Ballparks

Cisco Field---Home of the Oakland Athletics

Formerly known as:

Facts and Figures:

Address: Fremont, CA on a 143-acre site near the former Baylands racetrack that is city-owned land that is now leased to Cisco Systems, which will be leased to the Athletics. It is south of Auto Mall Parkway on the west side of Interstate 880. Cisco, which has a 34-year lease on the land with the option to buy it by 2009, has agreed to transfer control of the land to the A's in exchange for becoming major sponsor of the A's and taking the naming rights of the stadium.
Opened: 2011
Style: Open-air
Capacity: 30,000-34,000
Playing surface: Grass
Dimensions:
Architect: 360 Architecture & Gensler Architecture
Builder/Constructed by:
Price: $400 million - $500 million (Mostly paid by A's owners--no public financing)
Stadium owned by:
Naming rights deal: Cisco Systems Inc. for 30-years worth $4M annually (amount can increase w/ inflation). This naming rights agreement is transferable at any time. As part of the naming rights deal, Cisco will be granted an undisclosed amount of guaranteed print, radio and television exposure. Cisco becomes the "Official Technology Partner of the A's and Cisco Field" and the A's will deploy Cisco technology to serve the needs of Cisco Field and the baseball village.
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Also see: Stadium Seating Diagram

Twins Ballpark---Home of the Minnesota Twins

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Facts and Figures:

Address: 8 to 10-acre site just west of Target Center on the edge of downtown Minneapolis in the Warehouse District
Opened: April 2010 (Groundbreaking: August 30, 2007)
Style:
Capacity: 42,000/40,000
Playing surface: Grass
Dimensions: 339 feet down the left field line, 377 feet in the left field gap, 404 feet to center field, 370 feet in the right field gap and 328 feet down the right field line. There will be enough heat under the real-grass field to melt any unseasonable snow, and a canopy over the top deck. Plus, heated viewing areas will welcome the less-hardy fans who show up on chilly game days.
Architect: HOK Sport and Hammel, Green and Abrahamson Inc. (HGA)
Builder/Constructed by: M.A. Mortenson Company (Materials: a facade of native Minnesota limestone, glass and metal with openings so people can look through.)
Price: $522 million ($130+ million upfront from Twins and $392 million from Hennepin County via a .15% increase in the sales tax beginning on 1/1/07)
Stadium owned by: A to be formed Public Sports Authority
Naming rights deal:
Other notes: Team has 30-year lease with Hennepin County for use of the stadium through 2037. Team receives all game-day revenue, ticket sales, naming rights, tours, concessions and in-stadium advertising proceeds in exchange for contributing $10 million annually to operate the stadium. The team must share 10% of net revenues from nonbaseball events with the authority. The team will be charged $900,000 in annual rent, with a portion of that subject to inflation. The money will flow into a maintenance fund. The stadium will operated by the Twins full-time. The team will also contribute $250,000 annually to the community for amateur sports. The Twins are responsible for an extra building costs, but Hennepin Co. will be responsible for a maximum of $90 million for building surround infrastructure, including a max of $13.75 million for property acquisition from the property's primary owners, Land Partners II. However, the Twins will pay an undisclosed amount for land acquisition because landowners demanded $65.38 million, much more than the allotted $13.75 million. An arbitration panel later valued the land at a final price of $23.808 million ($22.408 million for land and $1.4 million for severance and temporary easements). Later, an agreement on a price of a mediator worked out a $28.25 million was worked out. Payments of $13.75M and $14.5 million were made by November 2007. Hennepin County will provide about $1 million annually for improvements to the stadium.

Also see: Stadium Seating Diagram

Marlins Ballpark---Home of the Florida Marlins

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Facts and Figures:

Address: In a redevelopment district just miles inland from the American Airlines Arena, which is located on the banks of Biscayne Bay. The nine-acre plot of land just north of the Stephen P. Clark Center. The site between I-95 and Biscayne Blvd and just north of Northwest Third Street is owned by the city and the county. The plan is for the city to deed its part of the property to the county, so it can lease it to the Marlins with tax exemptions.
Opened: April 2011
Style: Retractable roof
Capacity: 37,000
Playing surface: Grass
Dimensions:
Architect: HOK Sport
Builder/Constructed by:
Price: $515 million ($297 million from Miami-Dade County via hotel-motel, facility and redevelopment district taxes. $50 million from the county. $13M from the city and another $10M from the city for demolition of the Orange Bowl. $155 million upfront from the Marlins. )
Stadium owned by: City of Miami
Naming rights deal:
Other notes: The proposed deal is not subject to public vote, but it does require approval from the Miami City Council and the Dade County Board of Supervisors.

