Feb 8, 2023 - News

Ask Axios: What's Hoyt Sherman's noise print?

Illustration of a hand motioning "stop" coming out of a megaphone.

Illustration: Maura Losch/Axios

Hoyt Sherman Place unveiled plans last month for a permanent $500K outdoor stage for concerts and community events.

Question: Have there been noise reviews?

  • "I would hate for Hoyt Sherman to add a benefit to the community and have some old fuddy-duddies get in a huff," Bradley said.

Answer: Hoyt Sherman Place believes the project will meet city noise restrictions, CEO Robert Warren tells Axios.

  • It has hosted outside Jazz in July concerts for three years without complaints and its events will end earlier than those at Water Works, he says.

Of note: Hoyt Sherman's neighbors include homes, apartments and the Methodist Medical Center.

A drawing of Hoyt Sherman Place's outdoor theater.
Rendering: Confluence landscape architects via Hoyt Sherman Place

Zoom in: Hoyt Sherman is a few blocks outside the downtown area set in 2021.

Yes, but: Other sound limits apply.

🙊 Our thought bubble: Fuddy-duddies just need a good, hard … hug.

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