Overview

• The Pistons organization proposed transforming the 42-acre riverfront parcel at 6000 E. Jefferson into a multi-sport campus for Detroit’s 2029 WNBA franchise.
• Planning documents call for a 75,000-square-foot WNBA headquarters and practice facility, a 100,000-square-foot Youth Development Academy, plus indoor and outdoor athletic fields.
• Developers outlined an estimated $50 million build that would create 71 permanent jobs and about 291 construction jobs.
• The timeline targets site preparation in 2026 and construction in 2027 with hopes of supporting the 2029 season, with overall completion referenced through 2032.
• Officials emphasized that the contaminated brownfield needs remediation and that the project still requires Brownfield Authority and City Council approvals, with a public meeting held to collect neighborhood input.