Also see: Stadium Seating Diagram

Yankee Stadium---Home of the New York Yankees

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Facts and Figures:

Address: Just north of the existing stadium, between 161st and 164th Streets, and between Jerome and River Avenues in Macombs Dam Park in the South Bronx
Opened: April 2009 (Groundbreaking: Aug, 16, 2006)
Style: Open-air
Capacity: 51,800/54,000
Playing surface: Grass
Dimensions: Same as Yankee Stadium
Architect: HOK Sport
Builder/Constructed by:
Price: $1.3 billion ($75 million from New York State for parking facilities and $165 million from City of New York for parkland along the waterfront and other work related to the stadium, including demolition of current stadium and $800 million from Yankees)
Stadium owned by: City of New York (Yankees pay no rent or property tax)
Naming rights deal:
Other notes: The Yankees will lease the stadium for 40 years. The draft plan calls for the trust fund to be endowed in annual increments of $700,000 over the 40-year life of the Yankees lease. The Yankees will pay $10 a year in rent. The team will pay about $50 million a year for 40 years to pay off the bonds used to finance stadium, but no actual rent will be collected. It also calls for the Yankees to reserve at least 25 percent of the construction contracts for Bronx-based companies, at least half of which would be run by women or members of minorities. At least 25 percent of the construction and post-construction jobs would also go to Bronx residents. An administrator hired by the Yankees will monitor the team to ensure it is compliant, according to the draft agreement. In addition, to the $28 million trust fund, the Yankees must distribute 15,000 free tickets each season to Bronx groups. The proposal also calls for the team to pay $100,000 a year to maintain parks around the stadium and distribute $100,000 a year in "equipment and promotional merchandise" to schools and youth groups in New York City. There was no requirement, however, that the $28 million, which would be distributed over a 40-year period, be spent in the South Bronx, the site of the stadium and its replacement. As part of the lease agreement, city officials receive their own luxury box. Compared to the previous Yankee Stadium, the new ballpark adds more than $100 million annually in extra ticket-and-luxury box revenue.

Also see: Stadium Seating Diagram

Citi Field---Home of the New York Mets

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Facts and Figures:

Address: Adjacent to Shea Stadium In Queens, near Flushing Meadow Park, site of the 1939 and 1964 World’s Fairs, just southeast of La Guardia Airport. In the outfield parking lot between Shea Stadium and 126th Street.
Opened: April 2009
Style: Open-air
Capacity: 44,100
Playing surface: Grass on a retractable platform
Dimensions: LF - 335'; LC - 379'; CF - 408'; RC - 391'; RF - 330'
Architect: HOK Sport
Builder/Constructed by: Hunt-Bovis, a joint venture of Hunt Construction Group and Bovis Lend Lease
Price: $800 million ($632 million in tax-exempt and taxable bonds from NYC IDA---$550 million of that will be in tax-exempt bonds and $65 million will be in taxable bonds, both of which will be repaid by the Mets in the form of $420 million. Rent payments will go toward taxable bonds). The City of New York will contribute $90 million in capital funds, and the State will contribute $75 million to fund infrastructure costs related to the project.
Stadium owned by: City of New York. The Mets will manage and care for the facility, they are in charge of capital improvements and annual maintenance.
Naming rights deal: Citigroup Inc. for 20 years worth more than $20M annually. The fully integrated partnership also includes, for Citi, brand and business unit presence throughout the new ballpark; rights to the Mets and Citi Field marks; the purchase of media on SportsNet New York (SNY); the launch of community outreach initiatives; and the development of international business opportunities in sports and entertainment. The deal can also be extended by another 15 years by either the club or Citigroup.
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Also see: Stadium Seating Diagram

Rays Ballpark---Home of the Tampa Bay Rays

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Facts and Figures:

Address: Downtown St. Petersburg waterfront on the site of Al Lang Field at Progress Energy Park, the Rays' spring training home. The team is leaving the field after the 2008 season. The 10-acre site is bounded by 1st St, 1st Ave and Bayshore Dr. There would be no on-site parking. Bayshore Drive would be closed and become part of the stadium.
Opened: 2012
Style: Open-air, but partially covered by sail-like material on a cable system. Some seats would be air-conditioned.
Capacity: 35,000
Playing surface: Grass
Dimensions: Balls hit into right field would have the potential of landing in the bay.
Architect:
Builder/Constructed by:
Price: $450 million ($150 million from team, TBD from sale of rights to Tropicana Field, $60 million in future state sales-tax revenues, which would require approval by the Florida Legislature.)
Stadium owned by: Pinellas County
Naming rights deal:
Other notes: St. Petersburg voters would need to approve the stadium because it is public property. The city would sell the land to Pinellas County so it would not have to pay property taxes. A similar deal was completed for the Tropicana Field project. The Rays would acquire a long-term lease. The plan would create 2,500 permanent jobs and 14,000 temporary construction-related jobs. The redevelopment of Tropicana Field would attract a million square feet of new retail, office and residential development thus generating $800 million in new property and sales tax revenue over the next 35 years.