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Hub Arena is the name of the project, which will see an investment of more than 30 million US dollars. According to the announcement, the venue will be able to accommodate up to 43,000 people and will include space for indoor and outdoor events, as well as a 10,000 square meter esplanade. There is a background behind this idea Puerto Bello Partners and investor Iván Petrozzi.

However, the specific thing is that the announcement of the project went viral and immediately raised the first alarm. Although the company revealed that The Hub Arena would be built in the Chorrillos district, the commune denied having any management over it. Even so, the company once again confirmed Ministry of Commerce They expect the first phase of activities on this massive project to begin in 2025.

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“Our municipality is aware of the intention to build or implement a space for hosting concerts or conference centers within its jurisdiction, but to date no authorization, permit or technical study request has been made in favor of the above proposal.”, reads a statement from the Chorillos City Council, published on August 2.

Despite requests for an interview with a spokesperson, the city government said the only information would be provided via a statement. Ivan Petrozzi and the project’s press team explained to us: Ministry of Commerce They did not meet with the city government to begin the process until Thursday, August 8, but Mayor Fernando Velasco was already aware of the move.”The ones released before are just like pre-releases, without permissions or anything.” said a representative of the company.

Nevertheless, the spokesperson noted that the first draft had indeed been approved by the State Council. Lima (MML)Nevertheless, in communication Ministry of Commercethe Metropolitan Municipality said the entity did not “see” the project because “It’s not up to us“. A spokesman for Petrozzi said construction would begin in September, when a press conference would be held.

It should be noted that the Chorrillos Municipality said in its statement that the commune “It has areas where such activities could be carried out, but currently the space for the project does not meet the technical parameters for its implementation.” Similarly, some urged “The initiators of the initiative went through the formalities with the appropriate institutions in advance: the City of Lima for zoning-related issues and the municipal company Prohvilla for environmental opinions.”.

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The Chorrilla Commune also stressed that it is well positioned to invest in such projects, provided they are carried out in the right place.The Chorrillos Municipality is not opposed to investments in the area, but it must be clear that the implementation of these spaces must be carried out where appropriate and under the right conditions so as not to affect neighboring properties or our neighbors.“, they mentioned. A spokesperson for Petrozzi mentioned that a team of architects had been assembled to ensure that the noise impact was minimal.

Based on data from Peruvian Authors and Composers Association (Apdayc)Between January and June 2024, 87 major concerts were held. This definition applies to musical events with a ticket price of more than 360,000 soles. Faced with this reality, Marlon Castro, director of major concerts, Updike He insisted that organizations have already started awarding large projects for major arenas. Nonetheless, he stressed that concrete progress on a possible tender would not be made until 2026.

“Key stakeholders and drivers (businessmen and unions) told us that a lot of progress has been made in this regard. The possibility and decision of investment is up to them, and there is openness from some state entities. So it seems that this is a fairly advanced situation and will soon produce new information with clearer decisions.” Castro mentioned in an interview with RPP Noticias.