Venue Detail
Greenville Drive
Revenues From Sports Venues Pro Facilities Report
February, 2011
Greenville Drive
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PO Box 76 Greenville, SC 29602 Phone: 864-422-1510 Fax: 864-422-1435 URL: www.greenvilledrive.com
Owner
Rich Mozingo, Craig Brown
League
South Atlantic League Southern
Venue
West End Field, Greenville, SC Owner: City of Greenville Built: 2006 Capacity: 5,000 Permanent concession stands: 3
Ticket prices
Season tickets range from $495 to $495 Single tickets range from $5.00 to $8.00
Attendance
2007 average attendance: 4,990 2008 average attendance: 5,059 2009 average attendance: 4,857
Luxury Suites
Quantity: 18 Term: 3 to 7 years Price: $20,000 to $20,000 Seats: 18 to 18
Financing
The team funded the ballpark, but the city spent nearly $8 million on land and infrastructure work. Pct. public: 0
The team moved to Greenville in 2006 from Columbia, S.C., and officials expect to see their previous average attendance of 1,600 per game increase with the new $15 million venue. The design is intended to be reminiscent of Boston's Fenway Park.
Like Fenway, the ballpark sits on a former lumberyard, and could eventually incorporate the West End firehouse. The design calls for the structure to be as low as possible along the sidewalk, in some places like a one-story building.
There are nearly 5,000 seats in the stadium, some have seat backs and arms, others are concrete benches with backs and still others are metal bleachers without seat backs.
The ballpark has 17 luxury suites, each holding about 18 people, with an additional owner suite and a press box facility. The dominant material will be brick, and the canopy roof will be a dark green. (Baseball, Facilities, Financial, MinorLeagueVenueReport, Professional Sports)