Virginia Mason Athletic Center (VMAC) (Renton, Washington)

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The Seahawks announced on May 9, 2006, plans for a state-of-the-art training facility to be located along Lake Washington. The 200,000 square foot waterfront facility, second-largest in the NFL, is located within the northern city limits of Renton and opened in the Summer of 2008. The property is bounded by Interstate 405 to the east, Lake Washington to the west, resi- dential property to the north and 44th Street to the south. On March 20, 2007, the Seattle Seahawks announced an expanded partnership with Virginia Mason Medical Center, naming the club’s new state-of-the-art football training facility the Virginia Mason Athletic Center (VMAC). “Virginia Mason is recognized as one of the top hospitals in the country,” said Seahawks CEO Tod Leiweke. “The VMAC will allow our organization to consolidate into one facility, attract and retain free agents and bring training camp back home. The Seahawks, like Virginia Mason, strive to be at the top of our profession and this partnership helps accomplish that goal.” 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 accommo- date 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 (16,000 in Kirkland), 15,000 square feet of player meeting space (previously 5,700) and 48,000 square feet of administrative office space (previously 14,500). The facility also includes access for fans to attend training camp. 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 envi- ronmental climate of Renton and its wetlands by improving and redeveloping the site. Since the team’s inaugural season in 1976, the Seahawks were housed at Carillon Point for 10.5 years from 1976-1986.