Westfield’s Grand Park Sports Campus is one of the busiest sports facilities in the country in the spring and summer, but the city needs to find ways to turn its crown jewel into a year-round tourism destination, city leaders say.
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Under the partnership that includes Keystone Group and Indy Eleven, future plans for Grand Park include a mix of restaurants, hotels, public spaces, a mixed-use complex with residential, office and retail spaces, and a state-of-the-art sports facility.
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The inaugural APP Collegiate Championships and Midwest Open will take place at the 378,000-square-foot Grand Park Events Center.
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The process to select a new operator or manager of the 400-acre sports campus was discussed Monday night at a meeting between the Westfield City Council and Redevelopment Commission.
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Grand Park Sports & Entertainment, a joint venture between Westfield-based Bullpen Ventures LLC and Indianapolis-based Indy Sports and Entertainment, will take over the 10-year-old sports campus under the 30-year agreement.
Westfield Mayor Scott Willis said Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett’s decision to pursue a Major League Soccer franchise without involvement from the Indy Eleven “sent shockwaves through Westfield.”
The city used $30,000 from its Grand Park promotional fund for the documentary called “We Field Champions” that was produced by Noblesville-based filmmaker Cameron Sprinkle.
Plans for Crate Escapes include a 10,000-square-foot indoor area and a two-acre outdoor space where dogs can run and play while their humans enjoy food, drinks, games and the sight of canines romping around.
Mayor Andy Cook said the commission is a natural progression of the city’s sports tourism industry, which has been built around Grand Park Sports Campus.
The 400-acre sports campus could still get a new operator or manager once a review committee recommends a company to the Westfield Redevelopment Commission and city council.
The townhouses would be constructed on about seven acres of land at Grand Park Village and would hew to the community’s Cape Cod-style architecture.
The city of Westfield announced that seven proposals are under consideration from bidders interested in acquiring Grand Park Sports Campus or operating it through a public-private partnership.
The city of Westfield on Monday released the results of two appraisals that will be used when it considers a deal with companies interested in owning or operating Grand Park Sports Campus.
Companies interested in buying or operating Grand Park Sports Campus will now have until Aug. 8 to submit proposals.
The city announced Tuesday that is has extended the deadline from June 22 until July 25 because appraisers asked for additional time to perform their work at the 400-acre sports campus.
Grand Park Fieldhouse’s lawsuit alleges its former president of operations used confidential information from his time in Westfield in his new role as a principal with the developer of a planned sports park in northeast Indiana.
Also among the potential bidders was Ripken Baseball LLC, which operates youth baseball facilities throughout the United States, including the well-known Ripken Experience complex in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
The Westfield Redevelopment Commission issued a request for proposals Thursday, seeking “proposals from qualified respondents interested in purchasing the sports campus … or in entering a public-private agreement to operate Grand Park.”
Matt Trnian has worked in various management positions at Grand Park Sports Campus since its opening in 2014.
The city of Westfield and Grand Park announced a framework last month to let commercial and institutional organizations use the 400-acre athletic facility as a research lab and product-testing ground.
The Grand Park Research & Development Hub will use the 400-acre youth sports campus as a testing ground for new technologies, services and research projects related to facilities and activities in the sports tourism industry.
The Westfield Redevelopment Commission voted 3-2 Monday to retroactively approve what previously had been an informal agreement with the company that manages the ball diamonds at Grand Park Sports Campus.
A state-level review of Westfield’s 2018 finances found city officials failed to comply with state laws and guidelines when they entered into an informal agreement with Bullpen Tournaments.
William Knox has been in the sports industry for more than two decades, but nothing he’s experienced was comparable to the challenges he faced this year as director of the Grand Park Sports Campus in Westfield.
