Lubbock starts work on $7.7 million athletic complex

The build sits in the 104th Street corridor, part of the stretch of south Lubbock that keeps filling in with new development as the city pushes past Milwaukee Avenue. The price tag puts it among the bigger athletic facility investments the area has seen recently. The permitting timeline through TDLR gives a real start date for a project that had mostly been rumor until now.

For families in south Lubbock, a new athletic complex means another option besides driving across town for practices, leagues, or tournaments. It also signals builders still see room to grow in that part of the city. Anyone who's watched the corridor change over the past decade won't be surprised by another major project out there, but the size of this one stands out.

No word yet on who will operate the complex or when it opens, but the permits are filed and the dirt is already moving. A $7.7 million facility going up on what was recently open land says a lot about which direction Lubbock thinks it's growing.