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A new ballpark for the Hillsboro Hops is in the works for the northwest side of the Gordon Faber Recreation Complex, and the design team is working to ensure it becomes a community asset.

The city is partnering with the Hops to support the team in efforts to meet new聽Major League Baseball聽鈥淗igh A鈥� full-season requirements. These standards are for security, home and visiting club facilities, field playability, and maintenance.

Design-builder Mortenson is responsible for project delivery. Design partners SRG Partnership and Populous are the architects of record.

A progressive design-build method was chosen for the project. Work by Mortenson, SRG Partnership and Populous has been very collaborative, blurring the lines of each firm’s role in the design, Mortenson market executive Trent Rehfeldt said. That has helped push the project forward.

鈥淧rogressive design-build is really when we come on board based on our qualifications and then work with the owner to develop the program,鈥� said Mike Clifford, vice president of operations in Mortenson’s Portland office.

The design phase began in June 2022, and the team is now finishing the programming phase. One of the priorities was to balance players’ needs with what makes the best fan experience. Ideas will continue to evolve to maximize value for everyone, SRG Partnership architect Aaron Pleskac said.

The ballpark will host not only Hops baseball games but also community events. Both the team and the city agreed to that commitment for the approximately $120 million facility.

鈥淚t’s really, really important for them to be a partner with the community,鈥� Pleskac said.

The stadium’s capacity will be 6,000 people for minor league baseball games or 7,000 for events and festivals, Rehfeldt said.

鈥淚t will house all the required MLB program for player development and concessions and space for corporate events,鈥� he said.

Construction is scheduled to begin late this summer or early this fall and expected to finish in time for the start of the Hops’ 2025 season.