Stadium Lofts is an apartment complex in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA built over the baseball ballpark formerly Bush Stadium, with a ballfield in the courtyard. Opening in 1931 as Perry Stadium, the stadium played a vital role in both segregated and integrated baseball throughout the years. Teams such as the ABC’s, American Giants, Athletics, Crawfords, Indianapolis Clowns, and Indianapolis Indians all utilized the field. 65 years after its construction, it was left rotting and abandoned by 1996 as the Indianapolis Indians baseball team moved home. The property closed and the stadium fell into disrepair, with no apparent future, and years of decay ensued.
Former baseball stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA turned into apartments
Between 2008 and 2011 the Stadium was used as a storage site for cars traded in as part of the Cash for Clunkers program. In 2011, it was proposed that the stadium be turned into an apartment complex, and on March 15, 2012, demolition began on portions of the 81-year-old structure. The 138 loft units were completely leased when the complex opened on July 27, 2013. The dirt portion of the infield has now been paved with stamped red concrete, but the lights that lit up the field at night still stand. Much of the exterior façade has been preserved, and many of the historic features, such as the owner’s suite and the ticket booth, have been incorporated into the loft apartments. There are studio, one, and two-bedroom units in the complex. The cost of the project was $13 million, of which the city funded $5 million. The Stadium Lofts complex includes both the loft apartments within the former stadium building and newly constructed flats.
In 2011, it was proposed that the stadium be turned into an apartment complex, Stadium Lofts, and on March 15, 2012, demolition began on portions of the 81-year-old structure
Much of the exterior façade has been preserved, and many of the historic features, such as the owner’s suite and the ticket booth, have been incorporated into the loft apartments
