Comparing New Stadiums

10p7 1 2 3 4 5 6 = 1” 7 8 9 10 11 12 = 2” 13 14 15 16 17 18 = 3” 19 20 21 22 23 24 = 4” 25 26 27 28 29 30 = 5” 31 32 33 34 35 36 = 6” 37 38 39 40 41 42 = 7” 43 44 45 46 47 48 = 8”

21p11

33p3

Comparing new stadiums Fourteen Major League Baseball stadiums have been built or begun, since 2000. The average public contribution for construction has been 44%, according to a Miami Herald analysis based on public records, media reports and interviews with team officials and city and county administrators across the country.

Washington, D.C., 2008 $611M total, 100% publuc

San Diego, 2004 $454M, 66% public

Cincinnati, 2003 $325M, 86% public

Philadelphia, 2004 $346M, 50% public

Pittsburgh, 2001 $270M, 79% public

Detroit, 2004 $270M, 50% public

Milwaukee, 2001 $414M, 78% public

New York (Yankees), 2009 $1.300B, 100% private

Houston, 200 $230M, 78% public

New York (Mets), 2009 $695M, 100% private

Miami, 2012 $515M, 70% public

St. Louis, 2006 $365M, 100% private

Minneapolis, 2010 $517M, 68% public

San Francisco, 2000 $357M, 100% private

In order to create the most comparable rankings, the list focuses on the cost of the stadium alone. It does not address the wide range of other variables involved in stadium projects including: payments for infrastructure improvements, which benefit the teams and the public; land grants, which can be difficult or impossible to value consistently; and the benefit some teams get from low-interest loans subsidized by government agencies. THE MIAMI HERALD

MAA G12 Stadium Size: 3 col x 36p Chris, 3447

44p7

55p11