Slugger Field parking lot redevelopment ($275M mixed-use project)
Summary
The parking lots east of Slugger Field would become a $275M development with up to 300 apartments (10% at 80% AMI), a 151-room hotel, office, retail, and a ~575-space public garage. The city caps incentives at $30M in occupational fee rebates and $91M in property tax abatement over 40 years; the site currently generates almost no revenue.
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Last discussed Jun 16, 2026.
Impact analysis
Site currently brings in only ~$1,300/year in occupational fees; at build-out Metro keeps ~$200K/year of ~$1.2M generated while rebating up to $30M total, plus $91M in property tax abatement and a new public garage.
Downtown, Butchertown and NuLu residents, Bats fans needing parking, and construction/permanent workers (326 permanent, ~560 construction jobs).
Affordable-housing advocates like Purvis argue $1,300-$1,500 rents are not genuinely affordable for lower-income renters.
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