When First Tennessee Park opens, there will be a cluster of new development as well, as Embrey Partners has begun construction on The Carillon luxury apartment community adjacent to the new home of the Nashville Sounds (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League). (more…)
Archive | Future Ballparks
Palm Beach County: All in on spring training
Considering there’s no site and no game plan, Palm Beach County showed a surprising amount of enthusiasm for a new Washington Nationals / Houston Astros spring-training complex, with commissioners approving $135 million in public spending. (more…)
Secrecy and new ballparks: How much is too much?
Atlanta and Salinas, Cal., may not have much in common, but recent happenings in each community regarding a new ballpark has some locals arguing their new and potential ballparks are shrouded in too much secrecy. (more…)
Another legal challenge to new GreenJackets ballpark
We have another legal challenge to the financing plan for a new Augusta GreenJackets (Low Class A; Sally League) ballpark, as a local resident rebuffed once is appealing his loss to the South Carolina Court of Appeals. (more…)
Biloxi ballpark construction hits roadbump
Some value engineering performed to keep a new Biloxi ballpark under budget may be coming back to haunt the city and the Southern League team, as some scrapped seating may need to be revived — and there’s not enough money in the contingency fund to cover the increased costs. (more…)
Flying Squirrels at The Diamond for two more years
The Richmond Flying Squirrels (Class AA; Eastern League) will sign a two-year lease to stay at The Diamond through 2016, as it’s clear there won’t be a new ballpark until 2017 at the earliest. (more…)
West Palm Beach: Another no to spring training
West Palm Beach officials dealt another blow to a new Houston Astros/Washington Nationals spring training complex, deciding to enter into an exclusive negotiating period with a rival developer. (more…)
Preview: New Augusta GreenJackets ballpark
North Augusta (S.C.) has issued an RFQ for construction of a new Augusta GreenJackets (Low Class A; Sally League) ballpark, which provides a tangible look at the new facility. (more…)
Construction photos!
If it’s the offseason, it’s time for many teams and cities to start working on ballpark upgrades. Here’s a look at three construction projects already underway for the 2015 season. (more…)
Diamond Nation withdraws request for assistance on new Fredericksburg ballpark
Perhaps realizing a request for city funding was a nonstarter, Diamond Nation withdrew its request for Fredericksburg money on a new Hagerstown Suns (Low Class A; Sally League) ballpark and youth-baseball complex. (more…)
Salinas pitching Bakersfield Blaze on new ballpark
With little movement on a new Bakersfield Blaze (High Class A; California League) ballpark, Salinas investors are pitching Blaze ownership on a new ballpark. Salinas is three-plus hours northwest of Bakersfield, near Monterey and south of Silicon Valley. It’s not a small city — some 154,000 in the county seat of Monterey County — with […]
One Loudoun breaks with baseball, soccer teams
The developer of One Loudoun in suburban Virginia are seeking to break a lease for land meant for a Loudoun Hounds ballpark — once pitched as an independent league team — but baseball is still on the agenda for the development. One Loudoun, LLC has filed suit in Loudoun County Circuit Court seeking to terminate […]
New Holly Springs ballpark renderings released
We have a look at the new Holly Springs (N.C.) ballpark that will be hosting a summer-collegiate Coastal Plain League team in the 2015 season. The renderings show four different viewpoints of the new ballpark, which will feature a wide concourse area and a multi-room press box. There will be 1,800-2,000 individual chairbacks with additional […]