Facility Notes

Jets Owner Says Negotiations With Several Naming Rights Sponsors At A "Serious" Level

Jets Owner Woody Johnson said negotiations with "several" naming rights sponsors for the team's new Meadowlands stadium are at a "serious" level. The Jets two weeks ago lowered the price of 7,000 mezzanine club seats by 20-50% for next season, and Johnson said, "I wish I’d priced the club seats in general lower earlier. I guess they were priced a little too high." The Jets have sold 70% of their non-club seats in the new stadium, and have sold 2,000 club seat PSLs this month (N.Y. POST, 11/15).

TAKING CHARGE: Chargers Special Counsel Mark Fabiani last week met with Populous about a possible new stadium in downtown San Diego, and he "pegged the cost of the project" between $750M-1B. Fabiani said that initial plans call for a 64,000-seat stadium, with "all the luxury boxes on one side" and "shops, bars and restaurants" on the first floor. He said, "We're not that far away from releasing drawings." Fabiani added that the Chargers hope to "complete a preliminary financial analysis in two months" (VOICEOFSANDIEGO.com, 11/15).

EARN YOUR STRIPES: A Yankees official said the team produced "at least $200,000" this past season by selling seats in the Yankee Stadium suite turned over to the team by New York City. In comparison, the city's suite at Citi Field is "expected to bring in about half of that," though since the Yankees and Mets "don't have to provide official accountings until 120 days after the baseball season ends, both figures are estimates" (N.Y. POST, 11/16).