The Cincinnati Business Courier has revealed some very juicy new details on the Fifth Third Arena renovations.
A PowerPoint presentation UC created in June with plans from architectural firms Populous and Moody-Nolan shows that the university plans to start construction in May 2016 and be ready to reopen the on-campus facility in October 2017. UC made the presentation available following an open records request.
The presentation shows that UC expects to cut seating to 11,476, create a new concourse for the arena’s upper level with its own fan amenities, add club seats and suites and include a digital projection of intimidating Bearcat eyes on the outside of the revamped arena.