Haslam Sports Group invests more than $4 billion in Browns projects
The Haslam Sports Group announced on Nov. 11, 2026, that it will invest more than $4 billion across Berea, Brook Park, Cleveland and Columbus to fund a new enclosed stadium, expanded training facilities and mixed-use developments tied to the Cleveland Browns, the Columbus Crew and a new Columbus NWSL club. The group said the projects aim to support athletes, improve fan experiences and boost local communities. HSG President Dave Jenkins described the initiative as driven by priorities for winning, fans and community investment.
In Brook Park, HSG is leading the Huntington Bank Field project, which HSG calls Ohio’s first enclosed stadium and says is set to open in 2029 as part of a $2.6 billion total investment for the site. HSG said it is funding more than $1.75 billion of that work and that the financing plan includes a $600 million state performance grant repaid by project revenue and $245 million in Brook Park bonds backed by project-generated tax revenue. The stadium will have a flexible seating bowl and a super theater configuration to host concerts and other events year-round. HSG provided these funding and timing figures in its Nov. 11, 2026, announcement.
The development around Huntington Bank Field is privately funded and budgeted at $1 billion, HSG said, and will include two hotels, a 3,000-seat year-round music venue, dining, experiential retail, residential units and office space. HSG said the combined stadium and development is expected to create more than 5,000 construction jobs and produce an estimated $3.3 billion in local fiscal impact over 30 years. The group also cited a goal of more than 40 percent contract participation from local Ohio firms on the project.
In Berea, HSG outlines an expansion of the CrossCountry Mortgage campus adjacent to the Browns’ training facility, but the HSG release lists the expansion amount as “$178” without specifying the unit. The planned CrossCountry Mortgage expansion will add a 7,000-seat community stadium, 150 apartments with 10,000 square feet of retail, a 140-room Marriott hotel called The Barker, the University Hospitals Sports Medicine Institute clinic, the Browns Experience Center and 17,000 square feet of office space. HSG said The Barker is set to open in July 2027, the community stadium in August 2027 and the apartment and retail phase in December 2027.
HSG said the Browns’ training campus will receive a privately funded $70 million modernization focused on expanded player locker and dining areas, upgraded meeting spaces and improved player amenities. The group also said it is investing $100 million with the city of Cleveland to help accelerate a lakefront transformation and prepare the current stadium site for redevelopment. HSG said its investments in Columbus total roughly $253 million across Astor Park, the OhioHealth Training Grounds and an upgraded NWSL locker room at ScottsMiracle-Gro Field.
HSG described the OhioHealth Training Grounds as a 45,000-square-foot facility designed around how female athletes train and recover, with three heated grass pitches for year-round use, a 3,700-square-foot weight room with an altitude room, a natatorium and dedicated sleep and recovery spaces. HSG said the training grounds and other Columbus projects are targeted for completion in December 2027 ahead of the NWSL’s inaugural season in 2028. The group said the NWSL investments will create more than 110 full-time club jobs and over 230 construction jobs in Columbus, and it budgeted $6.2 million for the ScottsMiracle-Gro Field locker room. ScottsMiracle-Gro Field opened in 2021, seats 20,371 and is scheduled to host nine soccer matches during the LA28 Olympics, HSG noted.
NFL Sports Blog Take
HSG’s announcement on Nov. 11, 2026, lays out a coordinated capital program linking a new enclosed stadium in Brook Park, a mixed-use expansion in Berea and significant soccer and training investments in Columbus. The timeline in the release places Berea openings in 2027 and the Brook Park stadium in 2029, and HSG emphasized local hiring and contractor participation goals. Readers should note that the HSG release lists one CrossCountry Mortgage expansion figure as “$178” without specifying the unit; all other dollar figures and schedules below were presented by HSG in its announcement.