CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — The Charlotte Hornets are celebrating the installation of the final structural beam at the Novant Health Performance Center.
The organization, along with Novant Health leadership, Novant Health Performance Center Foundational Partners Honeywell and Truist, construction and design partners, held a ‘topping off’ ceremony, marking the completion of the building’s structural framework.
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“Today’s topping‑off ceremony marks a meaningful milestone not only in the construction of the Novant Health Performance Center, but also in the continued evolution of our franchise and our commitment to Charlotte,” said Hornets Sports & Entertainment Co‑Chairmen Rick Schnall and Gabe Plotkin.
Hornets Sports & Entertainment Co‑Chairmen Rick Schnall and Gabe Plotkin signing final structural beam of the performance center
Photo credit: Hornets Sports & Entertainment
The $150M facility located at 501 East Trade Street will be used by the team for practice and other activities. It will feature more than 160,000 total square feet of space for training and performance, administrative offices, and retail space. It will also have an orthopedic and sports medicine clinic that will be open to the public.
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Hornets forward Grant Williams tells Queen City News that it’s exciting for him to see the investment in the team he grew up watching.
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“I remember coming down that hill, Beattie’s Ford Road, and coming to see Spectrum, and coming to see games, and driving by the same light every single day, and wondering what’s going on, whether the practice facility is going to go on the bus a lot, or if it’s going to go in all these places,” Williams says. “To see it actually manifest is special, especially to be a part of it. It’s been an honor to represent the city.”
The practice center is set to open during the 2027 NBA season.
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