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| Address | 115 Federal Street |
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| Location | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40°26′49″N 80°0′21″W / 40.44694°N 80.00583°W |
| Public transit |  North Side |
| Owner | Sports & Exhibition Authority of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County[1] |
| Operator | Pittsburgh Pirates[1] |
| Capacity | 37,898 (2001–2003) 38,496 (2004–2007) 38,362 (2008–2017) 38,747 (2018–present)[2] |
| Record attendance | 40,889 (October 7, 2015) |
| Field size | Left Field – 325 feet (99 m) Left-Center – 383 feet (117 m) Deep Left-Center Field – 410 feet (125 m) Center Field – 399 feet (122 m) Right-Center – 375 feet (114 m) Right Field – 320 feet (98 m) Backstop – 51 feet (16 m)  |
| Surface | Kentucky Bluegrass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | April 7, 1999 |
| Opened | March 31, 2001 |
| Construction cost | US$216 million ($372 million in 2023 dollars[3]) |
| Architect | HOK Sport (now Populous)[4] L.D. Astorino & Associates |
| Project manager | Project Management Consultants LLC[5] |
| Structural engineer | Thornton-Tomasetti Group Inc.[6] |
| Services engineer | M*E Engineers[6] GAI Consultants, Inc. |
| General contractor | Dick Corporation/Barton Malow JV[7] |
| Tenants | |
| Pittsburgh Pirates (MLB) (2001–present) | |
PNC Park is a baseball stadium on the North Shore of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is the fifth home ballpark of Major League Baseball's Pittsburgh Pirates.[8][9] Opened during the 2001 MLB season, PNC Park sits along the Allegheny River with a view of the Downtown Pittsburgh skyline. Constructed of steel and limestone, it has a natural grass playing surface and can seat 38,747 people for baseball. It was built just to the east of its predecessor, Three Rivers Stadium, which was demolished in 2001.
Plans to build a new stadium for the Pirates originated in 1991 but did not come to fruition for five years. Funded in conjunction with Acrisure Stadium and the David L. Lawrence Convention Center, the park was built for $216 million in 24 months, faster than most modern stadiums. Built in the "retro-classic" style modeled after past venues like Pittsburgh's Forbes Field, PNC Park also introduced unique features, such as the use of limestone in the building's facade.[8] The park has a riverside concourse, steel truss work, an extensive out-of-town scoreboard, and local eateries. Several tributes to former Pirate Roberto Clemente are incorporated into the ballpark, and the nearby Sixth Street Bridge was renamed in his honor. In addition to the Pirates' regular-season and postseason home games, PNC Park has hosted other events, including the 2006 Major League Baseball All-Star Game and numerous concerts.
PNC Financial Services originally purchased the naming rights in 1998 for $30 million over 20 years,[10][11] and currently holds the rights through 2031.[12]
Several writers have called PNC Park one of the best baseball stadiums in America, citing its location, views of the Pittsburgh skyline and Allegheny River, timeless design, and clear angles of the field from every seat.[13][14][15][16]
- ^ a b "History". www.pgh-sea.com. Sports & Exhibition Authority of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County. September 1, 2009. Archived from the original on July 19, 2019. Retrieved October 28, 2009.
- ^ Trdinich, Jim (March 13, 2018). 2018 Pittsburgh Pirates Media Guide [PNC Park Information]. Major League Baseball Advanced Media. p. 241.
- ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ^ "Work: Ballparks". Populous. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
- ^ "Pittsburgh Pirates PNC Park". Project Management Consultants. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
- ^ a b "Architects, Contractors and Subcontractors of Current Big Five Facility Projects". Street & Smith's SportsBusiness Journal. July 24, 2000. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
- ^ "PNC Park". Ballparks.com. Retrieved June 14, 2014.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
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ESPNwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Jaeger, Lauren (August 17, 1998). "PNC Bank Purchases Naming Rights To Pittsburgh Pirates' New Stadium". Amusement Business. 110 (33): 10.
- ^ Gorman, Kevin (March 4, 2021). "Pirates, PNC agree to 10-year extension of stadium naming rights deal for PNC Park". TribLIVE.com. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
- ^ "Pittsburgh Pirates add ten years to PNC Park naming rights deal". SportsPro. March 5, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
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