The Cleveland Cavaliers, Cleveland Clinic and Bedrock Real Estate officially unveiled renderings of the Cleveland Clinic Global Peak Performance Center on Tuesday morning at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. The new facility will be constructed on the Cuyahoga River, just south of Progressive Field, Tower City and Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.
The 210,000-plus square foot facility will replace the team’s current practice facility in Independence and become one of the largest training facilities in the world.
The announcement was attended by several area politicians, including Cleveland mayor Justin Bibb and Cuyahoga County executive Chris Ronanye.
Construction is slated to begin by the end of 2024, with the expectation two to three years will be needed for the facility to be completed.
“When you work for Dan [Gilbert], you have to dream big,” says Koby Altman, the Cavaliers President of Basketball Operations. “This is going to be one of the nicest buildings Cleveland has ever seen.”
The building will not only be used by the Cavaliers but will be available for public use as well, giving “access to testing and high-tech training equipment and devices, along with expert professionals from a variety of specialties, including orthopedic surgery, sports medicine, cardiology, pulmonology, exercise physiology, neurology, nutrition, psychology and genetics,” according to the joint news release.
“This project will not only enhance the landscape of Cleveland but will also provide new approaches and applications to improve the health of our community through multidisciplinary care for patients of all athletic abilities,” said Tom Mihaljevic, MD, CEO and President and Morton L. Mandel CEO Chair, Cleveland Clinic in a statement. “The Global Peak Performance Center exemplifies the impact we can have when like-minded organizations come together. We are proud to be working with Bedrock Real Estate and continuing to grow our relationship with the Cleveland Cavaliers.”
The new facility’s architectural design was handled by Populous Studio in collaboration with the Cavaliers and Bedrock, the real estate company founded by Cavaliers Chairman Dan Gilbert.
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