Dallas Wings Take Over $81M Practice Facility After Council Vote

The long-stalled Dallas Wings practice facility in Far West Oak Cliff may finally see real construction after the Dallas City Council voted 13-2 on Wednesday to throw the project's development from the city to the feet of the WNBA franchise itself—a reworking born out of ballooning costs, missed deadlines, and friction with the city's original project manager, McKissack & McKissack. "This was a critical step to get this practice facility and community amenity back on track," said Council Member Chad West, who chairs the Ad Hoc Committee on Professional Sports Recruitment and Retention.

The facility at Joey Georgusis Park, initially budgeted at $54 million, now carries an estimated $81 million price tag. The city's contribution is capped at roughly $57 million; the Wings absorb everything beyond that. "We believe strongly the practice facility will provide our world-class athletes with what they need and deserve to compete at the highest level while delivering real benefit to the citizens of Dallas, especially the residents of Far West Oak Cliff," Wings CEO and Managing Partner Greg Bibb said in a statement.

Not everyone celebrated. Council Member Cara Mendelsohn, one of two dissenting votes, called the spending "an obscene amount of money at a time that we're talking about things like closing libraries."

Prep work is expected to begin immediately, with a target opening no earlier than April 2027.