Renowned architect
The new stadium will be designed by nationally recognized HOK Design, which has 23 offices worldwide and is the largest architecture and design company in the United States.
The park will be in Downtown Summerlin, near the recently opened City National Arena, the practice facility for the Vegas Golden Knights, which will be just beyond the left-field fence.
According to a Howard Hughes Corp. statement, the new stadium would feature “22 suites, club seats, berm seating, party zones and decks, picnic tables, kids’ zones, bars and even a pool beyond the outfield wall.”
Team president Don Logan has talked extensively about building a new park that features additional player development amenities — upgraded batting cages, improved strength and conditioning facilities and the like — that Cashman Field does not have.
It’s a project the 51s have been trying to get done for years that has been repeatedly slowed.
Betsy Helfand and Richard N. Velotta
Thumbs up
Following the board members’ lengthy deliberation, Logan had a simple message for team general manager Chuck Johnson: a thumbsup emoji.
“This deal doesn’t encumber taxpayer dollars. It’s a naming rights deal,” Logan said. “It’s a marketing deal. It saves the LVCVA a lot of money.
“Everything about it works,” he said. “It’s a win, win, win.”
Several former 51s and Las Vegas Stars players attended the meeting in support of the deal. Among them were free-agent first baseman James Loney, along with Chasen Bradford and Paul Sewald, who played for the Mets and 51s last season.
Contact Richard N. Velotta at rvelotta@reviewjournal.com or 702-477-3893. Follow @Rickvelotta on Twitter. Contact Betsy Helfand at bhelfand@reviewjournal.com. Follow @Betsyhelfand on Twitter.