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Expansion on schedule as GRBCC prepares
to host Super Bowl Media Center
HOUSTON, Texas (November 24, 2002)
- Construction crews at the George R. Brown Convention
Center are midway through the third quarter as they
push toward completion in November 2003 - two months
before Houston plays host to Super Bowl XXXVIII.
Expansion work at Houston's premier meeting
place broke ground on July 28, 2001. When the $165 million
project is complete, the George R. Brown Convention
Center will feature more than 1 million square feet
of exhibition and meeting space. In addition, a 1,200-room
hotel is being built across the street and will adjoin
the convention center with a double-deck pedestrian
skybridge.
Both projects will be completed before
3,000 members of the international media contingent
converge on the George R. Brown, site of the Super Bowl
Media Center. Across the street, the NFL will convert
the Hilton Americas hotel into its base of operations
for the week of January 25-February 2, 2004.
"Playing host to a global media is
going to be an exciting challenge," said Dawn Ullrich,
director of the George R. Brown Convention Center. "We
got a small taste of it when we hosted the expansion
draft for the Texans last February. We're here to assist
the NFL and the media in any way we can."
Structural steel work is nearly complete
on the south end of the building and well under way
on the north end. When steel is in place, the metal
panels that form the building "skin" are expected
to be installed starting in December. The building is
expected to be fully enclosed by July.
All media inquiries regarding the convention
center and hotel should be directed to Pete Radowick
at 713/853-8077. More information about the George R.
Brown Convention Center can be found at www.houstonconventionctr.com.
Additional news about the Hilton Americas hotel can
be found at www.americashouston.hilton.com.
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R. BROWN CONVENTION CENTER: BEFORE AND AFTER |
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Exhibit Halls
Exhibit Space
Gross Space
Contiguous Exhibit Space
1st Level
3rd Level
Registration Space
Show Offices
Conference Rooms
Meeting Rooms
Meeting Room Space
Lobby Entrances
Permanent Concession Stands
Freight Doors
Drive-in Doors
Loading Docks
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Today
4
451,500 sf
1,150,000 sf
371,500 sf
99,000 sf
53,000 sf
12
4
41
45,000 sf
3
5
24
4
36
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Post-Expansion
7
853,000 sf
1,850,000 sf
639,000 sf
214,000 sf
99,000 sf
18
4
105
123,000 sf
5
10
39
7
63
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| FIRST
FLOOR AFTER EXPANSION |
Hall A 130,000
sf
Hall B 127,000 sf
Hall C 125,000 sf
Hall D 127,500 sf
Hall E 130,000 sf
- The ceiling height in all exhibit halls is
between 30 and 35 feet.
- The floor load limit is 1,000 pounds per square
foot.
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THIRD
FLOOR AFTER EXPANSION |
Hall F
124,000 sf
Hall G 90,000 sf
- The ceiling height in Halls F and G is between
30 and 35 feet.
- The ceiling height for meeting rooms is between
16 and 20 feet.
- The floor load limit on this level is 400
pounds per square foot.
- Hall G includes flexible, telescopic seating
to accommodate 6,600.
- General Assembly Theater has theater-style
seating to accommodate 3,600.
- George Bush Grand Ballroom features 31,590
contiguous square feet and can be subdivided
into three smaller ballrooms.
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Contact:
Pete Radowick
713-853-8077
peter.radowick@cityofhouston.net
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