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Global entertainment company OverActive Media today confirmed details of their new Toronto venue that is expected to be completed on the Exhibition...Global entertainment company OverActive Media today confirmed details of their new Toronto venue that is expected to be completed on the Exhibition...

Toronto is getting a futuristic-looking new venue at Exhibition Place

TORONTO — OverActive Media has released details of its plan for a new entertainment venue at Exhibition Place. The esports company, home to the Toronto Defiant and Ultra teams, says the project is worth close to $500 million and includes a 7,000-seat theatre-style venue and hotel complex. "We are building a world-leading, 21st-century sports media and entertainment company and this best-in-class performance venue will be the chosen home for a new generation of fans that think differently about their entertainment choices and experiences," OverActive president and CEO Chris Overholt said in a statement Monday. The plan has yet to receive final approval from the Exhibition Place board of governors and Toronto City Council, however. "We are in the final stages of putting our business terms together with city officials and we are optimistic that we can soon wrap up our discussions to everyone’s satisfaction," an OverActive spokesman said. If approved, the new venue will be on a 1.6-hectare site next to the Hotel X Toronto at Exhibition Place. OverActive said it will host 200-plus events annually from concerts and esports to conventions and corporate functions. OverActive owns franchises in the Overwatch League (Toronto Defiant), Call of Duty League (Toronto Ultra), European League of Legends (MAD Lions, playing out of Spain) and Counter Strike: Global Offensive (also MAD Lions). In December, Overholt said his company had raised $80 million in private investment over the last two years. OverActive's owners include Toronto Maple Leafs forward Mitch Marner and music star The Weeknd. The ownership group includes more than 80 individuals, including Pittsburgh Penguins part-owner Mike Kimel, as well as tech entrepreneur Sheldon Pollack. When the Library Collection of Hotels received permission to build the Hotel X at Exhibition Place, it also got the green light for a second tower. OverActive subsequently acquired those rights and started working with the city and Exhibition Place board on a plan to build the second tower with Henry Kallan, owner of the Library Hotel Collection. Exhibition Place is a 192-acre site on Toronto's waterfront that hosts the annual Canadian National Exhibition as well as BMO Field, the home of Major League Soccer's Toronto FC and the CFL's Toronto Argonauts. --- Follow @NeilMDavidson on Twitter This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 22, 2021 Neil Davidson, The Canadian PressTORONTO — OverActive Media has released details of its plan for a new entertainment venue at Exhibition Place. The esports company, home to the Toronto Defiant and Ultra teams, says the project is worth close to $500 million and includes a 7,000-seat theatre-style venue and hotel complex. "We are building a world-leading, 21st-century sports media and entertainment company and this best-in-class performance venue will be the chosen home for a new generation of fans that think differently about their entertainment choices and experiences," OverActive president and CEO Chris Overholt said in a statement Monday. The plan has yet to receive final approval from the Exhibition Place board of governors and Toronto City Council, however. "We are in the final stages of putting our business terms together with city officials and we are optimistic that we can soon wrap up our discussions to everyone’s satisfaction," an OverActive spokesman said. If approved, the new venue will be on a 1.6-hectare site next to the Hotel X Toronto at Exhibition Place. OverActive said it will host 200-plus events annually from concerts and esports to conventions and corporate functions. OverActive owns franchises in the Overwatch League (Toronto Defiant), Call of Duty League (Toronto Ultra), European League of Legends (MAD Lions, playing out of Spain) and Counter Strike: Global Offensive (also MAD Lions). In December, Overholt said his company had raised $80 million in private investment over the last two years. OverActive's owners include Toronto Maple Leafs forward Mitch Marner and music star The Weeknd. The ownership group includes more than 80 individuals, including Pittsburgh Penguins part-owner Mike Kimel, as well as tech entrepreneur Sheldon Pollack. When the Library Collection of Hotels received permission to build the Hotel X at Exhibition Place, it also got the green light for a second tower. OverActive subsequently acquired those rights and started working with the city and Exhibition Place board on a plan to build the second tower with Henry Kallan, owner of the Library Hotel Collection. Exhibition Place is a 192-acre site on Toronto's waterfront that hosts the annual Canadian National Exhibition as well as BMO Field, the home of Major League Soccer's Toronto FC and the CFL's Toronto Argonauts. --- Follow @NeilMDavidson on Twitter This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 22, 2021 Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press

