WYFF video on this development: http://www.wyff4.com/video/13719045/index.html (broken link)
Greenville News story:
GreenvilleOnline.com -Local News-Sports, leisure complex to be 'huge' - (7/20/2007)
Plans for a five-phase sports and entertainment complex at the intersection of Fairforest Way and Mauldin Road were announced Thursday. Construction will start in late September on the Nolie Johnson Jr. Sports and Entertainment Complex on 120 acres of land near the former Greenville Municipal Stadium.
The project will be a mix of sports venues, restaurants and retail. The first phase will be completed by September 2008 and will feature three regular sized basketball courts and two half courts, four tennis courts, four racquetball courts, an aquatic center with three pools, a free-weight room, a boxing area, a restaurant featuring alternatives to fast food, a 3,500-seat concert hall and 26 retail spaces.
The second phase will include a day spa for women, a movie theater, childcare, a 1,000-seat amphitheater, a video game area and 20 more retail shops. There are also plans to host a minor-league basketball team in the complex. Plans for the other three phases have not been released yet.
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