The next step in the construction of the dynamic new Philly Live entertainment district begins with the arrival of the first of 250-tons of steel. The materials are expected to arrive on-site on Tuesday, June 21st at 11:00 AM. Steel will immediately be erected upon its arrival to the site. Comcast-Spectacor and its development partners, The Cordish Company, of Baltimore, MD, anticipate an April 2012 opening of Philly Live which will feature 10 dining and entertainment venues and will be open on event days and non-event days.

The steel which will be used in the project is being provided by Emmaus of Lehigh County, PA. Additional steel will soon arrive from New Jersey and Virginia.

The Spectrum, the original home of the Philadelphia Flyers and former home of the Philadelphia 76ers, was razed to make way for Philly Live. The new venue will be located at Pattison Avenue and 11th Street in South Philadelphia.

The Cordish Companies, a fourth generation real estate development company based in Baltimore, is one of the leading real estate development companies and most successful operators of entertainment districts and casinos in the world. Known for its expertise developing high-profile entertainment and mixed-use entertainment districts such as Power Plant Live! in Baltimore; Fourth Street Live! in Louisville and the Power and Light District in Kansas City, the Company also has received international recognition and awards for its developments that revitalize distressed urban areas.

Comcast-Spectacor (comcast-spectacor.com) is the Philadelphia-based sports and entertainment company which owns the Philadelphia Flyers (NHL), the Philadelphia 76ers (NBA), the home for both teams, the Wells Fargo Center, and four Flyers Skate Zone community ice skating and hockey rinks. In addition, Comcast-Spectacor is also the principal owner of Global Spectrum, the fastest growing firm in the public assembly management field with more than 100 facilities throughout the United States and Canada; Ovations Food Services, a food and beverage service provider; New Era Tickets, a ticketing and marketing company for public assembly facilities; Front Row Marketing Services, a commercial rights sales company; and Paciolan, the leading provider of venue enablement, ticketing, fundraising and marketing technology solutions. In a partnership with Disson Skating, Comcast-Spectacor annually produces 10 nationally televised figure skating spectaculars on NBC.

Friday, June 17, 2011