Do Sports Entertainment Districts Make a Difference?

Anthony Davis | January 26, 2023

By Anthony Davis HVS analysis found that while venues with districts do have more amenities, the difference is not statistically significant. When broken out by sport, MLB and NFL venues with districts had more entertainment amenities, however the differences were still not significant. Demand for these districts, estimated by tracking what attendees do before and after events, shows that the percentage of attendees who use entertainment amenities is not significantly different between venues with districts and without. Instead, these districts import existing demand from other locations in the city and concentrates them around the venu...