This season, Regions Field—home of the Birmingham Barons (Class AA; Southern League)—will have a more bustling backdrop, thanks to the opening of a new luxury apartment building. (more…)
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Lugnuts propose apartments, restaurant for ballpark
Cooley Law School Stadium, home of the Lansing Lugnuts (Low Class A; Midwest League), could see the addition of apartments, ballpark upgrades and a year-round restaurant under the terms of a proposed private-public partnership. The $22-million proposal has Lugnuts owner Tom Dickson investing $11 million into a new scoreboard and apartments past the outfield wall […]
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: […]
Bush Stadium renovations continue
Construction on the conversion of Bush Stadium, the former home of the Indianapolis Indians (Class AAA; International League), continues, with the old ballpark transitioning to an apartment complex. The $13-million project will convert the old grandstand to apartments, with office space built in the old outfield area. The infield, light stanchions, the press box and […]
Parkview Field stimulating millions in downtown Fort Wayne investment
We’re always a little loathe to pitch new ballparks as an economic-development tool, but in Fort Wayne we have a great model for what a new facility can do: Parkview Field, the home of the Fort Wayne TinCaps (Low Class A; Midwest League), has attracted tens of millions in investments and revitalized the downtown area. […]