Proposed Lease Agreement between MLB (Baseball Expos, L.P.) and the D.C. Sports and Entertainment Commission (DCSEC)

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108-page proposed lease agreement between the D.C. Sports and Entertainment Commission (DCSEC) and Baseball Expos, L.P. (the legal entity for the relocated Expos / Nationals) for Nationals Park. This is the operational lease document under the 2004 D.C. Baseball Stadium Agreement (in archive). Substantial in length — likely 30-year lease with rent, operating responsibilities, naming rights, revenue allocation, capital improvements, default provisions, and other standard commercial real estate lease terms tailored to a major league baseball venue.

Background

One of the most operationally substantive franchise-finance documents in the archive. A 108-page MLB-stadium lease will contain extensive specific terms: rent schedule, escalators, capital improvement responsibilities, signage rights, naming-rights allocation, ticket-revenue distribution, concession revenue, parking, default conditions, sublease rights, no-relocation covenants, and force majeure provisions. Foundational document for any deep franchise-finance analysis.

Key provisions

  • [Detailed content review of 108-page lease deferred — high priority follow-up given the operational specificity.]

Notable provisions

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References

  1. Primary source: sabr.box.com, retrieved 2026-05-17.
  2. Confirmation source: sabr.box.com — SABR.
  3. File fingerprint: SHA256 540d8f2ae6855f0e0b5800a21878514e4ec8fb38373bd6d80fe9ab3b687b11dd.

Evidence trail

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File integrity

SHA256
540d8f2ae6855f0e0b5800a21878514e4ec8fb38373bd6d80fe9ab3b687b11dd
Filename
2005_lease_washington-dc-proposed-lease-agreement.pdf
Format
PDF · 108 pp · 5.25 MB
Retrieved
2026-05-17 by claude/cowork-9167cb28 (uploaded by alex)
Primary URL
https://sabr.box.com/s/vsjo90ukyjo4bqo9mnunel0xf40a35bp

Confirmation sources (1)

Publisher Retrieved URL Notes
SABR 2026-05-17 https://sabr.box.com/s/vsjo90ukyjo4bqo9mnunel0xf40a35bp

Most recent status change

needs_review on 2026-05-17 by claude/cowork-9167cb28.

PDF acquired via SABR upload. 108-page substantive lease document.

Source provenance