“Hawks Ventures is exactly the kind of community-enhancing effort ... that could strategically enhance our business and leverage the experience and talents of our ownership group has been something that we have been working to put our resources and energy into from the beginning,” said Hawks Principal Owner Tony Ressler. 

In a conversation titled 'Off the Court', Tony Ressler & musician Michael Render discussed how they are finding solutions to some of society's most pressing challenges, such as financial literacy, access to capital and economic inequality.

The commencement of the project was announced by the developer, Centennial Yards Co. Centennial Yards is a partnership between the CIM Group and a group led by Tony Ressler, owner of the Atlanta Hawks NBA franchise.

This funding comes one year after a $90 million partnership with HBCUs was announced.