Venue Detail
Colorado Springs Sky Sox
RSV Pro Facilities Report
March, 2015
Colorado Springs Sky Sox
4385 Tutt Blvd Colorado Springs, CO 80922 Phone: 719-597-1449 Fax: 719-597-2491 URL: www.skysox.com Owner: Elmore Sports Group Inc. League: Pacific Coast League, Pacific Conference, North
Venue
Security Service Field, 4385 Tutt Blvd, Colorado Springs, CO 80922 Owner: Elmore Sports Group Inc. Managed by: Owner Built: 1988 Capacity: 6,100 Permanent concession stands: 4 Concessionaire: Diamond Concessions Suite caterer: Diamond Concessions Soft drink: Pepsi Cola Beer: Multiple
Naming rights
Sold to: Security Service Credit Union Term: 12 years
Ticket prices
Season tickets range from $475 to $475 Single tickets range from $10.00 to $13.00
Attendance
2012 average attendance: 4,915 2013 average attendance: 5,181 2014 average attendance: 5,078
Suites
Quantity: 18 Term: 1 to 3 years Price: $9,500 to $9,500 Seats: 10 to 10 Includes: Parking, tickets, private entrance.
Financing
The ballpark was privately financed.
Sky Sox Stadium became Security Service Field in 2005. Terms of the naming rights deal were not disclosed.
There are no club seats in the stadium. The venue features a hot tub which holds 18 persons and leases for $175 per game.
The SkySox are backing away from earlier claims that they needed a new ballpark to survive. Team officials are changing their view because of improvements made to the venue and a rapid spurt of growth around SkySox Stadium.
The ballpark has been upgraded with new lighting and other features to satisfy the team's major league affiliate, the Rockies, and more improvements are planned to make the venue more attractive and profitable.
Perhaps the biggest change has been the growth that has come to the ballpark that was once alone in a rural area. The 6,100-seat ballpark opened in 1988. With an audience moving toward the venue, team officials believe upgrades and renovations may provide the revenues they need.
In 2003, the SkySox said improvements were needed to the field to deal with wind and weather. In 2000, the team hired the HNTB architectural firm to begin design work. Plans for the 12,000-seat ballpark included adjacent retail, residential and office development that now seems to be coming on its own. The current ballpark cost $3.4 million in 1988 and accounts for $20,000 a month in current expenses. (Baseball, Facilities, Minor League, Professional Sports, Venue)
RSV Pro Facilities Report
March, 2015
El Paso Chihuahuas
123 W Mills Ste 300 El Paso, TX 79901 Phone: 915-533-2273 URL: epchihuahuas.com Owner: Paul Foster, Josh Hunt, Alejandra de la Vegas Foster, Woody Hunt League: Pacific Coast League, Pacific Conference, South
Venue
Southwest University Park, , El Paso, TX Owner: City of El Paso Built: 2014 Capacity: 7,500 Concessionaire: Ovations Food Services Soft drink:
Naming rights
Sold to: Southwest University Term: 20 years Expires: 2033
Ticket prices
Season tickets range from $504 to $1,404
Attendance
2014 average attendance: 7,901
Suites
Quantity: 23
Club seats
Quantity: 275 Term: 3 to 5 years Price: $1,800 to $2,304
Financing
The city sold $60.8 million in bonds to finance the ballpark. The bonds will be repaid with hotel occupancy taxes, lease payments, ticket surcharges and parking fees. MountainStar’s annual rent payment to the city for use of the ballpark is $400,000 a year and escalates 10 percent every five years. The term of the lease and non-relocation agreement is 30 years. (Baseball, Facilities, Minor League, Professional Sports, Venue)