Surface Grass Capacity 6,056 Owner Hartford | Broke ground February 17, 2015 Phone +1 860-246-4628 Construction cost 56 million USD (approx.) | |
Location 1214 Main Street
Hartford, CT 06103 Operator Hartford Stadium Authority Opened April 13, 2017 (expected) Architect Pendulum Studio
The S/L/A/M Collaborative
Newman Architects Address 1214 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA Similar Senator Thomas J Dodd Me, New Britain Stadium, Northeast Delta Dental St, XL Center, Connecticut Convention Center | ||
Dunkin donuts park construction may stop
Dunkin' Donuts Park is an incomplete 6,000-seat baseball park in Hartford, Connecticut. It was planned to host the Hartford Yard Goats of the Eastern League when the 2016 season started on April 7, but numerous constructions delays postponed this opening and forced the Yard Goats to play the entire season on the road. The stadium is now expected to be complete in time for the team's 2017 home opener on April 13.
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- Dunkin donuts park construction may stop
- W4 news press conference on the of status of dunkin donuts park 5 26 2016
- Construction delays
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Dunkin' Donuts purchased the naming rights for the stadium for an undisclosed amount. The ballpark is part of a larger $400-million redevelopment plan called Downtown North (DoNo). DoNo will include a 50,000-square-foot (4,600 m2) supermarket, the relocated Thomas Hooker Brewing Company, housing, retail, and restaurants. In December 2015 it was also announced that the development would include the first Hard Rock Hotel in New England; plans call for a rooftop pool and lounge with views of the Hartford skyline. The hotel will include a Hard Rock Cafe, Body Rock workout facility, the Rock Spa and a Rock Shop with branded merchandise.
W4 news press conference on the of status of dunkin donuts park 5 26 2016
Construction delays
In December 2015, it was reported that the project was $10 million over budget, and the park might not be ready for opening day on April 7, 2016. In January 2016, it was confirmed that the Hartford Yard Goats would play their first month of the season on the road because the developers and the City of Hartford could not reach an agreement on how to solve the budget shortfall and finish construction on time.
Due to numerous additional delays during the winter and spring of 2016, new target dates of May 17, and later May 31, were set as Opening Day for the Yard Goats at Dunkin' Donuts Park, but work again was not complete on the ballpark in time for the team to move in. Yard Goats home games between May 17 and June 5 were moved to Dodd Stadium in Norwich, Connecticut, a 45-minute drive southeast of Hartford. The Yard Goats returned to playing all games on the road in mid-June, when Dodd Stadium's primary tenant, the Connecticut Tigers of the New York-Penn League, began their season. Hartford's home series scheduled for June 14-16 was moved to the visiting team's ballpark in Reading, Pennsylvania, home of the Reading Fightin Phils. Later, it was announced the Yard Goats first game in the new park would be on June 21.
On June 6, 2016, the city terminated its contract with developer Centerplan, after Centerplan estimated that it could be another 60 days before the ballpark is complete. With no developer or contractor, the club began the process of moving games to alternate locations for games in July and August; some games were scheduled to be played on the road, with others moved to neutral sites.
In July, it was announced that the entire 2016 season would be played on the road and that the owners might relocate the franchise if Hartford did not complete the stadium in time for 2017. After the city called an insurance bond with Arch Insurance, the firm hired Whiting-Turner to complete construction. Work resumed in October 2016, and the new developer expects the ballpark to be ready for the team's 2017 home opener on April 13.