Venue Detail
St. Lucie Mets
RSV Pro Facilities Report
March, 2015
St. Lucie Mets
525 NW Peacock Blvd Port St. Lucie, FL 34986 Phone: 561-871-2100 Fax: 561-878-9802 URL: www.stluciemets.com Owner: New York Mets League: Florida State League, East
Venue
Port St. Lucie Stadium, 525 NW Peacock Blvd, Port St. Lucie, FL 34986 Owner: St. Lucie County Managed by: Owner Built: 1988 Capacity: 7,500 Permanent concession stands: 4 Concessionaire: Centerplate Soft drink: Pepsi Cola Beer: Multiple
Naming rights
Sold to: Digital Domain Term: 8 years Expires: 2018
Ticket prices
Season tickets range from $225 to $225 Single tickets range from $6.00 to $8.50
Attendance
1,509 2013 average attendance: 1,542 2014 average attendance: 1,479
When the New York Mets renewed their agreement to hold spring training at the ballpark, it agreed to make $8.7 million in immediate upgrades and will do a total of $10.9 million in improvements over 16 years.
The county's hotel tax funded $6.3 million of the work with the rest paid by the Mets. The team's payment includes $875,000 in rent over the 16-year term, plus $150,000 for naming rights.
New concession facilities are planned as is a new picnic berm. A new suite level with three suites will be built. It will include terraces for group events. The front of the ballpark will be extended and the exterior improved.
A party deck near third base will offer picnic tables and waitresses serving food from a menu.
The new agreement includes a $1 million penalty if the team leaves within five years. The amount decreases by $100,000 per year after that. If the team leaves any time before the end of the lease, it must repay any outstanding bonds or loans.
The venue was known as Digital Domain Stadium, but that was changed in 2012 when the firm went into bankruptcy. (Baseball, Facilities, Minor League, Professional Sports, Venue)