OverActive Media releases plans for proposed entertainment venue at Exhibition Place

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The 7,200-capacity concert venue will host eSports, entertainment and corporate events and open at Exhibition Place in Toronto in 2025The 7,200-capacity concert venue will host eSports, entertainment and corporate events and open at Exhibition Place in Toronto in 2025

Take a look at this shiny new concert venue landing in Toronto

A new entertainment complex is coming to Toronto. OverActive Media announced plans to build a 7,000-seat esports and entertainment complex.A new entertainment complex is coming to Toronto. OverActive Media announced plans to build a 7,000-seat esports and entertainment complex.

Toronto-based OverActive Media, which owns a group of esports teams, announced plans Monday to build a $500-million, 7,000-seat entertainment facility in Toronto that is expected to be complete by 2025.Toronto-based OverActive Media, which owns a group of esports teams, announced plans Monday to build a $500-million, 7,000-seat entertainment facility in Toronto that is expected to be complete by 2025.

OverActive Media to build $500M esports, entertainment venue in Toronto - Sportsnet.ca

Overactive Media, the ownership group behind OWL’s Toronto Defiant and the CDL’s Toronto Ultra, announced plans for a $500 million, 7,000-seat esports arena and concert hall to open in 2025 in Toronto.Expected to open in 2025.

This sleek spaceship render is a planned esports arena in Toronto - The Verge

OverActive Media, the parent company of Toronto Defiant, Toronto Ultra, and MAD Lions, has announced plans to build a 7,000-seat performance venueOverActive Media, the parent company of Toronto Defiant, Toronto Ultra, and MAD Lions, has announced plans to build a 7,000-seat performance venue

OverActive Media announces plans to build 7,000-seat esports venue - Esports Insider

An international esports company announced their plans to build a new arena and hotel complex in downtown Toronto on Monday morning. The new Toronto arena would seat 7,000 people and would be primarily used for entertainment acts, but it would also host live esport matches. Editor's Choice: Condos For Sale In Toronto's Luxury Hotels Are As Cheap As $369K Right Now The project was announced by Populous, a global design firm, and OverActive Media (OAM), a company that owns two Toronto esports teams — a pro Overwatch team and a pro Call of Duty team. Upload credit : Populous The arena is projected to be completed in 2025 and would host over 200 events a year — ranging from music performances to award shows to esports games. Upload credit : Populous The project is expected to cost $550 million and will be privately financed, and OAM's investors include Maple Leafs star Mitch Marner and The Weeknd. Upload credit : Populous It will be located on four acres on the north side of Lake Shore Boulevard, and the companies behind the project say it'll be the first new entertainment or sports venue in Toronto since BMO Field in 2007. Upload credit : PopulousMitch Marner and The Weeknd are both invested in the project.

New Toronto Arena Would Seat 7,000 & Be Used For Esports (PHOTOS) - Narcity

In a four-acre lot down by Toronto's Exhibition grounds on Lakeshore Blvd., a group called OverActive Media — partially owned by Abel Tesfay...In a four-acre lot down by Toronto's Exhibition grounds on Lakeshore Blvd., a group called OverActive Media — partially owned by Abel Tesfay...

Toronto Is Getting a $500 Million Waterfront Venue

A new futuristic 7,000-seat eSports and concert venue is slated for completion by 2025 at […]A new futuristic 7,000-seat eSports and concert venue is slated for completion by 2025 at […]

$500M futuristic eSport venue slated to open in Toronto by 2025 – Barrie 360Barrie 360

The theater will feature 7,000 seats and be located next to BMO Field, home of Toronto FC.The theater will feature 7,000 seats and be located next to BMO Field, home of Toronto FC.

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