The WALL STREET JOURNAL's Adam Bonislawski noted real-estate website Homes.com "calculated what every NFL stadium would cost if it were sold as a single-family home," and "topping the list" at an estimated $1.45B is the Rams and Chargers' under-construction Inglewood Stadium. To come up with its valuations, Homes.com "took the total square footage of each stadium and multiplied that by the average price-per-square-foot in a given stadium’s neighborhood using data provider Metrostudy." The 49ers’ Levi’s Stadium "took second place" with an estimated $1.4B price tag. The "third most expensive 'house'" would be the Patriots’ Gillette Stadium, estimated to cost $587M (WSJ.com, 10/24).
YOU'RE DOING FINE, OKLAHOMA: In Oklahoma City, Ryan Aber notes the Univ. of Oklahoma Board of Regents yesterday approved $14.9M for the "next phase of upgrades to Oklahoma Memorial Stadium" that will include the "addition of Wi-Fi infrastructure throughout the stadium, additional handicapped-accessible seating and amenity areas in the north end zone." The upgrades also will include "handicapped-accessible seating on the west side of the stadium." The moves "will also standardize the seat size throughout the stadium at 18 inches." The changes will have an "affect on the venue's capacity -- lowering it" (OKLAHOMAN, 10/25).
CONSISTENCY IS KEY: Pittsburgh-based First National Bank and the Eastern League Double-A Harrisburg Senators announced a 10-year naming rights extension that will "keep the name" of the team's ballpark FNB Field. First National has "had the naming rights" to the ballpark since '16 when it "merged with Metro Bank and changed the name of the field from Metro Bank Park to FNB Field." New FNB Field signage "will be erected around the park as well" (PENNLIVE.com, 10/24).
