Building great things
The Milwaukee Brewers are bringing minor league baseball to Wilson, North Carolina!
The City of Wilson is investing over $64 million to build a sports and entertainment stadium in downtown Wilson that will serve as a hub for baseball, concerts and community events. As a result of this investment, NSV Development will also be master developing over $300 million of new mixed-use multifamily, hospitality, office, retail and townhome projects across nearly 50 acres surrounding the stadium.
The stadium will be complete by baseball’s Opening Day, April 2026.
A number of leading companies are joining with the City of Wilson, NSV Development, and the Milwaukee Brewers to make this project successful, including Clancy & Theys | Barton Malow, Pendulum, Built-Form, Kimley-Horn and NEMA Management.
About Wilson, NC
Wilson, located 50 miles east of Raleigh, is experiencing an economic infusion due to its proximity to the triangle, competitive cost of living, and diverse economic opportunities. Wilson is fortunate to have the largest manufacturing base in Eastern North Carolina, with five major life-science manufacturing facilities and many other diversified industries. City leaders have always invested heavily in infrastructure to serve industry with world-class amenities. The City supplies electric, natural gas, water, sewer and broadband utilities. Wilson is an employment center for many surrounding counties, with a net in-migration workforce of approximately 3,500 people daily.
PROJECT TIMELINE
This is a phased development where the stadium and hotel are the priority. The groundbreaking was held on May 9, 2024, and the stadium will be complete by April 2026.
The second and third phases of construction will include additional apartments, for sale townhomes, condos, and over 100,000 square feet of retail space.
Project updates and progress will be shared as new milestones are reached.
Project Partners
Milwaukee Brewers
The Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Club owns and operates the Carolina Mudcats, the Class A Carolina League affiliate of the Brewers. The Mudcats will play its home game in the new Wilson Stadium as affiliated professional baseball returns to the historic heart of the city’s downtown. Numerous Major League Baseball stars have worn the Mudcats uniform over the years, including winners of the Cy Young Award, Reliever of the Year and numerous league All Stars.
NSV Development
NSV Development is a community focused real estate development firm based in Durham, NC. NSV Development creates the public and private partnerships necessary to transform distressed areas into thriving, diverse, mixed-use environments.
NSV is the lead developer for the Wilson Sports and Entertainment (WiSE) Park and is leading over $212 million in private development nearby.
Clancy & Theys | Barton Malow
As construction managers for the downtown Wilson Sports and Entertainment Complex, the joint venture team of Clancy & Theys Construction | Barton Malow Builders bring transformational innovations to the planning, procurement, and building process. With a rich portfolio of projects in the sports/entertainment, healthcare, higher education, commercial, and industrial markets, Clancy & Theys Construction | Barton Malow Builders are experts who leverage historical insights to shape the future of the construction industry.
Pendulum
Pendulum is an award-winning Kansas City, Missouri-based architectural practice with offices in Gastonia, NC and Greenbelt, MD. Pendulum specializes in the design and documentation of sports facilities, mixed-use developments, civic and commercial projects. We curate the built environment with a passion for detail, promoting a lifestyle rather than just a project. Pendulum is the Architect of Record for the downtown Wilson stadium and entertainment complex.
Built-Form
Built Form is a full-service Architectural Firm with offices located in Illinois, North Carolina, and Florida. Built-Form is a practice of dedicated Architects and Designers set on providing uncompromising service to our clients. The nature of our industry has the added benefit and honor of sharing our passion with the community; and as such, we take great strides to ensure that our products play a positive role environmentally, fiscally, and aesthetically. Built Form is working with NSV Development on Master Planning for the areas surrounding the Ballpark as well as Associate Architect for the Stadium itself.
Kimley-Horn
Kimley-Horn, one of the nation’s premier planning and design consulting firms, serves a wide range of disciplines, including transportation, aviation, the environment, land development, transit, urban planning, landscape architecture, and water resources.
For the Wilson, North Carolina Ballpark project, Kimley-Horn is providing civil engineering, landscape architecture and playing field design, structural engineering, and MEP engineering. With nearly 8,000 employees across the country, Kimley-Horn functions as one profit center, serving clients with extensive resources in more than 130 offices. Kimley-Horn has been named one of FORTUNE’s “100 Best Companies to Work For” for 17 years and operates with the philosophy of providing exceptional client service and an environment for our people to flourish. For more information, please visit www.kimley-horn.com and follow Kimley-Horn on LinkedIn, Instagram, and Facebook.
NEMA Management
NEMA Management provides Project Management and Owner’s Representation services on complex capital projects. NEMA Management is assisting The City of Wilson, The Brewers and NSV with the development and construction of the downtown Wilson stadium and entertainment complex.
GET INVOLVED
Vendors, potential partners, food and beverage entrepreneurs, retailers and office users that would like to be involved in the project should contact Carrie Wilkerson at cwilkerson@nsvdev.com
COMING SOON
As the stadium project progresses, additional information will be posted on hiring opportunities to work at the stadium, reservations for events and information about upcoming events.
PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
The Carolina Mudcats return to their Eastern NC roots with the move to a new Downtown Wilson stadium in 2026.
Since beginning the 1991 season at Flemming Stadium (before moving to Five County Stadium later that year) the Mudcats have provided affordable, family-friendly professional baseball in the area for over 30 years.
Requests and Reservations are heating up with the excitement of the new ballpark! Many partners have committed for this season to get a head start on the new stadium opportunities!
What are some possibilities?
- Customized Corporate Partnerships
- Construction Progress Sponsorship
- Naming Rights for Various Stadium Areas
- Fixed Signage
- Videoboard Digital Branding
- Digital Media Elements
- Concourse Branding
- Game Sponsorships
- Integrated Brand Activation
- More
- Season Tickets
- Suites
- Corporate Group Outings
- Clubroom
- Party Decks
- Group Tickets
- Community Appearances
- Stadium Event Space Rental
How can we
get involved now?
Contact David Lawrence, General Manager-Business Development/Marketing to start exploring potential partnerships now.
919-269-2287
Email David
Press
Members of the media looking for more information should contact Marston Waldo at RLF Communications.