Denver Broncos Training Facility and Headquarters

The Walton-Penner Family Ownership Group quickly realized the Denver Broncos’ 1990s-era training facility could no longer meet the space and operational needs of a modern NFL franchise. To replace it, HOK and other selected design firms designed a new headquarters building for Broncos Park Powered by CommonSpirit, an approximately 200,000-sq.-ft. complex that unites the organization’s football and business operations on its campus in Englewood. Opening in 2026, it is the Broncos’ first facility to house football, player development and administrative staff under one roof.

Design Solutions

Early in the process, the design team analyzed player step counts between the weight room, locker room and indoor practice facility, discovering totals that far exceeded those at several comparable NFL sites. This data directly shaped the building’s layout and adjacencies.

The three-story structure sits west of the previous facility at plaza level and connects to the indoor practice facility. Although the new training facility is about 30% larger than the former building, its data-informed layout significantly shortens the players’ daily travel paths and improves operational efficiencies.

Functions are clearly organized floor by floor. The first floor houses player spaces—including the locker room, sports performance areas and meeting rooms—increasing square footage to give athletes and training staff more room to prepare and recover. Staff occupies the second and third floors, including staff previously based at Empower Field at Mile High. Underground parking improves campus circulation and keeps the site clear for practice fields and spectator areas.

The structure uses mass timber. Mass timber requires less energy to produce and generates fewer greenhouse gas emissions than steel or concrete. Its exposed grain and warm tones complement the Colorado-inspired material palette.

To keep a significant portion of project spending in the local economy, the project team sourced many of the construction materials from Colorado-based distributors.

Interior spaces are designed for long-term adaptability. Modular walls and easily repositioned weight-room equipment allow the Broncos to reconfigure rooms as program and staffing needs evolve.

Hospitality spaces—including an amenity courtyard, rooftop terrace and balconies—offer staff and visitors views of the surrounding landscape. For fans, attached seating and a landscaped berm create permanent spectator areas for training camp.

Impact

The privately funded project improves communication between football and business staff and reduces the operational friction of running a franchise across two sites. The 1990 facility will be demolished after the move.

“Our vision is to create a new home for the Denver Broncos that reflects our values of winning and teamwork with a modern Colorado design,” Broncos owner and CEO Greg Penner said. “Having both our football and business operations on the same campus will foster a championship environment in pursuit of our goals on and off the field.”

The facility has already influenced roster building. The Broncos showed renderings of the headquarters to visiting free agents as a recruiting tool.

Fan access remains a key part of the campus plan. The Broncos will continue hosting training camp at this site, with permanent spectator seating integrated into the new facility.