2010 MEDIA GUIDE - Seahawks Online Media Packet

394 FAN INFORMATION
VIRGINIA MASON ATHLETIC CENTER
The Seahawks moved into the 200,000
square foot waterfront facility in August
2008. Virginia Mason Athletic Center
(VMAC) is the second-largest facility in
the NFL.
The property is bounded by Interstate
405 to the east, Lake Washington to the
west, residential property to the north and
44th Street to the south.
The privately funded practice facility is
situated on 19 acres of industrial property.
It houses a permanent indoor practice
facility, and the team’s entire front office.
In addition, there are three outdoor practice
fields, 50,000 square feet of training
facility space, 15,000 square feet of player
meeting space and 48,000 square feet of
administrative office space. VMAC allows
fans to watch practice during training
camp.
Purchased by Vulcan Real Estate in
2000, the land was formerly home to a
coal tar refinery & creosote plant, since
remediated by Vulcan in concert with the
City of Renton and the Washington State
Department of Ecology. The project will
improve the environmental climate of
Renton and its wetlands by improving
and redeveloping the site. Since the
team’s inaugural season in 1976, the
Seahawks were housed at Carillon Point
for 10.5 years from 1976-1986.