal-negotiations)** > > MLB news roundup ---
**Author:** ![Andrew](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/andrew/32/79731_2.png) [@Andrew](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Andrew)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2022, 4:02pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/las-vegas-athletics-ballpark/20916/29 "2022-09-21T16:02:10Z")
Thanks for sharing! It’s good to know this is a critical week for the city and A’s to work out their agreement. The nearly third of a billion secured by Oakland is promising. That said, unless something else shocking comes up, I likely won’t Howard Terminal until the city council vote or if the A’s back down. Or new renderings. Bc we’re yimby and of course we’ll publish good renderings xD ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2022, 4:29pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/las-vegas-athletics-ballpark/20916/30 "2022-09-26T16:29:21Z")
> **[With end of year looming, new A’s ballpark talks down to the wire - Ballpark...](https://ballparkdigest.com/2022/09/23/with-end-of-year-looming-new-as-ballpark-talks-down-to-the-wire/)** > > With the end of the year looming, talks between the city of Oakland and the Athletics ownership over a new A's ballpark are coming down to the wire. ---
**Author:** ![007](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/007/32/119215_2.png) [@007](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/007)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2022, 10:35am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/las-vegas-athletics-ballpark/20916/31 "2022-10-05T10:35:56Z")
Bye bye Oakland > **[A’s, Oakland miss key ballpark deadline; talks continue in Vegas](https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/athletics/as-oakland-miss-key-ballpark-deadline-talks-continue-in-vegas-2650794/)** > > A key deadline to keep hope alive for Oakland officials and the Athletics to reach agreement on a new Bay Area ballpark by year’s end has come and gone. Hello Las Vegas ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2022, 3:06pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/las-vegas-athletics-ballpark/20916/32 "2022-10-13T15:06:56Z")
> **[Oakland A’s new ballpark plan comes with a particular type of funding. It...](https://www.sfchronicle.com/eastbay/article/Oakland-ballpark-Howard-Terminal-17505533.php)** > > Experts have legitimate concerns about the plan for the A’s ballpark to pay for bonds... ---
**Author:** ![007](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/007/32/119215_2.png) [@007](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/007)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2022, 4:07pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/las-vegas-athletics-ballpark/20916/33 "2022-10-13T16:07:04Z")
^^^^ I see only paywall ---
**Author:** ![Andrew](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/andrew/32/79731_2.png) [@Andrew](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Andrew)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2022, 5:20pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/las-vegas-athletics-ballpark/20916/34 "2022-10-14T17:20:58Z")
here’s the gist: > A city or county creates an “infrastructure financing district,” known as an IFD. The IFD issues bonds to pay for everything from parks to streets to sewers to affordable housing. Those bonds are serviced with taxes collected from all the ancillary development surrounding the ballpark, such as housing or office space. Everybody is happy. > > Except, it often doesn’t work. They reference sports projects in three cities that fail, Atlanta Louisville and DC. > Meanwhile, in Oakland, the IFD is slated to generate about $517.5 million over the course of the 45-year bond, which would pay for streets, sewers, 18 acres of open space, as well as help subsidize about 1,000 units in affordable housing. > “I am not aware of one of these stadium districts that has worked,” said John Charles Bradbury, an economist at Georgia’s Kennesaw State University. “Every single one says they will pay for themselves — and I’ve never seen one that does.” > > Brad Humphreys, a sports economist at West Virginia University, called IFDs “an increasingly popular mechanism for new sports facilities.” If the promised ancillary development actually happens, “they typically do OK in terms of financing,” he said. ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2022, 4:49pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/las-vegas-athletics-ballpark/20916/35 "2022-10-24T16:49:31Z")
> **[Howard Turmoil: Why Won’t Fisher, A’s Just Bet On Themselves?](https://www.athleticsnation.com/2022/10/22/23417878/howard-turmoil-why-wont-fisher-as-just-bet-on-themselves-john-fisher-dave-kaval-a-bucket-of-poo)** > > We take a break from the "wheat/chaff" analysis to talk about two clear buckets of chaff: John Fisher and Dave Kaval, and the financial gap still standing in the way of moving forward with the $12B... ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2022, 6:26pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/las-vegas-athletics-ballpark/20916/36 "2022-10-31T18:26:12Z")
> **[Congressman LaMalfa Questions Oakland Application to Tear Down Port Terminal...](https://lamalfa.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-lamalfa-questions-oakland-application-to-tear-down-port)** > > (Washington, D.C.) – Congressman Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) led a letter to U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg expressing concerns over the City of Oakland’s grant application to redevelop the Howard Terminal at the Port of Oakland... ---
**Author:** ![007](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/007/32/119215_2.png) [@007](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/007)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2022, 12:02am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/las-vegas-athletics-ballpark/20916/37 "2022-11-03T00:02:32Z")
> **[Baseball Czar Praises A’s “Prudent” Hunt for Vegas Ballpark Site](https://therealdeal.com/sanfrancisco/2022/11/01/baseball-czar-praises-as-prudent-hunt-for-vegas-ballpark-site/)** > > MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred: “Something needs to happen in Oakland.” ---
**Author:** ![mcart](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mcart/32/84718_2.png) [@mcart](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/mcart)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2022, 3:38pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/las-vegas-athletics-ballpark/20916/38 "2022-11-10T15:38:06Z")
> **[Athletics still pursuing Oakland ballpark, GM says](https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/34982096/athletics-pursuing-oakland-ballpark-gm-david-forst-says?platform=amp)** > > The Athletics continue to push for a new stadium in the Bay Area, general manager David Forst said Tuesday, despite baseball Rob Manfred's recent concerns about whether a deal would get done there. ---
**Author:** ![mcart](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mcart/32/84718_2.png) [@mcart](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/mcart)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2022, 2:04pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/las-vegas-athletics-ballpark/20916/39 "2022-11-22T14:04:44Z")
> **[A federal grant for a new waterfront ballpark would help the A’s far more...](https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/article/mega-grant-oakland-stadium-17596320.php)** > > Mayor Libby Schaaf applied for a $182 million Mega Grant from the federal government. But... ---
**Author:** ![007](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/007/32/119215_2.png) [@007](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/007)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2022, 2:58pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/las-vegas-athletics-ballpark/20916/40 "2022-11-29T14:58:47Z")
> **[With or Without ballpark, Oakland to Build Infrastructure](https://therealdeal.com/sanfrancisco/2022/11/28/with-or-without-as-ballpark-oakland-moves-ahead-on-infrastructure-projects/)** > > Despite a stalled Oakland A’s stadium at Howard Terminal, the city aims to spend $259M for a bike path and other infrastructure at the port. Paywall [Previous page](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/las-vegas-athletics-ballpark/20916.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/las-vegas-athletics-ballpark/20916.md?page=3)