Hagerstown Field House

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

A 114,000 square foot indoor recreation facility that includes two turf fields, six hard courts, fitness area, restaurant, kids’ zone and other space to support operations. The facility will be constructed at the former Municipal Stadium site. The facility will serve the youth and young adults of our community with a secondary benefit of sports tourism, especially on weekends. 

Through an extensive proposal process, the City selected and contracted with Eastern Sports Management (ESM) to be our private sector partner and to facilitate design, construction and operations. ESM operates several similar or larger facilities on the east coast and is developing other facilities in partnership with other cities.

Field House front view

PROJECT BENEFITS & JUSTIFICATION:

ESM contracted with Pinnacle Indoor Sports to conduct the market analysis. They conducted extensive interviews with dozens of existing local sports and recreation stakeholders and user groups as well as a demographic analysis. They concluded the community interest is in place and the facility would be financially successful provided it was operated well and had limited debt service.

Copies of business plan, design concepts, financial projections and market feasibility are available upon request.

Field House Fact Sheet 3.2022 

Field House Concept Drawings

Field House Layout

DESIGN/CONSTRUCTION COST ESTIMATE:
$22,685,000

TASK DESCRIPTION STATUS COST FUNDING SOURCE
Market Feasibility Victus Advisors COMPLETED 2018 $30,000 City of Hagerstown
Develop business
plan, design
concepts, financial
projections and
market feasibility
 Phase I contract with
ESM
 COMPLETED
FEBRUARY 2022
 $70,000 City of Hagerstown
Develop full site
plans, 35% building
plans, operating
agreements and
economic impact
 Phase II contract with
ESM
 CONTRACTED AND
COMPLETE BY
SUMMER 2022
 $500,000 City of Hagerstown
Stadium Demolition Prepare site for Field
House
 CONTRACTED AND
COMPLETE BY
SUMMER 2022
 $85,000 City of Hagerstown
Final Design and
Construction
 Phase III contract with
ESM. Begin
construction Fall 2022
 OPEN FALL 2023 $22,000,000 Funding Partners and
the City of
Hagerstown