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Patriot?s play: Plan for $300M complex
By Scott Van Voorhis
Thursday, June 1, 2006
The Kraft family is close to unveiling plans for a nearly $300 million retail and meeting complex on land next to Gillette Stadium in Foxboro.
And the new Patriots Place complex, along with a myriad of shops, eateries and entertainment venues, will include a significant expansion of the Patriot owners? budding meeting and convention business.
A proposed building for next to one of Gillette Stadium?s main gates includes ?hospitality suites? that could be rented out for corporate events year round, according to team spokesman Stacey James. It could also be used by executives looking to do some high-end tail-gating before the game, he added.
Along with the potential for additional meeting space, the Krafts have also detailed plans for a 200-room hotel, further increasing the capacity of Gillette Stadium to handle conventions and other events.
These and other details were included in plans for a wide-ranging retail, meeting and entertainment complex recently filed by the Krafts for review by state and town officials. James stressed that the ideas are still ?conceptual? and subject to change.
?The Patriots do a terrific job of designing opportunities that work for their fans and work for their bottom line,? said Richard Krezwick, a sports business consultant and former manager of the Garden.
The Krafts? interest in beefing up their growing meetings business comes as Gillette woos big events and shows that traditionally went to established convention venues like Boston?s Bayside Expo.
The hospitality suites building, which would be located on the stadium?s north end by the Bank of America gate, is also being eyed for a Pats museum, James said.
It?s just one part of a larger retail and entertainment plan.
A spa, health club and day care center would anchor a 55,000-square-foot ?wellness? section, plans reviewed by the Herald show.
The Krafts? plans also call for a 3,500-seat theater and several restaurants totaling 3,700 seats, as well as medical and commercial office space.
Bass Pro Shops, a retailer aimed at men, will be a key piece of the development, team officials have said.
By Scott Van Voorhis
Thursday, June 1, 2006
The Kraft family is close to unveiling plans for a nearly $300 million retail and meeting complex on land next to Gillette Stadium in Foxboro.
And the new Patriots Place complex, along with a myriad of shops, eateries and entertainment venues, will include a significant expansion of the Patriot owners? budding meeting and convention business.
A proposed building for next to one of Gillette Stadium?s main gates includes ?hospitality suites? that could be rented out for corporate events year round, according to team spokesman Stacey James. It could also be used by executives looking to do some high-end tail-gating before the game, he added.
Along with the potential for additional meeting space, the Krafts have also detailed plans for a 200-room hotel, further increasing the capacity of Gillette Stadium to handle conventions and other events.
These and other details were included in plans for a wide-ranging retail, meeting and entertainment complex recently filed by the Krafts for review by state and town officials. James stressed that the ideas are still ?conceptual? and subject to change.
?The Patriots do a terrific job of designing opportunities that work for their fans and work for their bottom line,? said Richard Krezwick, a sports business consultant and former manager of the Garden.
The Krafts? interest in beefing up their growing meetings business comes as Gillette woos big events and shows that traditionally went to established convention venues like Boston?s Bayside Expo.
The hospitality suites building, which would be located on the stadium?s north end by the Bank of America gate, is also being eyed for a Pats museum, James said.
It?s just one part of a larger retail and entertainment plan.
A spa, health club and day care center would anchor a 55,000-square-foot ?wellness? section, plans reviewed by the Herald show.
The Krafts? plans also call for a 3,500-seat theater and several restaurants totaling 3,700 seats, as well as medical and commercial office space.
Bass Pro Shops, a retailer aimed at men, will be a key piece of the development, team officials have said.
