The New Fenway

In 1999, the Boston Red Sox announced plans for a new ballpark that preserves the Red Sox experience, provides fans with all the amenities of a modern facility, and enables them to continue to field a competitive team. The proposed design is a classic open-air ballpark modeled after Fenway Park, recreating the intimacy and unique dimensions, while providing better views, more comfortable seats, easier access, and more concession and restroom facilities. The design honors the current Green Monster, third base dugout, and current infield by preserving them as public space and making them the entranceway to the new ballpark. It will also preserve the brick facade on Yawkey Way built in 1912, the oldest part of the current ballpark. Fenway Park's unique features will be recreated in the new ballpark, which essentially moves home plate 206 yards southwest of the current field. The footprint of the new ballpark will increase to 15.5 acres from the current size of 7.9 acres, and it will seat 44,130 fans compared with the 33,871 it currently seats, making it possible for one million more fans a year to attend the games. Restroom facilities will be increased from the current eight for women and 11 for men to 22 for each, and unisex family restroom facilities will be available to accommodate fans with young children. Additionally, exits, ramps, stairs, escalators, and elevators will all be modernized and increased. The project design also calls for the park to be set approximately 20 feet below grade so that the exterior is the appropriate height and scale to the community.

Approaching the proposed ballpark	Field view from above right field	An overhead view of the field
Field view from behind home plate	Field view from first base side	Field view from third base side