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7/01/15
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SmartStop Self Storage (SmartStop®) has broken ground on Ladera Sports Center, a $35 mil, solar-powered multiuse facility in Ladera Ranch, CA. The complex—being built on the last available land approved for development in Ladera Ranch, which SmartStop acquired in 2010—is expected to open by summer 2016.
“We are excited to break ground on the Ladera Sports Center, a premier sports center for South County sports groups to finally have a place to call home,” said Schwartz. “Our main priority was to consider the needs of student-athletes by creating a safe, convenient home gym where they can coordinate their study time and workout sessions.”
The 120k sf complex will be built on approximately four acres next to the 100k sf SmartStop flagship facility located on Terrace Rd. The project will include a 42k sf storage facility with approximately 230 units; an expansion of the existing adjacent SmartStop Self Storage facility, a private fitness center and more than 15k sf of office space for SmartStop’s expanding headquarters.
Steve Williams, director of Team Nikos Basketball Academy (TNBA), will oversee the Ladera Sports Center. Williams will be responsible for managing the day-to-day activities of the center.
Founded in 2007, TNBA is the most successful youth basketball program in South Orange County; last year its flagship team won the AAU Division III National Championships. The Ladera Sports Center will be the academy’s new home and training facility.
The 60k sf gymnasium—which will be open to the public—will have eight full-sized basketball/volleyball courts, student study rooms, a 3.4k sf strength and conditioning space as well as gym offices.
The facility’s 48.8k sf of ball courts will have air conditioning and noise decibel reduction systems, superior wood flooring, ceiling-mounted basketball hoops and volleyball nets with 62 to 84 spectator seats per court. Live webcast-enabled cameras will be located on each court enabling parents and sports team scouts to remotely log in and watch games or practices as well as purchase recorded DVDs of the games. In addition, the gymnasium will offer a café providing an array of healthy food and snacks.
Located close to the 241 Toll Rd and I-5 freeway near Crown Valley Pkwy, the future home of the Ladera Sports Center is within walking distance to restaurants and stores. In addition, the facility will have approximately 300 parking spaces under and around the building with active security cameras and a number of electrical vehicle charging stations. The facility will be available for club team practices, youth and adult leagues and tournaments, youth camps and clinics as well as charity and community events.
Irvine-based R.D. Olson Construction is the general contractor for the project.
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