The Timbers have purchased the 13-acre site of their longtime training facility in Beaverton, Ore., for $25M and plan to begin an expansion project there before the end of the year. The expanded complex will be known as the Portland Timbers Performance Center while the team’s in-house sales staff pursues a naming-rights deal.
The upcoming round of upgrades to the facility, which the team said will cost at least $20M, will triple the footprint of the facility to 90,000 square feet. The additions will include a second grass field (bringing the total number of fields to three), a viewing deck off the side of the building and more office space for soccer operations staff. The Timbers are also considering the eventual addition of an indoor practice surface and expanded facilities for players. They also expect to replace the roof in the near future.
The club has trained at the Beaverton site since 2011, when it leased 6,000 feet of space from Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District for the construction of the facility. It has grown over the past 14 years in several phases, including a 2017 expansion to 24,000 square feet that included the addition of a new weight room, film theater, full-service kitchen, media room and improved treatment spaces. The club had invested $15M in prior phases of development, meaning the land purchase and short-term expansion will increase the team’ total investment in the facility to at least $60M.
GBD Architects of Portland designed the upcoming expansion of the facility. Renderings provided by the club show the new field, viewing deck and overhead visuals of the entire site.
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