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A day later, the city told the Business Journal that the decision still stands. Before moving to Glendale, the Coyotes played their first few seasons in the Valley in downtown Phoenix in what is now called the Footprint Center.

While the 18,seat arena wasn't built for hockey and the action is hard to see from some seats, the Coyotes could pay the NBA's Phoenix Suns to be a tenant there. But you can bet the price would be steep.

The Suns' front office acknowledged this is a complicated situation, but when contacted by the Business Journal, team officials didn't want to comment on the potential of the Coyotes playing in the downtown arena. The Veterans Memorial Coliseum, which first opened in , has hosted a variety of sports and entertainment events over the years, including professional hockey. After Veterans Memorial opened, it hosted the Phoenix Roadrunners hockey team, which played in multiple leagues from to In , Arizona Sports reported that the Coyotes, which moved to Arizona in , met at least twice with Veterans Memorial Coliseum officials about playing at the facility on a temporary basis in anticipation of their lease with Glendale expiring.

The facility is also where the Phoenix Suns played from , when it was referred to as the "Mad House on McDowell. The attendance capacity for hockey was about 12, in With two sheets of ice, it is possible the Coyotes could play in Tempe for a few years. New owner Alex Meruelo has said he plans to keep the franchise in Arizona. It seats 13, for hockey. Officials with the NHL have released a statement, saying they are disappointed by the decision on the city's part to break off negotiations on a multi-year lease extension agreement, adding they hope the city will reconsider.

They also say they are open to restarting good faith negotiations, and are committed to finding a long-term arena solution in Arizona. Officials with the City of Glendale say this was not a decision that was made quickly. They say the decision was made following a recent analysis in their economic study. The figure was shared during a presentation to members of the Phoenix Aviation Advisory Board at their regular meeting on Oct.

Jordan Feld, deputy aviation director of planning and environment, made a presentation to the board about what the airport knows about the project so far and how the lone proposal, which would be located on two lots at Priest Drive and Rio Salado Parkway less than 10, feet directly east of the runway, might impact airport operations.

Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. Feld shared a map showing flight paths and arriving aircraft approaching at 1, feet mean sea level while the proposed building height of the residential buildings would sit at 1, feet mean sea level.

Meanwhile, departing aircraft are at 2, feet mean sea level when they fly over Chase Field, which stands at a height of 1, feet mean sea level. Little Italy. How close are those planes to those buildings?

Feld also showed how that compared to other airports with stadiums in their runway approach. Feld said in those cases, developers were able to address height in the building stage of the project.

So it's not as easy to just say, 'Well, tell us your height and as long as you keep it under that we should be OK,'" Feld said. Developers of the Coyotes project were not in attendance and thus board members did not hear their perspective or if they plan to address some of the airport's concerns. Our continued success at Sky Harbor requires that we ensure operational and airspace constraints are minimized," DJ Anderson, director of airport affairs and properties for American Airlines, told the board.