Football stadium ticker: will Zurich’s new stadium fail on the second try?



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A new Hardturm stadium has been planned for almost 20 years:

2003 – AND: The people of Zurich vote on the so-called Pentagon project since. A stadium that would have held 30,000 people, with a shopping mall that can be used as a jacket. Credit Suisse (CS) was going to build it and the city would contribute 47.7 million francs. The electorate clearly accepted the project at the polls.

2005: The Pentagon Stadium should have been the venue for the 2008 European Championship. Residents’ appeals block construction. Therefore, the city council is pushing the construction of Letzigrund. In June 2005 the new building is accepted with additional credit for the suitability of the euro in the ballot box.

2009: The old Hardturm is demolished, the legal dispute over the new Pentagon building continues. The CS reacts to this by leaving the project. The big bank is selling the area for 50 million francs to the city, which now wants to build a stadium.

2013 – NO: The city’s stadium project will only have capacity for 16,000 spectators. There are also non-profit apartments on the Hardturm site. Cost: 216 million francs. 50.8 percent are against it at the polls.

2018 – Y: The city no longer wants to build it itself, but wants to support a private person with the construction of the stadium by offering a discounted rental rate. Credit Suisse acts as investor, Ensemble project is put to vote. The agreement to finance the stadium is accepted by 53.8 percent.

2020 -?: On the occasion of a referendum against the “Ensemble” project, it will be heard for the second time before the people. With open outlet.

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