The Patriots are planning to construct a new football-exclusive training facility adjacent to Gillette Stadium, the team announced Wednesday.

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The new three-story building will house all of the Patriots’ football operations, including players, coaches, training staff and other front-office personnel. Construction is targeting a completion date of spring 2026.

“The whole project is designed around the players and the player experience,” Kraft Sports and Entertainment Chief Operating Officer Jim Nolan said in a statement. “As teams and team operations have grown, it was time for us to design a larger facility exclusively for the operation of the football team. The main floor is designed for where the players will work out, train, rehab, relax, and eat. The top floor is designed for where players and coaches will watch game film, strategize and meet.”

The facility will sit next to the team’s outdoor practice field at the south end of the stadium. Amenities include a nutrition center at the players entrance, a players lounge, expanded weight room that will open to three new practice fields, virtual reality rooms and more. According to the team, the building was designed by Populous, a global architectural firm who specializes in training facilities and received input from all members of football operations.

The Patriots’ announcement comes nine months after the team got hammered by their own players in the NFLPA’s report card, an annual survey about player working conditions.

The Patriots received failing grades for their weight room and treatment of player families and ranked fourth-worst overall in the league with a D-plus grade. Their locker room received a C-minus, while their training room got a C and the food/cafeteria a B-minus. Ownership received a D-plus, ranking 27th in the league.