The Detroit Tigers are building a $27 million player academy at their Lakeland spring-training home
Where it is. On Lakeland Hills Boulevard, about 850 feet from Charlies Family Restaurant by Dee. Distance measured from map data, October 2026.
The one named place within a quarter mile in the map data we hold. Straight-line distance between the mapped points. Restaurant locations geocoded from the Florida DBPR active food-service licence file, read Oct 7, 2026.
A new player development academy is rising at the Tigers' Lakeland Hills complex, built for the City of Lakeland.
The City of Lakeland pulled a building permit for a Detroit Tigers Player Development Academy at 2301 Lakeland Hills Blvd, the team's long-time spring-training site near Joker Marchant Stadium. The permit, valued at $27.24 million, was filed in June 2025 and issued in September 2025, with Rodda Construction as the building contractor.
Since then, supporting work has moved through the pipeline: a small storage building, a 4-foot chain-link fence, an underground fire line, a fire sprinkler system and fire pump (all issued in early 2026), and in October 2026 a set of Detroit Tigers wall signs on the new building. The parcel is owned by the City of Lakeland, which also hosts a steady run of special events here, from car shows to 5K runs to the Tigers' 2026 fireworks displays.
The records describe the main building as a $27.24 million project and label its sub-type "New Multi-Family," which may point to on-site player housing, but the documents don't spell out the exact program.
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ims.lakelandgov.net · City of Lakeland sign-in required Permit BLD25-05705 — Storage Building
ims.lakelandgov.net · City of Lakeland sign-in required Permit BLD25-08322 — Chain-link fence
ims.lakelandgov.net · City of Lakeland sign-in required Permit LFD25-00341 — Fire sprinkler system
ims.lakelandgov.net · City of Lakeland sign-in required Permit LFD25-00357 — Fire pump
ims.lakelandgov.net · City of Lakeland sign-in required Permit LFD25-00208 — Underground fire line
ims.lakelandgov.net · City of Lakeland sign-in required Permit BLD26-05669 — Detroit Tigers signage
ims.lakelandgov.net · City of Lakeland sign-in required