New Iowa Baseball Stadium: The $27.4 million Renovation Was Supposed to Start after 2024 Season & Be Done by 2025 Season
- Thread starter Franisdaman
- Start date
I’ve been told just a timing issue. Unless something changed in the last 2 weeks.
I think one of the donors has some issues. Potentially fraud. If the DMR is to be beleived. We’ll see how it shakes out.
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hopefully the $5.5M clubhouse can at least get done.
The story from the Daily Iowan:
Kenna Roering, Sports Editor
April 16, 2024
The University of Iowa is requesting approval from the state Board of Regents to build a new standalone clubhouse at Duane Banks Field. The regents will vote next week.
The 2,365 square-foot clubhouse would be adjacent to Iowa’s existing dugout along the first base side of the stadium. The $5.5 million project would be funded through gifts and earnings from the athletics department.
“Duane Banks Baseball Stadium’s existing team and locker room accommodations, used prior to and after team practices and games, need updating and expansion to improve player development and recruitment. Practice and game day support spaces for the team lack proper meeting space, restroom accommodations, ventilation, heating, cooling, and insulation,” according to regents documents.
The original plan included a $27.4 million renovation to Duane Banks to improve the game day experience for fans with increased stadium capacity, improved ADA access and seating, and new premium seating. The project, which was slated to begin at the end of this season, also featured additional concessions and restrooms and a renovated entrance to the stadium.
“Due to funding and cost concerns that arose after the intended scope of work was designed, UI Athletics determined the best approach is to advance a smaller project now and do further renovations in the future when associated gift funding becomes available,” regents documents stated.
The UI would eliminate $150,000 in deferred maintenance costs by halting the other major renovations for now and just building the new home-team clubhouse.
dailyiowan.com
The story from the Daily Iowan:
UI requests to build clubhouse at Duane Banks Field
The 2,365 square-foot, $5.5 million clubhouse would be adjacent to Iowa’s existing dugout along the first base side of the stadium.
Kenna Roering, Sports Editor
April 16, 2024
The University of Iowa is requesting approval from the state Board of Regents to build a new standalone clubhouse at Duane Banks Field. The regents will vote next week.
The 2,365 square-foot clubhouse would be adjacent to Iowa’s existing dugout along the first base side of the stadium. The $5.5 million project would be funded through gifts and earnings from the athletics department.
“Duane Banks Baseball Stadium’s existing team and locker room accommodations, used prior to and after team practices and games, need updating and expansion to improve player development and recruitment. Practice and game day support spaces for the team lack proper meeting space, restroom accommodations, ventilation, heating, cooling, and insulation,” according to regents documents.
The original plan included a $27.4 million renovation to Duane Banks to improve the game day experience for fans with increased stadium capacity, improved ADA access and seating, and new premium seating. The project, which was slated to begin at the end of this season, also featured additional concessions and restrooms and a renovated entrance to the stadium.
“Due to funding and cost concerns that arose after the intended scope of work was designed, UI Athletics determined the best approach is to advance a smaller project now and do further renovations in the future when associated gift funding becomes available,” regents documents stated.
The UI would eliminate $150,000 in deferred maintenance costs by halting the other major renovations for now and just building the new home-team clubhouse.
UI requests to build clubhouse at Duane Banks Field
The University of Iowa is requesting approval from the state Board of Regents to build a new standalone clubhouse at Duane Banks Field. The regents will vote next week. The 2,365 square-foot clubhouse would be adjacent to Iowa’s existing dugout along the first base side of the stadium. The $5.5...
dailyiowan.com
Rick Heller provided some context and an update on the Duane Banks Field renovation project in his weekly newsletter to fans. As you will read, one of the primacy donors wasn't able to honor their $10M commitment.
