Ground-breaking date set for Hawks’ practice facility

The state-of-the-art facility is projected to be ready for the 2017-18 season. A long list of amenities that the Hawks and others will have access to in addition to the medical staff include a 3D motion capture, force plates to measure joint stress and on-site blood and sweat testing and analysis for nutritional deficits to aid in individual health and recovery plans. It also will include a recovery area with cryotherapy, sensory-deprivation tanks and in-ground hydrotherapy. The facility also will be home to P3, a leader in applied sports science based in Santa Barbara, Calif., and frequented by many professional athletes, including several Hawks players.

The facility will also have 30,000 square feet dedicated to Emory and its entire sports-medicine division will be located there.

Brasfield and Gorrie have been selected as the general contractor firm for the construction. Brasfield and Gorrie is a privately held firm that was the primary construction manager for Atlanta’s Georgia Aquarium and the College Football Hall of Fame. They are also part of a joint venture in construction of the Braves’ SunTrust Park.