Dramatic Progressive Field renovations to begin after 2023 season

Driving the news: In January, the Guardians announced details of "Progressive Field Reimagined," a redesign that emphasizes social gathering spaces and improvements to the stadium's upper deck.

• The unsightly shipping containers in right field will be replaced by seating and grab-and-go concession areas.
• The listless Terrace Club will be reborn as the Terrace Hub, a multi-floor market hall topped by a beer garden.
• Walls will be removed and open-air bar areas added to the upper decks in left and right field.

By the numbers: The stadium seating capacity will remain at about 35,000, as seats will be added in right field but eliminated elsewhere to create more standing-room environments akin to the Corner Bar on the right field concourse.

Of note: The $435 million project includes roughly $285 million in public subsidies from the City of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County and the State of Ohio.

Between the lines: The city's general fund is imperiled more directly than in the Quicken Loans Arena Deal in 2017.

• Of the $8 million that the city agreed to commit annually to Progressive Field for 15 years, more than $300,000 is unsourced, meaning it will probably come from the general fund.
• Revenue from the city-owned Gateway East parking garage has also been committed to the deal, but if it falls short of projections ($2 million per year), the general fund will have to make up the difference.

Reality check: In 2019, the last full year before the pandemic, the Gateway East parking garage generated only $1.6 million in revenue.