Fall is here, the budget and property tax rate are finalized at Dallas City Hall, and all hell seems to be breaking loose. Might as well distract yourself with a couple of real estate stories from this past week.
New Dallas Wings Practice Facility Breaks Ground
A ceremony was held on Friday to commemorate the groundbreaking of a new practice facility for the Dallas Wings at Joey Georgusis Park in West Oak Cliff.
Spanning 70,700 square feet, the facility will include two basketball courts, a locker room totaling 3,800 square feet, a content studio, more than 4,000 square feet of strength and conditioning space, dining amenities, outdoor training space, media and press accommodations, and a player suite with lifestyle amenities like hair and nail services.
“The players will have the best practice space, treatment and recovery, nutrition, strength and conditioning, and technology elements essential to putting our athletes in the best position to win and for the Wings to become a championship organization,” said Dallas Wings CEO and managing partner Greg Bibb, according to a press release.
Friday’s ceremony was attended by City Manager Kimberly Tolbert and other officials from City Hall, as well as Wings staff and players Arike Ogunbowale and Li Yueru.
“The project is actually bigger than just the brick and the mortar; it will truly be the hub of systematic change,” said Tolbert, commenting on the planned community and youth programming that will be hosted by the facility. “It is where women’s sports, family health and community pride will intersect and come together.”…