The NFL’s Denver Broncos are preparing to start construction on a $175-million training facility and headquarters. The team aims for the facility to be finished in time for the 2026 football season.
The planned 205,000-sq-ft, 3-story building would replace an existing training center built in 1990 on the same 26-acre campus in Englewood, Colo. Leaders with the football team say the new facility would unite spaces for its players, football operations and business operations under one roof. It would be 30% larger than the existing training center and also feature an underground parking level.
The facility was designed by HOK and Rockwell Group. Greg Penner, Broncos owner and CEO, said in a statement that the facility would feature “a modern Colorado design.”
“While we considered several options to modify our current facility, we decided to do this the right way by building a new player-centered headquarters with an efficient layout and the latest amenities,” Penner said.
Broncos representatives did not immediately respond to inquiries about contracting for the project.
The new building would connect to the Pat Bowlen Fieldhouse, a 115,000-sq-ft indoor practice facility completed by Saunders Construction Inc. in 2014.
The Broncos had initially planned to start construction this past spring, but decided to delay the start until after the NFL preseason so fans could still watch training camp sessions from a berm beside the fields.
The new facility will sit where that berm is now. After construction is complete, they plan to demolish the current building and build a new berm there.
The project comes after the Broncos finished a $100-million upgrade project last year at their stadium, Empower Field at Mile High.
