Venue Detail
Harrisburg Senators
Revenues From Sports Venues Pro Facilities Report
February, 2012
Harrisburg Senators
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PO Box 15757 Harrisburg, PA 17105-5757 Phone: 717-231-4444 Fax: 717-231-4445 URL: www.senatorsbaseball.com Owner: Michael Reinsdorf League: Eastern League, Eastern League, Southern
Venue
Metro Bank Park, City Island, Harrisburg, PA 17101 Owner: City of Harrisburg Managed by: Owner Built: 1987 Capacity: 6,300 Permanent concession stands: 3 Concessionaire: Team Soft drink: Pepsi Cola Beer: Multiple
Naming rights
Sold to: Commerce Bank Price: $3,500,000 Term: 15 years Expires: 2019
Ticket prices
Season tickets range from $350 to $750 Single tickets range from $5.00 to $10.00
Attendance
2009 average attendance: 3,574 2010 average attendance: 4,204 2011 average attendance: 4,220
Suites
Quantity: 21 Term: 3 to 7 years Price: $25,000 to $35,000 Seats: 20 to 20
Club seats
Quantity: 252 Price: $2,000 to $2,000
Financing
The venue was publicly funded.
The Harrisburg Senators worked out a deal for $45 million in upgrades to Metro Bank Park. Some work was done for the 2009 season and the job will be fully complete by 2010.
The announcement comes after nearly a decade of city and team officials publicly calling for and speculating on upgrades necessary to keep the Senators – a Class AA affiliate of the Washington Nationals – competitive in attendance races with other Eastern League clubs.
The city's portion of the funding, estimated at $18 million, has been in place for more than three years, Mayor Stephen Reed said. All that was needed to proceed with construction was money from the state.
Harrisburg officials watched this past decade as the state government allotted more than $200 million each to Philadelphia and Pittsburgh for major-league ballparks, along with money to a handful of minor-league venues, including independent league teams in York and Lancaster.
Construction has been divided into two phases, with most of the cosmetic changes, including upgraded seating bowls and the addition of 20 luxury suites and new activity centers, that began after the 2009 season.
Not all the project money is in place. Reed said the city has an application for $5 million in state economic development grant funds.
Reed said the money for phase one is in place. Any shortfall would impact the second phase, in which case some components of that part of the project might have to be cut.
The venue’s first corporate name was Commerce Bank Park, but was later altered because of a company name change. (BaseballMinor, Facilities, Financial, Professional Sports)