The Millard Public Schools Foundation will build an 85,000-square-foot activity center near 204th and Q Streets that will include indoor turf and court space, a cross country course, and robotics and esports technology.
A rendering of the activity center in Millard that will be constructed on a 40-acre site near 204th and Q Streets.
The center will be located on a 40-acre site west of 204th and Q Streets adjacent to Keith Lutz Horizon High School, an alternative high school in the Millard district.
Construction will begin this summer and is expected to be completed by fall 2026, according to a press release from the Millard Public Schools.
The privately funded project will cost more than $20 million and is the largest project the Millard foundation has worked on, according to CEO Carlos Castillo.
“We think it’s going to be incredibly impactful,” Castillo said.
The center will have a variety of athletic facilities, including a training gym, an outdoor adventure course and cross country course, nearly 5,000 square feet of indoor synthetic turf and 54,000 square feet of hardwood court space for basketball and volleyball, which equates to six full-size courts.
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A rendering of a court at the activity center in Millard set to open in fall 2026.
The center will help to alleviate a current shortage of hardcourt space for youth sports in Omaha, Castillo said.
Beyond athletics, the center also will feature multipurpose classrooms, a state-of-the art esports lounge and an innovation lab for robotics and coding-related activities.
“There’s going to be a lot of neat elements of this that serve a lot of different programs, activities and areas of student interest,” said John Schwartz, superintendent of the Millard Public Schools.
The primary purpose of the center will be to provide the district’s students with space for activities such as youth sports and the foundation’s Spark summer program, but Castillo said there may be opportunities for community use.
The site of the new activity center in Millard near 204th and Q Streets is adjacent to Keith Lutz Horizon High School, an alternative school in the Millard district. The 40-acre site has more than enough room for the 85,000-square-foot activity center, the largest project the Millard Public Schools Foundation has worked on.
SportsMan Solutions has been selected to lead preoperational setup and sponsorship efforts for the activity center. In the press release, SportsMan Solutions Vice President Ryan Patrick said title naming rights and sponsorships will play an important role in the facility.
Castillo said the foundation spent about a year evaluating potential sites for the center. Factors in choosing the site at 204th and Q included the lack of available sites large enough for the facility in other areas of Millard and the cost of land, Castillo said.
“It’s a little bit on the western edge of the district, but it is about 40 acres, so there’s plenty of potential for other things to happen after this facility gets built on that land,” he said.
Schwartz said estimates show the center could welcome upward of 400,000 people a year and he thinks it will help expand opportunities for students and families.
“I think this is going to be an incredible thing, and I think as soon as people walk through the doors of this facility, they’re going to realize what an amazing resource this is going to be for the Millard community,” he said.
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