RENO, Nev. (News 4 & Fox 11) — Jacobs Entertainment, the developer behind the ‘Neon Line’ alongside 4th St., plans to build 12 youth sports fields in downtown Reno close to the corporate’s J Resort on line casino property.
Officials introduced Wednesday additionally they intend to create a brand new ‘touring youth sports initiative’ known as the Downtown Reno Amateur Sports Association.
The 12 flat fields, the primary 4 of which might open in summer season 2026, would host touring and native groups for soccer and lacrosse, which was lately added as a sanctioned highschool sport in Nevada. The remaining fields can be opened in the subsequent 6 years.
“Traveling youth sports is a rapidly growing segment of Nevada’s tourism industry, and we anticipate strong demand from both local families and visitors,” mentioned Garret Gordon, J Resort lawyer. “These new fields will allow downtown Reno to host traveling youth soccer and lacrosse tournaments alike.”
The initiative comes amid a extreme scarcity of flat fields in the Truckee Meadows — no new fields have been built since 2010 regardless of the area’s inhabitants rising by roughly 150,000 folks.
Additional flat fields could also be built alongside the Truckee River as a part of the Truckee River Flood Management Authority’s flood undertaking between Rock and McCarran boulevards.
According to a press launch from Jacobs Entertainment, the fields would accommodate 7-on-7, 9-on-9, and 11-on-11 play, permitting all age teams to use the amenities.
Currently, Jacobs Entertainment owns land for 3 of the fields deliberate to open in 2026 — they might be positioned close to the J Resort competition grounds, on Ralston St. at W. 2nd St. and on Washington St. simply south of the railroad tracks. The location of the 4th area wasn’t instantly clear.
“As the number of fields and visiting teams grows, we anticipate demand for downtown hotel rooms to exceed 1,000 rooms per tournament night,” Jacobs Entertainment CEO Jeff Jacobs mentioned. “This will provide opportunities for other downtown hotels to partner with us and help meet the needs of a new segment of Reno visitors. We’re confident that downtown Reno can accommodate 25 to 30 youth sports weekends per year.”
We anticipate up to 25% of taking part groups will come from the Reno space,” Jacobs mentioned. “With the opening of J Resort’s expanded entrance entrance in the spring, that includes a number of dramatic new sculptures, and a full live performance season forward, we’re proud to showcase the ‘play’ component of our imaginative and prescient to make downtown Reno a real regional reside, work and play vacation spot.
The fields shall be adjoining to ReDirect Athletics, a nonprofit that ‘gives mentorship and a wholesome outlet to children of all ages through sports and bodily exercise,’ in accordance to Jacobs.
At Wednesday’s Reno City Council assembly, Jacobs representatives are anticipated to replace metropolis council members on progress on the Neon Line, the most important effort to revitalize the 4th St. hall in downtown Reno with extra leisure and housing.
The district presently consists of three open residential initiatives, 2 of which have reasonably priced items.
Earlier this 12 months, Jacobs introduced a 400-seat banquet corridor, a revamped entrance to the J Resort (previously the Sands Regency) and The Breeze, a 57-unit reasonably priced housing undertaking on the Bonanza Inn.
When these 57 reasonably priced items open, Jacobs will have opened 184 total housing units in the Neon Line District, 124 of which (67%) will be affordable.
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