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BY CASSANDRA JENKINS
George R. Brown Convention Center unveils expansion details
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Additional phases will include renovating the existing GRB building and creating a pedestrian promenade that will connect the future East Downtown Cap Park project over Hwy. 69 with Discovery Green. According to the EaDo Houston website, the 30-acre cap park project will create green spaces above I-45 and Hwy. 69 that could include pedes- trian-friendly sidewalks, retail and entertainment spaces, or hike-and-bike trails.
• A multipurpose hall • An atrium flex hall • The largest ballroom in Texas • Dedicated ground level spaces for retail and restaurants • A central atrium with natural light The expansion is also anticipated to include a 100,000-square-foot pedestrian plaza that will connect the convention center to the Toyota Center, as well as a southward extension of the Avenida Plaza that will connect Discovery Green to George R. Brown’s new Central Plaza, according to the release.
Houston o cials unveiled a new master plan March 6 that is intended to transform Downtown Houston and its East End into a more walkable convention and entertainment district. The $2 billion multiphase plan will be one of the largest development projects in Houston in nearly 50 years, according to a news release by public relations rm Dancie Perugini Ware. The rst phase will include a 700,000-square- foot expansion of the George R. Brown Convention Center. According to the release, the new building is intended to feature additions such as: • Two exhibition halls
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The $2 billion project will be paid through the state’s portion of incremental hotel occupancy tax gathered by Houston First, which manages the venue. Construction on the rst phase of the project will begin this year with an opening date in May 2028. The full campus transformation is anticipated to be complete by 2038.
Design elements of the new convention center are inspired by Houston’s bayous and native prairie landscape.
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