Introduction
The former 106-acre Continental Airlines Arena site at the Meadowlands in East Rutherford, Bergen County became the subject of proposed redevelopment when the then occupants, the sports teams the Nets, the Devils, and the Pirates, proposed moving to new venues. Since then, plans for the redevelopment have experienced a bumpy ride and changes along the way, with current projections of the opening of a much expanded complex perhaps by sometime in 2014. This paper describes the progress of that project, the changes in scope, project management and financing that have occurred, the obstacles that the developers have had to overcome, and ...
