In 2022, the Sixers announced plans to build a new $1.3 billion arena called “76 Place” at Market East and Fashion District Philadelphia by the start of the 2031-32 NBA season.

The 76ers’ stunning reversal on their plans for a Center City basketball arena is another blow for East Market Street, one of downtown Philadelphia’s most beleaguered commercial corridors.

Comcast Spectacor proposed an alternative plan to revitalize Market East in Philly should the Sixers proposed arena plan fall through By David Chang • Published September 3, 2024 • Updated on ...

Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker said the city will pivot to new plans for redeveloping East Market Street after the 76ers scrapped their project for a new arena in Center City, opting instead ...

Mayor Cherelle Parker admitted Monday that the Philadelphia 76ers' abrupt pivot to partner with Comcast on a new arena in South Philadelphia was a "curveball that none of us saw coming." ...

In the middle of last month, the Mayor’s Reception Room teemed with reporters, government officials and union leaders. A day earlier, news had broken that the Philadelphia 76ers had struck a deal with ...

Comcast Spectacor’s vision was shared with the Washington Square West Civic Association board as a Sixers arena alternative for Market East revitalization. About one-third of the Fashion District, ...

Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment (HBSE) and Comcast today announced that HBSE and Comcast Spectacor have entered into a binding agreement to form a 50-50 joint venture to build a world-class ...