Venue Detail
Cleveland Indians
RSV Pro Facilities Report
February, 2016
Cleveland Indians
2401 Ontario St Cleveland, OH 44115 Phone: 216-420-4200 Fax: 216-420-4481 URL: www.indians.com Owner: Larry Dolan League: Major League Baseball, American League, Central
Venue
Progressive Field, 2401 Ontario St, Cleveland, OH 44115 Owner: Gateway Economic Development Corp Managed by: Ballpark Management Co. Built: 1994 Capacity: 42,800 Permanent concession stands: 26 Concessionaire: Sportservice Suite caterer: Well Bread Catering Soft drink: Pepsi Cola
Naming rights
Sold to: Progressive Insurance Price: $57,600,000 Term: 16 years Expires: 2023
Ticket prices
Season tickets range from $814 to $6,462 Single tickets range from $10.00 to $106.00
Attendance
2013 average attendance: 19,661 2014 average attendance: 17,746
Suites
Quantity: 67 Term: 4 to 10 years Price: $140,000 to $350,000 Seats: 12 to 16 Includes: Parking but not tickets, concierge access.
Club seats
Quantity: 2,064 Term: 4 to 10 years Price: $4,500 to $5,300 Includes: In-seat wait service, private lounge.
Financing
A 15 percent tax on alcohol and cigarettes will generate $117 million and bonds totaling $31 million were issued against stadium revenue. The team contributed the balance to fund the $180 million stadium.
Progressive Field, built at a cost of $180 million and opened in 1994 as Jacobs Field, was named for team owner Richard Jacobs.
Rental of luxury suites and seats puts the Indians' stadium revenues among the highest in MLB, since the team gets luxury seating revenue. PSLs were not used in the stadium, but club seat holders must maintain their tickets in order to buy them the following year.
Richard Jacobs paid $6.3 million toward the $320 million sale of the Cleveland Indians to Larry Dolan to keep the family name on the ballpark through the 2006 season. Jacobs also got 11 club seats, 12 field boxes and parking spaces. Loges went to other Jacobs family members. Jacobs bought the team for $40 million in 1986.
The team sells its signage as part of sponsorship and media packages. (Facilities, Baseball, MLB, Professional Sports, Venue)