On Friday, the Indianapolis Indians (Class AAA; International League) will celebrate the 20th anniversary of Victory Field with a very elaborate promotion. (more…)
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Bush Stadium lofts big hit in Indy
It’s proven to be a bigger success than anticipated: with lofts at Indianapolis’s renovated Bush Stadium sold out this summer, Core Redevelopment is building 144 flats at the former home of the Indianapolis Indians (Class AAA; International League). The 1931 ballpark, which opened as Perry Stadium, had sat empty for several years after the Indians […]
Want to live at a ballpark? Better move fast
The conversion of Indianapolis’s Bush Stadium to high-end apartments has been a resounding success, with 90 percent of the units already pre-leased before the August opening. Bush Stadium was the home of the Indianapolis Indians through from 1931 through 1996, when the team moved to downtown’s Victory Field. It opened in 1931 as Perry Stadium and was renamed Victory Field in 1942 to […]
New Bush Stadium apartments hit the market
The conversion of Indianapolis’s Bush Stadium to loft-style apartments is underway, with apartments expected to be ready for occupancy this summer. Core Redevelopment and its management company are taking applications for studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments built on the grounds of the former home of Indianapolis Indians (Class AAA; International League). From the Indianapolis Recorder: […]
Indy’s Bush Stadium begins conversion to apartments
Indianapolis’s Bush Stadium is on the way to becoming home to apartments and commercial space, with construction underway. The redevelopment includes plans to turn the stadium into the 131-unit Stadium Lofts apartment complex with the shell and the historic façade of the stadium maintained in its original form. A new 132-unit apartment complex, Stadium Flats, […]
Indians adding specialty restaurant to Victory Field
The Indianapolis Indians (Class AAA; International League) continue their makeover of Victory Field with a new premium dining addition for the 2011 season, sponsored by spirits giant Diageo. The team is adding a Captain Morgan Cove group area to the left-field corner, envisioned as a premium seating area. The 15′ x 60′ bar and […]
Westfield approves site for sports complex, complete with new ballpark
Westfield, Indiana wants to see itself as the Family Sports Capital of America and is embarking on what could be a billion-dollar sports complex, complete with a 5,000-seat minor-league ballpark. It is an ambitious project, to say the least, encompassing some 300 acres and potentially costing a billion dollars by the time all is said […]
Victory Field / Indianapolis Indians
Victory Field is one of the most lauded ballparks built in the last 20 years; go to the Indy Indians’ Web site and you’ll see kudos from the likes of Bob Costas, who hails the minor-league ballpark as one of the best ever built. FAST FACTS Year Opened: 1996 Capacity: 14,200 Largest crowd: 16,168 (July 22, […]