Innovative Ballpark Proposed For TND

The developers of Meriam Park in Chico, California, are proposing to embed a professional baseball stadium into the urban fabric of a new town center.

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March 12, 2005, 1:00 PM PST

By Chris Steins @planetizen


"The stadium for approximately 5,000 fans of the minor-league Chico Outlaws would place the playing field on a single downtown block enclosed by mixed-use, three- to four-story liner buildings. Even the grandstand will have an “exoskeleton” of leasable space that creates urban vitality on the street. Shared parking lots that were earlier proposed for the town center would accommodate the fans’ vehicles.

...The stadium itself is not expected to earn a profit for New Urban Builders, according to John Anderson, the firm’s vice president of planning and design. The ballpark is viewed as a catalyst that will create real estate value for the company, particularly through the development of businesses and residential units overlooking the field."

Thanks to Karenn Gobrecht

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