The $17 million Hammond Sportsplex and Community Center broke ground on the afternoon of August 11! American Structurepoint is excited to help build on Lake County’s economic development with this state-of-the-art facility! The new 135,000-sft complex will offer six basketball courts, 12 volleyball courts, two regulation-sized indoor soccer fields, six indoor batting cages, and an upper level track that could be used for running and walking as well as for observation of sporting events taking place on the lower level. The facility also will offer a community room to host city events, a concession area, general offices, and restrooms/changing rooms.

Madison Construction Co., of Orland Park, Illinois, is the construction manager for the project. American Structurepoint is the design architect and is also responsible for the project’s interior design, structural engineering, and civil engineering services. IMEG Engineering of Rock Island, Illinois, performed the mechanical, electrical, and plumbing engineering services.