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LakePoint Announces Land Closing

Officials representing the proposed commercial, retail and mixed-use development in Emerson, just south of Cartersville, bought more than 1,200 acres.

LakePoint Sports on more than 1,200 acres to build the .

The property which runs about 3 miles along Interstate 75, within the city of Emerson and with two full-diamond interchange exits, will be home to the "ultimate youth sports destination in America and perhaps the world," according to the press release.

The project includes a 300-plus-acre sports complex, which will be the center of the LakePoint Sporting Community.

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Project development partners include Bobby Cox, former manager of the Atlanta Braves; Ned Yost, manager of the Kansas City Royals; and Fredi Gonzalez, current manager of the Atlanta Braves.

The planned development will include:

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  • 16 tournament baseball fields
  • 14 tournament lacrosse/soccer fields
  • FIFA II certified field for NCAA and international soccer events
  • 118,000-square-foot indoor sports pavilion for lacrosse, soccer, wrestling, baseball, volleyball, gymnastics and cheerleading
  • More than 1 million square feet of mixed-use/retail space with approximately 20 restaurants
  • Approximately 1,500 hotel rooms on site

LakePoint Sporting Community & Town Center will be home to two major tenants. Perfect Game USA is the “gold standard” resource for baseball recruiting for collegiate, minor and major league scouts. Braveheart LLC is a joint venture between LB3 Lacrosse, one of the nation’s premier organizers of Lacrosse camps, clinics and tournament travel teams, and North Atlanta Soccer Association, the largest youth soccer organizations in the southeast. 

“LakePoint promotes a healthier youth,” said Bobby Cox, development partner and former Atlanta Braves Manager, in a press release. “After all our youth are the future and this project will have a two-fold positive effect not only for economic stimulus, but also the physical and developmental wellbeing of our youth.”

LakePoint’s sports complex will , while the entire development at full build out is projected to generate up to 26,000 jobs, making the new development one of the largest employers in northwest Georgia. Perfect Game USA is from Cedar Rapids, IA, to Bartow County. 

The privately-funded LakePoint project was funded with a number of capital partners, including Hibernian Pacific Holdings LLC.

LakePoint will not only host hundreds of baseball tournaments, but also lacrosse and soccer tournaments for about 10 out of 12 months per year.

The first pitch, kick and shot are slated for 2013.


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