The acres of parking lots that surround the 25-year-old arena today are expected to transform over the next 30 years or so into a mixed-use urban neighborhood.

The redevelopment is expected to bring 6,000 housing units, 780 hotel rooms, retail spaces, a recreation center, a child care facility, new transit stops and a 3-acre park, along with increased connectivity to surrounding neighborhoods, according to speakers at the hearings.