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KIRKLAND - The Seattle Seahawks announced today plans for
a state-of-the-art training facility to be located along Lake Washington
near Newcastle. The 200,000 square foot waterfront facility, second-largest
in the NFL, will be located within the northern city limits of Renton and
scheduled to open in the Summer of 2008. The property is bounded by Interstate
405 to the east, Lake Washington to the west, residential property to the
north and 44th Street to the south. “Over the last ten years there
has been a drastic shift in the importance of team practice facilities
to the development and recruitment of players,” said President of
Football Operations Tim Ruskell. “This facility will help solidify
a new era in Seahawks history and the location along the water is as beautiful
as any in the league.”
The privately funded practice facility will be situated on 19 acres of
industrial property. It will house a permanent indoor practice facility,
the team's current Kirkland front office departments and will also accomodate
Corporate Sponsorships and Fan Development that are currently located
at Qwest Field.
In addition, there will be four outdoor practice fields, 50,000 square
feet of training facility space (currently 16,000 in Kirkland), 15,000
square feet of player meeting space (currently 5,700) and 48,000 square
feet of administrative office space (currently 14,500).
The facility will also include access for fans to attend training camp
in 2008 for up to 3,000 spectators per day.
Purchased by Vulcan Real Estate in 2000, the land was formerly home to
a coal tar refinery & creosote plant, since remediated by Vulcan in
concert with the City of Renton and the Washington State Department of
Ecology. The project will improve the environmental climate of Renton
and its wetlands by improving and redeveloping the site.
“Renton is thrilled to welcome the Seahawks to our community and
to this stunning Lake Washington location,” said City of Renton
Mayor Kathy Keolker. “We are proud that the championship caliber
Seattle Seahawks are choosing Renton to call their home.”
Since the team's inaugural season in 1976, the Seahawks were housed at
Carillon Point for 10.5 years from 1976-1986 and will spend the next two
years at its Kirkland Headquarters until moving in 2008.
About Vulcan Real Estate
Vulcan Real Estate directs all real estate strategies for Vulcan, Inc.,
a Paul G. Allen company. Through strategic acquisitions and innovative
development, Vulcan Real Estate creates a diversified portfolio of high-performing,
quality assets. The company’s experienced, talented team of real
estate professionals offers a full range of development services from
site selection to build-to-suit construction. Its real estate model is
based on quality, sustainable development that builds new value across
the entire community. For more information, visit vulcanrealestate.com.
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