The
Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians will be building a $250 million sports and entertainment arena on tribal land in downtown Palm Springs, California.
The tribe is working with the Oak View Group, a global venue development, advisory, and investment company, on the project. Plans call for a 300,000-square-foot arena with seating for up to 10,000, plus a facility that will be used as a community gathering space and as a training center.
"This is a unique partnership that will forever change the face of sports and entertainment in Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley," Chairman Jeff L. Grubbe said in a
press release. "We are creating a healthy community gathering place for Coachella Valley families and visitors from around the world to celebrate, play and experience diverse entertainment opportunities in a state-of-the-art arena."
An opening is anticipated by the fall of 2021. A franchise affiliated with the professional Seattle NHL team has pledged to play there if its application is approved by the National Hockey League.
"The new arena in downtown Palm Springs is a terrific project. If we are successful with our application for an AHL Franchise, it would represent an exciting opportunity to bring the first professional hockey team to this region," said Tod Leiweke, CEO of NHL Seattle, the team . "We are confident that the market is ready to embrace a winter sports team and that the community will help us achieve the minimum level of season tickets and premium sales we need."
The Oak View Group put the cost of the development at $250 million, The Palm Springs Desert Sun reported.
"With each venue, we’ve had the privilege of building and managing, Oak View Group has consistently continued to raise the industry standard, and the arena in Palm Springs will be no exception," said Tim Leiweke, the CEO of Oak View Group. "We look forward to working with Agua Caliente to build what we consider to be one of the most premiere music and professional sports arenas in the world."
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