Bakersfield, California. A privately financed ballpark for the Bakersfield Blaze and the first phase centerpiece of the Bakersfield Commons development.
In June 2013 the ownership group unveiled plans for a $28,000,000 ballpark anchoring a proposed 350,000 square foot retail development at Coffee and Brimhall Roads. Pendulum was selected over nationally recognized competition to lead the design.
The deciding factor, in the owners' own account, was Pendulum's expertise in designing from an owner operator's perspective with a foundation in pro forma and revenue generating ideas. A $28 million ballpark carrying 350,000 square feet of retail behind it is not a stadium commission. It is a development underwriting exercise that happens to have a field in the middle.
The ballpark was designed as the first phase, which means every decision inside it had to protect the value of the 350,000 square feet queued up behind it rather than consume the site.
S.C.O.R.E. Revenue Innovation. Site Integration.
