In 2025, the New York Liberty announced they would be building their own practice facility in the Greenpoint section of Brooklyn for the 2027 WNBA season. With a few months to go in 2026, there are questions as to whether they’ll have the facility up and running.
On Tuesday, Brooklyn based journalist Norman Oder reported on a visit to Greenpoint, the site of the planned $80 million facility. In his story, he wrote:
There don’t seem to be legal or similar external challenges to the training facility,
which would be built between Ash Street and Newtown Creek, just east of Manhattan Avenue in Greenpoint, at the northern tip of Brooklyn.
There just hasn’t been vertical progress, as shown in my photos, taken either from a distance or through windows in the construction fence. Nor has there been a formal groundbreaking ceremony or any announcement of milestones.
Oder questioned whether the original plan, to have the Libs move into the new 75,000 foot facility prior to the start of the WNBA season next spring, remains viable.
[W]inter is not the best season to make up construction time.
Unless Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment shares benchmarks, any claims that the project is on track for pre-season, however, should be taken with a grain of salt.
Training camp starts April 1. Since moving to Brooklyn, the Libs have practiced at the small court just off the main entrance at Barclays Center
Back in May, the Liberty shared that they were making progresson the facility and started laying groundwork for the 75,000 foot facility off Manhattan Avenue on Newtown Creek. The organization assured Madeline Kenney of the New York Post that things were going according to plan, and almost four months later, that belief holds firm.
When the facility is online, it figures to look like this
Once the facility is up and running, it will be another big financial investment by Liberty ownership. Throughout the 2020s, the Liberty have spent big money and invested into the team and variousparts of Brooklyn.
The practice facility would be a big step in helping the Liberty maintain their position as one of the top franchises in the WNBA as well as give the players on the team a new, expansive space of their own. It’s a long way to go before Opening Night 2027, and it would be a big boost to the Liberty if they can start taking bigger steps towards that new facility.
