THE Cleveland Cavaliers unveiled their plans for a new downtown practice facility called the Cleveland Clinic Global Center for Peak Performance. This is planned to be built on the Cuyahoga River in downtown Cleveland.
The building will have an area of 210,000 square feet. At this size, he would immediately become one of the the largest training facilities in the world. This should be funded by Cavs President Dan Gilbert and the Cleveland Clinic.
THE #Cavsin collaboration with the Cleveland Clinic and Bedrock, unveiled renderings of their new downtown practice facility, which will be located along the Cuyahoga River.
Groundbreaking for this more than 210,000 square foot facility is expected to begin in late 2024. pic.twitter.com/l25owLXnJG
– Evan Dammarell (@AmNotEvan) March 26, 2024
It will be part of the city $3.5 billion Cuyahoga Waterfront Transformation Plan this was announced last September. This is part of Bedrock MDA’s plan to make Cleveland a 15 minutes from downtown according to Mayer Justin M. Bibb and extend the city center to the waterfront.
The Cavs’ current practice facility is in Independence. The objective is to get even closer to where the arena is located in the city center while offering this they call out a state-of-the-art training facility that they say will be a game-changer.
The new center will also provide comprehensive medical care to athletes in the general public and members of the organization as a whole.
The first construction work on this site is expected to begin by the end of this year. The hope is that the installation will open by 2027 if not sooner.